Overview
Matt has over a decade of experience representing applicants in procurement litigation before Florida’s State Agencies with a focus on bid protests. He represents clients in civil and commercial litigation and all aspects of administrative and regulatory law, including professional licensing issues, rule challenges, and public procurement. Matt has specific experience litigating or advising clients related to various agencies, such as:
- Agency for Healthcare Administration (AHCA) – Assisted Living Facility, Nursing Home, and General Healthcare Licensing; Medicaid Overpayment Disputes; Procurements
- Florida Department of Health (DOH) – Physician Disciplinary Proceedings
- Department of Financial Services (DFS) – Insurance Agent Disciplinary Proceedings
- Single-Source State Contracting Requirements and Disputes
- Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) – Outdoor Advertising Permits; Procurements
- Florida Department of Management Services (DMS) – Procurements
- State Board of Administration (SBA) – Retirement Benefits Forfeitures
- Water Management District Permits
- Florida Commission on Human Relations – Fair Housing Act Compliance
- Public Records Law Requirements
Areas of Concentration
- Administrative Litigation and Appeals
- Administrative Complaints and Disciplinary Proceedings
- Bid Protests, Government Contracts, and Procurement
- Business, Professional and Facility Licenses and Disciplinary Proceedings
- Commercial Transactions
- Environmental Permitting, Compliance and Enforcement
- Government Investigations and Audits
- Licensure
- Non-Profit and Trade Association Formation, Compliance and Management
- Regulatory Compliance
- Rulemaking and Rule Challenges
- Sunshine Law and Open Government Laws Litigation
Prior to joining the firm, Matt served as the Special Procurement Counsel for the Florida Department of Management Services (DMS), where he advised on all manners of procurement and served as lead internal counsel on DMS bid protests. He also has experience as a partner at a Tallahassee law firm practicing in a wide variety of areas, but with a focus on licensing, regulatory, and protest law.
Representative Experience
- Oversaw the procurement and protest of Florida’s employee health insurance in 2023, with all aspects of the procurement being approved by the Administrative Law Judge.
- In 2018, tried the largest hospice Medicaid overpayment administrative case to go to final hearing in Florida to date, saving the client millions in alleged overpayments.
- Crafted the Motion and strategy which the first DCA agreed with and changed the timing requirements to recover fees in administrative actions.
Professional & Community Involvement
- Administrative Law Section of the Florida Bar, Executive Council Member, 2020-2022
- Legal Aid Foundation of Tallahassee, Thunderdome Class III, 2017
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Firm Announcements:
Administrative & Regulatory Law Attorney Matthew E.W. Bryant Joins Stearns Weaver Miller’s Tallahassee Office
July 2024