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Matthew M. Rossetti is General Counsel to the CTBUH and the founder of Sentient Law, Ltd. He began his legal career as a file clerk for the Honorable Jeff Tomczak, former State’s Attorney of Will County, Illinois. While earning his B.A. at DePaul University, Matt interned at Citizens for Attorney General Lisa Madigan and worked as a clerk at the Law Offices of Parente & Norem, P.C., where he assisted in the litigation of several complex, multimillion dollar medical malpractice, personal injury, products liability, and workers’ compensation claims.

Matt attended IIT’s Chicago-Kent College of Law on a full academic scholarship. He was an active entrepreneur during law school and co-founded PayPrior.com. Matt was a Wellgates International Distinguished Scholar, and earned his J.D. with honors in just two years. He also clerked at Sweetnam LLC where he assisted with the prosecution of complex class action matters. After obtaining his law license in May 2012, Matt continued working with Sweetnam LLC as Of Counsel before moving on to solo practice.

In 2012, the Sigma Nu Tau Entrepreneurship Honors Society at the Illinois Institute of Technology honored Matt by inducting him as a Charter Entrepreneur Member. Matt has pitched companies at the Chicago Lean Startup Challenge and has volunteered at several business incubators in Chicago. In 2013 Matt met entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and Northwestern University and the University of Chicago Booth School of Business professor Mike Moyer. Mike is the author of Slicing Pie, which provides a framework for entrepreneurs to fund their startups with equity instead of cash. Matt has consulted hundreds of entrepreneurs around the world on the principles of Slicing Pie and is one of the first attorneys to experiment with dynamic equity.

Matt is a serial entrepreneur, having been involved with several start-ups. He has nearly a decade of experience with digital marketing, software development, and e-commerce. He is also a member of the Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC) and the Forbes Legal Council. Matt is also a lifelong inventor and formerly held a provisional patent for a novel business method and mobile device application.

Matt has a passion for working with entrepreneurs and their businesses and has continued his own entrepreneurial endeavors to this day. Matt loves architecture, engineering, and design. He is also an avid fan of motor racing and an active conservationist.

Matthew M. Rossetti is General Counsel to the CTBUH and the founder of Sentient Law, Ltd. He began his legal career as a file clerk for the Honorable Jeff Tomczak, former State’s Attorney of Will County, Illinois. While earning his B.A. at DePaul University, Matt interned at Citizens for Attorney General Lisa Madigan and worked as a clerk at the Law Offices of Parente & Norem, P.C., where he assisted in the litigation of several complex, multimillion dollar medical malpractice, personal injury, products liability, and workers’ compensation claims.

Matt attended IIT’s Chicago-Kent College of Law on a full academic scholarship. He was an active entrepreneur during law school and co-founded PayPrior.com. Matt was a Wellgates International Distinguished Scholar, and earned his J.D. with honors in just two years. He also clerked at Sweetnam LLC where he assisted with the prosecution of complex…

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