About Matt Amis

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Matt Amis lives with his wife and two boys in Wilmington, Delaware. He’s contributed to publications like Out & About magazine, the News JournalSuper Lawyers, and Delaware Today magazine.

Articles written by Matt Amis

The Detail Man

PI plaintiff’s attorney Michael Maggiano drills down and connects dots

The car idled just outside of Pomodoro’s Pizza in a small strip mall near Fort Lee, when Michael Maggiano hopped out through the passenger-side door. The engine continued to hum. “Hang on,” he said to the driver. “I think we have a little more room.” The 67-year-old waved the car forward about four inches, until it perfectly hugged the dimensions of the parking spot. Maggiano nodded.  To the veteran Fort Lee personal injury plaintiff’s lawyer, details matter. “We live in the …

Brew Master

How M&A ace Sabine Chalmers helped form the world’s largest brewing company

In 2008, InBev, a brewing company that was the child of Belgium’s Interbrew and Brazil’s AmBev, began negotiations with Anheuser-Busch, the American brewing giant, to merge the two companies. The turbulent negotiations included rebuffed offers, accusations and lawsuits from both sides, while shareholders, board members and politicians played favorites. When the dust finally settled on the $52 billion all-cash deal, the world’s largest brewing company was born. At the center of the storm …

Legal Eagle

Glen D. Nager is back in the swing of things after his stint as president of the United States Golf Association

Glen D. Nager knows the importance of a good approach shot. In golf, the approach is the relatively short intermediary shot where the golfer attempts to land the ball onto the putting green. It’s not as flashy as the drive or dramatic as the putt, but it’s critically important, and one of the trickier facets of the game to master. The same might be said for practicing law. “In both the law and in golf, the great ones hit the ball straight and up the middle,” he says. “Advocacy is best …

The Pusher

Envelopes, arguments, limits—Jeffrey S. Mandel pushes many things, but nothing more than himself

In the crystal blue, shark-infested waters that surround the Galápagos Islands, Jeffrey S. Mandel was testing his limits—again. Having already conquered skydiving, rainforests, volcanoes, crocodiles and poisonous pit vipers, Mandel, a Manalapan, litigation attorney, figured swimming with giant, unblinking predators seemed like a logical next step. And as the school of Galápagos sharks closed in around him, Mandel focused and recalled the lessons of all his previous adventures: Don’t …

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