Matthew Couvillion focuses his practice on transactional matters, with an emphasis on corporate law, tax, and non-profit organizations. He has experience advising clients on mergers and acquisitions, tax matters, and corporate governance. Matthew received an LL.M. in Taxation from Georgetown University Law Center. He earned his law degree from the University of South Carolina School of Law where he was the Managing Editor of the South Carolina Journal of International Law and Business. He is a graduate of Auburn University with a B.A. in History.
- Corporate
- Economic Development and Incentives
- Education
- Entrepreneur Services
- Exempt Organizations
- Joint Ventures and Public-Private Partnerships
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Outside General Counsel
- Tax
- Venture Capital and Private Equity
2013, LL.M. in Taxation | Georgetown University Law Center, Teaching Assistant, Georgetown IRS/CLE Program: The Tax Treatment of Nonprofit Organizations |
2010, J.D. | University of South Carolina School of Law, Managing Editor, South Carolina Journal of International Law and Business; CALI Awards – Corporate Tax; Partnership Taxation; Recipient, School of Law Merit Scholarship |
2006, B.A. | Auburn University |
2017 | Wyche, P.A. |
2014-2017 | James Bates Brannan Groover LLP, Atlanta, GA |
2013-2014 | Associate, Bell, Carrington & Price, LLC, Greenville, SC |
2013 | Adjunct Attorney, Caplin & Drysdale, Chartered, Washington, DC |
2010-2012 | Law Clerk, Hon. Alexander Macaulay, Walhalla, SC |
- Georgia Bar, 2012
- South Carolina Bar, 2010
- Georgia Bar Nonprofit Law Section Legislation Committee, Chairman, 2016-2017
- American Bar Association, Tax Section, Member
- Board of Directors – SCBIO
- Director & Treasurer Greenville Bar Pro Bono Association
2021 | Named “One to Watch” by Best Lawyers® |
2019 | Recognized on Pro Bono Honor Roll by Supreme Court of South Carolina |
2018-Present | Recognized as “Legal Elite” by the Greenville Business Magazine |
2018 | Named one of Greenville’s “Best and Brightest 35 and Under” by Greenville Business Magazine |
2018 | Pro Bono Super Hero |