Matt Stiles rejoined the firm as a shareholder on April 1, 2007. Matt was previously associated with the firm until 2004, when he became Associate General Counsel for Regions Financial Corporation, a top 10 national bank and Fortune 500 company. During his prior tenure with the firm, Matt successfully defended employers in state and federal courts and before various federal agencies; counseled employers in their relationship with organized labor, including multiple union elections; and counseled employers on OFCCP compliance and affirmative action obligations. Matt expanded the breadth of his labor and employment practice at Regions where he had chief responsibility for all of its labor and employment matters, nationwide, with additional emphasis in: Sarbanes-Oxley and SEC compliance; trade secrets and restrictive covenants; executive compensation and benefits; employment tax and defense of SUTA proceedings; multiple mergers and acquisitions; transactional advice, negotiation and drafting; litigation management; union contract negotiations; OFCCP compliance and audit defense; defense of EEOC, DOL, and FLSA proceedings; ERISA plan development and policy establishment; HR and management training; and counsel to Regions’ executive leadership and Board of Directors.

Matt received his Bachelor of Arts from the University of the South and his Juris Doctorate from The University of Alabama School of Law where he served as an editor of the Alabama Law Review and as a member of the Phillip C. Jessup International Moot Court Team. During law school, Matt was also a law clerk to The University of Alabama Office of Counsel where his duties included defense of litigation, Board of Adjustment claims and NCAA oversight.

During his spare time, Matt is an adjunct professor of law at The University of Alabama School of Law, a frequent presenter and published writer on employment-related business issues, and serves in leadership positions for multiple civic and charitable organizations including the Birmingham Museum of Art, the United Way of Central Alabama, the Birmingham Chamber of Commerce, the City of Mountain Brook Tree Commission, the University of the South Alumni Association, Ducks Unlimited, and the Alabama Coastal Conservation Association. Matt and his wife, the former Holly Harris, reside in Birmingham with their two children, Hubert, III (“Trey”) and Samuel.