Matthew A. Young

Matt counsels for-profit and nonprofit organizations regulated by New York State agencies. His work centers on statutory and regulatory compliance: interpreting agency requirements and guidance, assessing how they affect an organization’s operations, and developing practical approaches that account for clients’ business goals.

His clients operate under a range of regulatory frameworks. Matt advises a professional liability insurer and a municipal health insurance cooperative on matters involving the Department of Financial Services; nursing homes, clinics and consumer-directed programs on Department of Health requirements; and organizations with Res Hab, Day Hab and IRA programs on requirements of the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities. His practice also includes work involving the Office of Mental Health for outpatient clinics, the Office of Addiction Services and Supports for residential and outpatient programs, the State Education Department for licensed professionals, and the Attorney General’s Office for nonprofit organizations. Across these settings, he helps clients address statutes and regulations that are not always clear and navigate the related agency guidance.

Alongside his regulatory counseling, Matt advises on organizational and transactional matters, including corporate formation and by-laws, board governance and responsibilities, executive compensation, tax-exempt recognition, charitable donations and fundraising, stock and asset acquisitions, and vendor and professional services contracts. This work reflects his practice of considering legal questions in the context of an organization’s broader business needs.

Matt is the co-managing member of the firm’s Albany and Saratoga Springs offices. He has written and presented on Medicaid and Medicare exclusions, provider self-disclosure obligations, HIPAA/HITECH compliance, and the New York Nonprofit Revitalization Act of 2013.

• Albany Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 2005)
• Siena College (B.S., 1994)

• New York

• Listed in:
  • New York Super Lawyers 2016®, Upstate New York Rising Star, Business/Corporate
  • New York Super Lawyers 2015®, Upstate New York Rising Star, Health Care
• New York State Bar Association, Health Law Section
• Saratoga County Bar Association
• Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce
• Justinian Honorary Law Society
• Member, Albany Law Review

• "Not-for-Profit Report: Economic Relief During COVID-19,' Saratoga Business Journal, December 2020
• "Business Report: Putting Your Cause Into Action," Saratoga Business Journal, December 2019
• "Business Report: Building An Effective Board Of Directors," Saratoga Business Journal, December 2017

• Managed Care Contracting: Issues and Strategies, New York State Adult Day Services Association, November 20, 2014
• Managed Care Contracting: Issues and Strategies, Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Association of New York State, October 22, 2014
• Nonprofit Revitalization Act of 2013, New York State Community Action Association Annual Conference, June 11, 2014