Chicago Housing Authority
Matthew Brewer, a partner at the law firm Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott LLP, serves on the agency’s Board of Commissioners.
At Bartlit Beck, Brewer practices commercial litigation in federal and state courts and advises clients on legal and business issues. He focuses on complicated business disputes with strategic significance, including contract, intellectual property, accounting, securities, Chinese regulatory matters, and other commercial disputes.
Brewer attended Stanford University where he served as student body president and obtained his B.A with honors. After college, he worked in the Chinese music industry as a consultant on marketing and intellectual property issues. Brewer earned a J.D. from Yale Law School and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.
Brewer grew up on the South Side of Chicago.
The Chicago City Council approved the appointment of Brewer as a member of the Board of Commissioners on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013.
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Chicago Housing Authority
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CHA helps build strong, vibrant communities throughout the city in partnership with a host of key stakeholders. As the largest owner of rental housing in Chicago, CHA provides homes to more than 50,000 families. CHA has almost 9,600 senior apartments and more than 7,000 units of family housing. It also oversees 37,000 Housing Choice Vouchers that allow low-income families to rent in the private market.