Matthew is a partner in our Dispute Resolution team, who prides himself on working with clients to resolve their most complex disputes and achieve their commercial objectives. He has been described in Legal 500 (2020) as ‘an outstanding lawyer, very hard-working, acutely aware of his clients’ commercial objectives, a superb strategist, and very pragmatic and easy to work with’.
Playing a lead role in our dispute resolution team, Matthew works with his colleagues to help clients arrive at the right solution to their issue, minimising impact and maximising success. He is supported by our extensive dispute resolution practice with a proven track record in the highest-profile cases and cross-border, multi-sector expertise.
Matthew specialises in:
- Financial Services Regulatory. Advising firms on FCA enforcement actions, internal investigations and consumer complaints and FOS claims.
- Insurance Recovery for Policyholders. Advising commercial policyholders on complex and disputed insurance coverage claims. Matt has particular experience advising on All Risks / Property Damage, Professional Indemnity, Legal Expenses, D&O, W&I and Public / Products Liability.
- Audit and Accountancy. Acting for and against accountancy firms on substantial professional negligence claims, investigations and enforcement action taken by the FRC.
- Corporate and Commercial Disputes. Acting for clients in a variety of sectors on substantial business disputes, including major supply contract disputes, M&A litigation, asset recovery and injunctions.
Matthew has acted on successful proceedings in the High Court and has experience of arbitration and ADR, including successfully resolving a large proportion of his matters by way of mediation.