OVERVIEW
Matthew is head of Maples and Calder's Dispute Resolution & Insolvency team in the Maples Group's British Virgin Islands office. He specialises in civil fraud and asset tracing, enforcement of judgments and arbitral awards, lender enforcement, trust litigation, regulatory, corporate restructuring and insolvency. Matthew practised in England and Wales for eight years before re-locating to the British Virgin Islands in 2015. He has considerable case management and advocacy experience at the interlocutory, trial and appellate levels, as well as arbitration and mediation.
Matthew has also provided expert legal opinions at litigation and arbitration hearings in England and Wales, The Russian Federation, Israel and in the United States.
BACKGROUND
Matthew joined the Maples Group in 2021. He previously worked at other international law firms in the British Virgin Islands and prior to that worked at leading law firms Stillwells, Trethowans and Pictons in the United Kingdom. Matthew has been ranked in the Legal 500 as a 'Next Generation Partner' and clients describe him as 'Relaxed and informal whilst remaining professional – Commercial mindset – Quick thinking and solutions based.’
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Member of RISA BVI
Member and Committee Member of Crypto Curry Club of BVI
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Dispute Resolution & InsolvencyBAR ADMISSIONS
2008 – Admitted as a solicitor in England and Wales (not practising)
2015 – Admitted as a solicitor of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (British Virgin Islands)
EDUCATION
Portsmouth University, UK, History (BA Hons), 2003
University of Law, London, UK, GDL, 2004
University of Law, London, UK, LPC, 2005
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KNOWLEDGE
- AI Act Set to Come into Force on 1 August 2024 02 July 2024
- The CLOser - June 2024 27 June 2024
- Update on the UK's Implementation of the Overseas Funds Regime for UCITS 25 June 2024
- ICLG Aviation Finance & Leasing 2024: Cayman Islands 20 June 2024
- ESMA Report on MiFID II Marketing Requirements 19 June 2024
NEWS & DEALS
- Maples Group Advises Pantarei Asset Management Limited on Hong Kong Fund Launches 27 June 2024
- Maples Group Advises Drake & Scull International PJSC on Landmark Sukuk SPV Issuance 25 June 2024
- Maples Group Pledges US$ 70k to Support Inclusive Education in the BVI 19 June 2024
- Maples Group Advises on US$500 Million Fund Formation by Japan-focused Private Equity Firm 17 June 2024
- Maples Group Advises Screaming Eagle on US$4.6 Billion Combination with Lionsgate's Studio Business 14 June 2024