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
- Schemes of Arrangement in the British Virgin Islands: Third Party Rights 08 May 2024
- In-Depth Corporate Tax Planning 2024 08 May 2024
- The Secure Tenancy Affordable Rental (STAR) Scheme 07 May 2024
- Cayman Islands Update: AML Amendment Regulations 2024 03 May 2024
- The Corporate Transparency Act US CLO Co Issuers and Issuer Subsidiaries 30 April 2024
NEWS & DEALS
- Maples Group Elevates Innovation Agenda with Strategic Appointment in Ireland 08 May 2024
- Maples Group Advises Biohaven on its US$230 Million Public Offering 03 May 2024
- Maples Group Hires Yann Hilpert, Growing its Luxembourg Asset Finance, Fund Finance, Securitisation and Capital Markets Capabilities 02 May 2024
- Maples Group's Global Asset Finance Team Recognised Again on Aviation Finance Deals of the Year 02 May 2024
- Maples Group Receives Continued Recognition for Information Security Management with ISO 27001 Certification 01 May 2024