OVERVIEW
Matthew is a partner 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.
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
- The Central Bank (Individual Accountability Framework) Act 2023 24 March 2023
- Check Your Privilege: Cayman Islands Companies and Disclosure Obligations 24 March 2023
- ICLG Mergers & Acquisitions 2023: Cayman Islands 23 March 2023
- Employment Law Series - The European Union (Transparent and Predictable Working Conditions) Regulations 2022 22 March 2023
- An Update on Private Debt Funds in Luxembourg 22 March 2023
NEWS & DEALS
- Maples Group's Asia and Irish Funds Practices Advise on Publicly Offered Fund in Japan 24 March 2023
- Maples Group Appoints Litigation Partner Duo as Global Practice Co-Leaders 21 March 2023
- Maples Group Seconds Cayman Islands-Based Lawyer to Singapore 13 March 2023
- Maples Group's London Funds Team wins Hedgeweek Award 10 March 2023
- Maples Group Announces 2023 Global Partner and Of Counsel Promotions 09 March 2023