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
- Finance Bill 2022 – Changes to Irish VAT Exemption for Section 110 Companies 21 October 2022
- Irish Finance Bill 2022 - VAT Changes for Fund and Investment Management 21 October 2022
- Luxembourg: Important Clarification for AIFs Regarding Appointment of RR / RC 20 October 2022
- Cayman Islands Update SIBA Registered Persons 20 October 2022
- New Regulatory Considerations for End of Year Liquidations 19 October 2022
NEWS & DEALS
- Multi-Jurisdictional Maples Team Advise Rockpool Capital Limited on the Launch of its New Real Estate Fund 14 October 2022
- Maples Advises Baring Private Equity Asia on its Largest Fund to Date 19 September 2022
- Maples Group Seconds Caymanian Lawyer to Dubai 09 September 2022
- John Trehey Maintains Ranking among Top Offshore Litigators in Asia 08 September 2022
- Maples Group Relocates Funds Co-Head to Expanding Irish Funds Practice 06 September 2022