A highly experienced practitioner, Matt’s practice focuses on corporate crime and fraud, including government and internal investigations, civil litigation and white collar defence. He has acted for clients across the board in anti-corruption and sanctions matters, including investigations, representations before prosecutors and regulators, defence in criminal and civil matters, and work for claimants. Matt also has a thriving civil litigation practice in fraud and complex data and privacy issues, along with “white-collar adjacent” civil litigations, where issues such as bribery, sanctions and asset freezing predominate. He has worked on some of the world’s largest anti-corruption investigations as well as some of the most complex High Court cases.
Accustomed to handling cases brought to him by individuals and corporations under investigation by the UK Serious Fraud Office and U.S. Department of Justice, challenging Interpol Red Notices and extradition, his straight talking has been called upon to advise in some of the most difficult and expensive reputation and liberty-threatening matters, producing effective solutions for his clients.
Matt is described in Legal 500 UK 2025 as “exceptionally talented at his job. He holds himself accountable for very high standards and his service levels are second to none.” “He knows the law, and if there is a point to be taken, he will spot it”. In Chambers UK 2025, clients note that Matt is “incredibly smart, diligent and detailed…and thinks through nuances that other attorneys might not see”, as well as being ”super knowledgeable”, “commercially astute” and “fun to work with”. Matt is recognised for his financial crime and anti-corruption experience and is named by Who’s Who Legal as a “leading investigative lawyer.”
Prior to law school, Matt was a financial journalist writing for leading publications in South Africa and the UK. He is regularly asked to bring his extensive experience and knowledge on investigations, white collar crime and privacy to audiences around the world.
