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 2026 as “extremely knowledgeable and 100% committed to his clients. He thinks very creatively, and his judgment is excellent.” In Chambers UK 2026, one client notes that Matt is “one of the most creative lawyers that I have ever worked with. He is highly intelligent, personable and absolutely focused on achieving the right outcome for his clients.” Matt is recognised for his financial crime and anti-corruption experience and is named as a recommended lawyer in Lexology Index’s 2025 Investigations Report. In addition, Matt was named as a Thomson Reuters Stand-out Lawyer in 2025 and 2026.
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.
