Mr Matthew Griffith > RPC > London, England > Lawyer Profile

RPC showcases ‘impressive expertise and knowledge’ of insurance regulatory mandates, with key clients including insurers, brokers and MGAs, in addition to retail banks, credit card issuers, short term lenders and asset finance providers. Matthew Griffith leads the team and focuses on insurance regulatory matters, as well as post-Brexit issues, while Whitney Simpson is noted for her expertise in the payment services and consumer credit sectors. Jonathan Charwat is another key contact in the group.

Covering the full ambit of corporate governance matters, RPC advises on remuneration policies, independent reports, modern slavery statements, gender pay gap analysis, data protection compliance and board fiduciary duties. Clients stem from the listed markets, financial services, insurance and retail. At the head of the practice, Patrick Brodie is often engaged to handle highly sensitive governance and reputation protection matters; Jeremy Drew is a strong choice for governance, culture and conduct issues; Matthew Griffith boasts a wealth of knowledge of corporate governance and regulatory matters in the insurance and financial services sectors; and Sam Tate makes full use of his white-collar crime and compliance expertise to advise clients on anti-corruption matters.

RPC‘s ‘company market insurance knowledge and excellent transaction capability‘ sees it regularly instructed on ILS matters, M&A, reinsurance transactions and restructurings. The group has ample experience of handling insurance market M&A and refinancing transactions, particularly cross-border business transfers, portfolio transfers and renewal rights transfers. Matthew Griffith sits at the helm of the practice and is regularly engaged to advise on matters involving insurance regulation and post-Brexit related issues. James Mee is noted for his expertise in M&A, private equity and reinsurance transactions. William Hogarth is a specialist in regulatory and transactional mandates that include insurtech, parametric insurance and bespoke insurance solutions.