Stephen Matthew > Browne Jacobson LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
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Stephen Matthew
Work Department
Business services/government and infrastructure.
Position
Stephen works in our Government and Infrastructure team and specialises in joint ventures, regeneration, procurement and outsourcings. He acts for public bodies and contractors and has experience in overseas markets (notably public private partnerships). Stephen manages teams across various disciplines in delivering major projects.
Career
Stephen is a consultant in our government and infrastructure team with over 30 years’ experience. Recognised for his knowledge and experience in both the Legal 500 and Chambers directories, Stephen advises public bodies and others on major procurements and projects, notably those involving outsourcing, regeneration and housing schemes.
Having been an in-house local government senior officer, he understands how the public sector works and gives valuable insight. He is praised in directories for his deep understanding of the sector and for having an astute, robust and pragmatic approach.
Stephen advises clients on major projects where strategic thinking is required and works with and alongside the multi-disciplinary teams involved. Recent projects have included joint ventures between public bodies and private sector developers to deliver town centre regeneration as well as enabling the delivery of public benefit – whether education facilities or affordable homes.
Articled South Yorkshire County Council; qualified 1982; senior solicitor Derbyshire County Council; county secretary and solicitor Shropshire County Council; partner Eversheds 1995-2005; Nabarro LLP 2005-2014; Browne Jacobson 2014-date.
Memberships
Law Society; Procurement Lawyers Association.
Education
Farnham Grammar School; University of Sheffield (1979 LLB); College of Law, London (1985 Dpp LG Law – Law Society).
Leisure
Golf, travel, cinema.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Public sector > Local government
(Hall of Fame)The local government team at Browne Jacobson LLP is active across a wide range of mandates, providing very strong advice on major urban regeneration and development projects as well as energy schemes and local authority affordable housing programmes. The team is frequently instructed by local authorities across the country to handle the commercial and regulatory dimensions of procurements and joint ventures, and it is also active on restructuring matters for city and borough councils. The practice is jointly led by Nottingham-based partner Peter Ware and London-based consultant Stephen Matthew, whose public sector expertise makes them highly recommended contacts for commercial/governance matters and large-scale regeneration schemes, respectively. Nick Hurley is a noted contact for his advice on procurements and joint venture developments, while Craig Elder has extensive experience handling PFIs and PPPs. Anja Beriro, who regularly works on projects of importance to the health and care sectors, is also recommended.
London > Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: Project finance and development
Browne Jacobson LLP specialises in UK regeneration projects relating to inner-city developments, housing builds, and leisure facilities, working for a variety of government bodies and public authorities. Strong energy and environmental work is evidenced by waste management and material recycling PFI/PPPs, waste-to-energy development work, and district heating ventures. Joint team heads Craig Elder and Stephen Matthew work closely with governmental and local bodies and have a broad practice that encompasses social infrastructure, defence and waste work. Peter Ware is also a stand-out practitioner for public procurement work.
Lawyer Rankings
- Hall of Fame London > Public sector > Local government
- Local government London > Public sector
- Infrastructure: Project finance and development London > Projects, energy and natural resources
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Public sector > Education: schools
- Public sector > Healthcare
- Public sector > Local government
- Dispute resolution > Professional discipline
- Dispute resolution > Professional discipline
Firm Rankings
- Public sector > Education: institutions
- Insurance > Clinical negligence: defendant
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Smaller Deals, £10m-£100m
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Advertising & marketing
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Digital content & social
- Insurance > Personal injury: defendant
- Dispute resolution > Professional discipline
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Industry focus > Retail and consumer
- Corporate and commercial > Commercial contracts
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: Project finance and development
- Insurance > Insurance and reinsurance litigation
- Corporate and commercial > Venture capital
- Public sector > Administrative and public law
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Real estate > Construction: non-contentious
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech