Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Litigation Department; White Collar Defense and Investigations Practice Group; False Claims, Whistleblower, and Internal Investigations Practice Group; Workplace Crisis Response and Investigations Practice Group; Impact and Sustainability Practice Group

Matthew is an established practitioner at the forefront of the corporate investigations and white-collar crime field. He advises firms and individuals in a range of financial crime and contentious regulatory matters, including bribery and corruption, complex money laundering, fraud, and market abuse. He has led high-stakes mandates securing successful outcomes for some of the largest firms and multinational corporates in the UK and EMEA region. His work for individual executives often relates to sensitive SFO and FCA investigations for which he has a strong record of securing successful outcomes.

Matthew has a keen interest in ESG compliance and investigations, with a focus on supply chain due diligence investigations, and related litigation risk.

His rare combination of experience gained from working in-house in the financial service industry, as well as working for the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Serious Fraud Office (SFO), ensures clients receive sound strategic advice when navigating the multi-agency landscape. His practice encompasses a broad range of enforcement agencies in the UK, US, and UAE, and investigations conducted by other market self-regulatory mechanisms.

Matthew previously served as the senior vice president of a multinational financial institution’s litigation investigations and enforcement division, where he advised and managed external investigations and regulatory risks for the investment bank. When at the SFO, he was a Case Controller and he worked and led on some of the UK’s most complex and landmark cases, including a global bribery investigation, LIBOR manipulation, and Foreign Exchange benchmark manipulation. Matthew’s previous experience also includes working as counsel at the FCA, where he advised and managed investigations and prosecutions into allegations of insider trading and other financial crime offences.

Partner, Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Honourable Society of the Inner Temple

University of Hertfordshire, LLB Honours 2:1, 1997