Matthew Hattersley > Clarion > Leeds, England > Lawyer Profile
Clarion Offices
ELIZABETH HOUSE
13-19 QUEEN STREET
LEEDS
LS1 2TW
England
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Matthew Hattersley
Work Department
Commercial and IT.
Position
Partner and head of the commercial team, Matthew deals with non-contentious commercial matters. Matthew’s experience includes general commercial advice, supply agreements for goods and services, terms and conditions, and advice on incorporation, agency and distribution agreements, franchising, outsourcing (including to offshore providers), licensing arrangements, system procurement and systems integration agreements and facility management agreements (including cleaning and catering). Since arriving at Clarion in January 2010, Matthew has successfully been appointed to support a number of legal teams at high profile organisations.
Career
Trained Eversheds LLP; qualified 1998; solicitor, associate, senior associate Eversheds’ commercial services team 1998-2009; partner Clarion 2010.
Education
Bootham School, York; University of Leicester (1994 LLB Hons); College of Law (1995 LPC).
Leisure
Running, football.
Lawyer Rankings
Yorkshire and the Humber > Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Leeds, West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire
Clarion’s corporate and commercial team handles a full spectrum of matters. On the corporate side, it is particularly active in the digital and technology sector, as well as in the waste sector. Richard Moran heads the corporate group, with considerable expertise in handling M&A and private equity matters, and is supported by Jonathan Simms and legal director Tony Berry. Matthew Hattersley leads the commercial practice and handles IT and technology-related matters. Legal director Sarah Harrison is also noted for her expertise in the digital marketing sector.
Yorkshire and the Humber > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
The highly regarded team at Clarion provides ‘commercially focused, pragmatic advice’ to a large roster of contractors and suppliers in the IT and fintech sectors, which instruct the team to handle key services arrangements in connection with the provision of technology solutions. The team is also active on transactional matters, acting on major acquisitions in the IT sector, and is also capable of advising clients on the procurement of new IT infrastructure. Matthew Hattersley, who advises on high-value procurements and outsourcing initiatives, co-leads the team with litigator Dominic Higham, who extends the firm’s offering to clients seeking advice in contractual disputes. Commercial IT expert David Cunningham is also highly recommended.
Lawyer Rankings
- Corporate and commercial: Leeds, West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber > Corporate and commercial
- IT and telecoms Yorkshire and the Humber > TMT (technology, media and telecoms)
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Dispute resolution > Debt recovery
- Private client > Family: Leeds, West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property
Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
- Real estate > Commercial property: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Leeds, West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire
- Projects, energy and natural resources (including PFI) > Energy and projects
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Finance > Banking and finance
- Employment > Employment: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
- Employment > Health and safety
- Real estate > Planning
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
- Real estate > Construction
- Real estate > Property litigation