Matthew leads the Dispute Resolution & Litigation team in the Belfast office of Eversheds Sutherland. Matthew is a commercial disputes and litigation partner, with a focus on financial services litigation including insolvency litigation, as well as telecoms litigation and general commercial disputes. Matthew qualified in England in 2007 and moved to (and qualified in) Northern Ireland in 2010. Matthew started out as an insolvency litigator, and his practice has developed over the years to reflect market trends. Over the years Matthew’s practice has developed to encompass broader financial services litigation, and in more recent years he has gained lots of experience of procurement litigation, telecoms litigation, and a broad range of experience falling under the ‘commercial disputes’ umbrella. Matthew also has a developing interest in the area of fraud prevention and dealing with the fallout from civil and criminal frauds. Matthew has been involved in a number of reported cases, including ground-breaking Northern Irish decisions in the telecoms litigation field. Matthew acts for a broad range of clients, including global organisations as well as local businesses and business people indigenous to Northern Ireland.
