Matthew has more than 17 years of experience practising law and has cultivated a broad-based practice across residential and commercial property development and leasing, commercial litigation, insolvency, and corporate and commercial law.

In the property space, Matthew acts for property developers, owners, investors, landlords, project managers and contractors across various industries, and his clients include a broad range of large corporate and SME entities, as well as family businesses and individuals. Matthew is adept at guiding his clients on major commercial and residential projects from inception to completion. This includes property acquisition and sales, leasing, easements, planning and development, scheme compliance, building and construction contract advice and dispute resolution, body corporate and community management issues, and project structuring and finance (such as joint ventures, put and call options, and bank, syndicated and cross-border lending).

In corporate and commercial matters, Matthew advises clients on business structuring, reorganisation and succession options, as well as business, asset and share sales. Matthew also assists his clients in understanding complex taxation and regulatory issues.

Matthew’s litigation experience extends to contract and property disputes, as well as consumer protection and financial services matters, estates disputes, and judicial review and administrative law. Matthew is renowned for identifying creative legal arguments and potential sources of relief for his clients, including equitable and statutory remedies, and he also has experience in obtaining and contesting urgent relief (such as injunctions and freezing orders) for his clients.

Matthew thrives on understanding the unique business needs of his clients, and on delivering commercial, balanced and pragmatic outcomes. Matthew is a trusted advisor and ultimate client advocate and always strives to deliver quality legal work to achieve exceptional results.