Matthew's area of practice covers a wide variety of asset finance transactions, advising both financiers and borrowers on various matters including newbuilding and second-hand vessel financings and re-financings, container box financing, various leasing transactions as well as facility restructurings.

Matthew also has experience advising on distressed financings and security enforcement and has advised financiers in relation to borrower defaults, loan accelerations and the management of lender syndicates.  As part of this body of work, Matthew has assisted clients to co-ordinate multiple vessel arrests as well as both private and judicial sales of secured vessels.

Matthew regularly engages with matters spanning multiple jurisdictions and has experience in dealing with various international maritime authorities as well as correspondent counsel across different jurisdictions, including, amongst others, Panama, the Bahamas, Gibraltar, the Marshall Islands, Liberia, Singapore, Hong Kong and the Isle of Man.