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Position:
Partner
Specialist Area:
Arbitration - domestic/international, Commercial litigation, Directors' and officers' liability, Dispute resolution, Insurance & reinsurance, Insurance fraud, Latin America, Professional liability, Regulatory risk, Reinsurance
Office:
London
Phone:
0207 293 4452
Email:
mwescott@dac.co.uk
Matthew is a commercial and insurance litigator and is experienced in a wide variety of commercial dispute resolution areas including contractual disputes, international sale of goods and commodities disputes, and has undertaken regulatory and investigatory work for a range of clients.
Matthew has advised on and conducted arbitrations under the arbitral rules of several institutions including UNCITRAL, LCIA, ICC, LMAA and LME.
He acts for underwriters, brokers and insureds on the Lloyds, London and international markets. Matthew has acted as coverage and defence counsel in respect of, inter alia, D&O and fidelity policies. He also has experience of bringing and defending accountants’, tax advisers' and insurance brokers’ negligence claims.
Matthew speaks fluent Spanish and Portuguese and is a member of Davies Arnold Cooper’s Spanish and Latin American team. Matthew has worked for a number of clients in Latin American jurisdictions, including a major hydrocarbons transmission company and a sovereign entity.
Matthew is listed in the Chambers Guide to the UK Legal Profession.
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