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70 St Mary Axe
London
EC3A 8BE
England
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Matthew Shankland

Work Department
Commercial Litigation and Disputes, Global Arbitration, Trade and Advocacy, Securities and Shareholder Litigation
Position
Partner
Career
MATTHEW SHANKLAND is head of Sidley’s London-based Disputes Resolution practice, a co-leader of the firmwide Commercial Litigation and Disputes practice group, and the chairman of the London Office Pro Bono Committee. He is a Barrister and Solicitor-Advocate (Higher Courts) with 25 years of experience representing clients in complex high-stakes disputes and investigations.
Matthew’s practice encompasses a broad spectrum of corporate and commercial cases conducted in the higher courts of England, the European Courts, before international arbitration tribunals, and the courts of many other jurisdictions around the world (particularly those of the Caribbean). He is retained by leading banks and financial institutions, hedge funds, private equity funds, and large corporates. Regulatory matters have formed a major part of his practice, and he has led cases involving investigations and inquiries by the SFO, FSA, ICO, the Pensions Regulator, and various United States regulators and law enforcement agencies.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
Drawing on the firm’s international network, Sidley Austin LLP’s ‘outstanding banking litigation service’ excels in multi-jurisdictional banking litigation. Boasting ‘broad and deep experience combined with technical expertise’, Matthew Shankland leads the team. Alastair Hopwood demonstrates prowess in cross-border disputes, with litigation experience at all levels of English courts and in offshore jurisdictions. Promoted to partner in January 2024, Sarah Lainchbury’s broad financial services and banking litigation practice ranges from structured and leveraged finance, derivatives, and security enforcement disputes, to contentious restructurings and insolvencies.
London > Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
(Leading partners)Sidley Austin LLP represents a host of international clients in litigation, both before UK courts and courts in other jurisdictions. Matthew Shankland heads the team, as well as co-leading the firm’s global commercial litigation team; his experience spans shareholder, ontractual, and financial disputes. Andrew Fox’s diverse practice sees him advising on commercial disputes related to commodities brokerage, oil and gas logistics, and branding and licensing. Alastair Hopwood excels in cross-border disputes, including litigation in offshore jurisdictions. Sarah Lainchbury was promoted to partner in January 2024.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading partners London > Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Banking litigation: investment and retail London > Dispute resolution
- Commercial litigation: premium London > Dispute resolution
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Finance > Debt capital markets
- Finance > Derivatives and structured products
- Industry focus > Life sciences and healthcare
- Finance > Securitisation
- Finance > Acquisition finance
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech: regulatory
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: M&A and acquisition financing
- Insurance > Insurance: corporate and regulatory
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions – high-value deals (£500m+)
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Investment fund formation and management > Private funds
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Upper Mid-Market And Premium Deals, £750m+
- Real estate > Property finance