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Conyers Offices
COMMERCE HOUSE, WICKHAMS CAY 1
PO BOX 3140, ROAD TOWN
TORTOLA, VG1110
British Virgin Islands
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Matthew Brown
Work Department
Litigation & Restructuring
Position
Partner
Career
Matthew Brown is a Partner in the British Virgin Islands Litigation & Restructuring practice. Matthew has over twelve years’ litigation experience covering all contentious aspects of commercial, trusts and insolvency law.
Since joining Conyers in 2017, Matthew has been involved in some of the jurisdiction’s leading cases and frequently appears as an advocate on behalf of clients in the Commercial Court and the Court of Appeal. His broad practice spans the full spectrum of commercial litigation and insolvency disputes, many of which are complex, high value and involve cross-border elements, with particular expertise in contentious trusts and estates. Prior to joining Conyers, Matthew practised for six years as a commercial chancery barrister in the UK with a nationally-renowned set of chambers in London and Bristol, where his practice included commercial, trusts and insolvency work.
Languages
English
Memberships
- BVI Bar Association
- Recovery and Insolvency Specialists Association (BVI)
Education
- University of Oxford, BCL (specialising in Personal Taxation, Corporate Insolvency, Restitution and Civil Procedure) – Distinction
- University of Cardiff, LLB – First Class Honours (ranked 1st in the year group)
- University of the West of England – Bar Professional Training Course – Outstanding (ranked 1st in the year group)
- Awards & Scholarships: Astbury Scholarship, Baron Dr Ver Heyden de Lancey Price, Certificate of Honour (Middle Temple), Faculty of Business and Law Prize (UWE), Sweet & Maxwell Law Prize (Cardiff), The Western Circuit Advocacy Prize (2011)
Lawyer Rankings
British Virgin Islands > Dispute resolution
(Next Generation Partners)‘Outstanding boutique’ Conyers is a go-to firm for international litigation and the team of litigators and advocates regularly appears before the Commercial Court and the Court of Appeal in cross-border disputes. The practice excels in restructuring and insolvency work, including schemes of arrangement, liquidation and asset tracing. Mark Forte leads, boasting an active cross-border litigation and insolvency practice that sees him advise foreign states, government agencies and liquidators. ‘Hugely experienced, absolutely dedicated’ partner Richard Evans focuses on shareholder disputes and contentious insolvency matters, and Jerry Samuel is regularly involved in multi-jurisdictional disputes. Tameka Davis brings to the team extensive offshore litigation experience, with particular expertise in the civil procedure and the enforcement of foreign judgments and awards in the BVI. Matthew Brown is another key member of the team, along with Jane Fedotova and Charles Goldblatt.
British Virgin Islands > Trusts/private client
A plethora of high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals and family estates look to the team at Conyers for both contentious court applications and non-contentious advisory matters related to trust structures and restructurings. Robert Lindley at the firm’s Cayman Islands office is the main contact for BVI-related work in this area, and has acted in high value trust restructuring applications, trustee direction and Beddoe applications, breach of trust claims, rectification applications and probate matters. Matthew Brown is a BVI-based lawyer to note and has a broad practice for trusts and private wealth.
Lawyer Rankings
- Dispute resolution British Virgin Islands
- Next Generation Partners British Virgin Islands > Dispute resolution
- Trusts/private client British Virgin Islands