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Clarion Offices

ELIZABETH HOUSE
13-19 QUEEN STREET
LEEDS
LS1 2TW
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Matthew Hattersley

Work Department
Commercial and IT.
Position
Partner and head of the commercial team, Matthew deals with non-contentious commercial matters. Matthew’s experience includes general commercial advice, supply agreements for goods and services, terms and conditions, and advice on incorporation, agency and distribution agreements, franchising, outsourcing (including to offshore providers), licensing arrangements, system procurement and systems integration agreements and facility management agreements (including cleaning and catering). Since arriving at Clarion in January 2010, Matthew has successfully been appointed to support a number of legal teams at high profile organisations.
Career
Trained Eversheds LLP; qualified 1998; solicitor, associate, senior associate Eversheds’ commercial services team 1998-2009; partner Clarion 2010.
Education
Bootham School, York; University of Leicester (1994 LLB Hons); College of Law (1995 LPC).
Leisure
Running, football.
Lawyer Rankings
Yorkshire and the Humber > Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Leeds, West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire
Clarion‘s corporate team, led by Richard Moran, is active across sectors spanning tech, media, waste, logistics and retail. The unit frequently handles international work involving jurisdictions and has been increasingly active across client-side private equity investments. Matthew Hattersley oversees the firm’s commercial offering which spans work on commercial contracts, technology and supply chain compliance. Jonathan Simms‘ varied expertise spans corporate governance, joint ventures and group reorganisations. Sarah Harrison is versed in the intricacies of employee share schemes and Employee Ownership Trusts.
Yorkshire and the Humber > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
Clarion is well equipped to advise on and negotiate commercial agreements related to outsourcings, the procurement of IT infrastructure and strategic partnerships for clients across the IT, retail, pharmaceuticals and telecoms spaces. The team is jointly led by Matthew Hattersley, who advises on commercial, technology and outsourcing contracts as well as on related data privacy matters, while Dominic Higham covers contentious work, among which are commercial, outsourcing and supply contract disputes. David Cunningham is a key practitioner, who is praised for his ‘robust knowledge base from years of experience’. Charlie Smith left the firm in October 2023.
Lawyer Rankings
- Corporate and commercial: Leeds, West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber > Corporate and commercial
- IT and telecoms Yorkshire and the Humber > TMT (technology, media and telecoms)
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Dispute resolution > Debt recovery
- Private client > Family: Leeds, West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property
Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
- Real estate > Commercial property: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Leeds, West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire
- Projects, energy and natural resources (including PFI) > Energy and projects
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Finance > Banking and finance
- Employment > Employment: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
- Employment > Health and safety
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Real estate > Construction
- Real estate > Planning