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Roger Matthews

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Work Department

Regulatory and Investigations

Position

Roger leads the UK International Trade practice at Dentons, and is a member of the Trade, Regulatory and Government Affairs practice group and the Financial Crime team. Roger advises clients from all sectors on financial and trade sanctions, export controls, WTO law and the UK’s web of trade agreements, trade remedies and customs, foreign direct investment restrictions and supply chain analysis. He also advises on financial crime issues, including money laundering, and bribery and corruption. His practice ranges from advisory, strategic, contractual and compliance advice, through engaging with regulators and making license applications, to investigations and contentions advice. He advises on the range of trade and regulatory issues arising out of the UK’s post-Brexit trade and regulatory environment, including for clients trading both into and out of the UK. His clients include businesses in manufacturing, financial services, energy, mining, retail, pharmaceuticals and IT services, as well as government bodies.

In addition to many years in private practice, Roger has previously served as a national expert on sanctions and certain trade policies at the European Commission, in the HM Treasury sanctions and financial regulatory teams and in the PRA legal team at the Bank of England.

Roger is a sanctions expert on the Law Society’s Money Laundering Task Force, and writes regularly on trade, sanctions matters and export control matters.

Memberships

Solicitor, England and Wales, 2000

Education

King’s College London, 2012, MA, EU Law

Oxford University, 1997, MA, MA (Oxon), Law

Lawyer Rankings

London > Corporate and commercial > EU and competition: trade, WTO anti-dumping and customs

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Roger Matthews – Dentons

Sitting within the broader regulatory and investigations group, Dentons offers significant breadth and depth of international trade expertise across a wide array of sanctions, export controls, customs, WTO product regulation and national security matters. Team head Roger Matthews‘ practice ranges from regulatory guidance to investigations and contentious advice. Daniel Lund was promoted to partner in May 2023, having established a strong reputation within both the European and US trade compliance communities, while Kate Poppitt is noted for advising clients across the full cycle of sanctions laws.

London > Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)

Praised by clients for its ‘outstanding’ business crime and investigations group, Dentons advises regulators, governments, and corporate clients in multi-jurisdictional proceedings relating to fraud, money laundering, and corruption. The department also offers in-depth expertise in both trade and financial sanctions, demonstrating particular strength on sanctions policy, law-making and licensing developed in the UK and EU. Katharine Harle and Louisa Caswell co-lead the practice, bringing extensive financial crime experience to the team, while Chris Brennan shows ‘excellent judgment’ when solving regulatory issues. Roger Matthews focuses on international trade and sanctions, while Dan Lund is also recommended for his expertise in financial crime.

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