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Matthew Mazur

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+44 20 7184 7487 matthew.mazur@dechert.com

Work Department

White Collar, Compliance and Investigations

Position

Partner

Career

Matt Mazur is an experienced American litigator who advises corporate and individual clients in U.S. government investigations, enforcement proceedings, internal investigations, and related litigation.  Based in London, Mr. Mazur has significant experience in multi-agency and cross-border investigations involving a range of U.S. authorities, including the Department of Justice (DOJ), the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).  He also litigates complex commercial disputes in U.S. federal and state courts, as well as commercial arbitrations.

Mr. Mazur has been lead defense counsel or co-counsel in over twenty jury trials and bench trials, and he has briefed and argued over twenty appeals before the New York Court of Appeals, the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

Before joining Dechert in 2011, Mr. Mazur served for seven years as a public defender, first at the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia and then the Office of the Appellate Defender in New York City.  He regularly provides pro bono representation to indigent men and women in criminal matters in federal and state court.  In March 2015, he won a complete acquittal after a two-week jury trial for a pro bono client charged with armed robbery in Queens Supreme Court.  In November 2016, he won another complete dismissal of child abuse allegations after a bench trial for a pro bono client in the New York Family Court.

Mr. Mazur serves on the Board of Trustees of the Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem, a community-based public defender in New York City.

Memberships

  • New York Council of Defense Lawyers
  • National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

Education

  • Yale University, B.A., 1998
  • Harvard Law School, J.D., 2004

Lawyer Rankings

London > Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)

The ‘powerhouse white-collar team’ at Dechert LLP represents individual clients from across the world, providing vast expertise on market manipulation, serious fraud, and bribery claims. With an extensive client roster of senior directors, c-suite executives, and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, the practice regularly handles domestic investigations brought by the SFO and FCA, as well as international proceedings involving the US Department of Justice (DOJ) and SEC. Practice co-chair Judith Seddon – ‘respected, sophisticated and hugely experienced‘ – specialises in complex money laundering and criminal investigations, while fellow co-head Roger Burlingame draws on his experience as a DOJ prosecutor to deal with cross-border white-collar criminal defence proceedings. Matthew Mazur is well versed in internal investigations, while Tim Bowden frequently manages cases involving international fraud. Other names to note include Matthew Banham, who concentrates on financial crime issues, and Evan Flowers, an expert in anti-bribery compliance and AML sanctions.

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

The ’seriously impressive’ Dechert LLP white-collar practice provides dedicated expertise on both traditional financial crime and investigations work, along with handling newer areas, such as sanctions, ESG, and cryptocurrencies. The firm has in-depth experience managing cross-border, multi-agency DPAs and corporate settlements with domestic and international authorities- ranging from the SFO to the US DOJ.  US qualified co-head Roger Burlingame is an expert on multijurisdictional white-collar criminal defence proceedings, while Judith Seddon shows ‘pure excellence’ when advising on fraud, money laundering, and corruption investigations. Tim Bowden handles financial and general criminal law matters while Matthew Mazur guides companies through US government investigations. Evan Flowers and John Bedford are also recommended. Partner Caroline Black left in February 2023 and Matthew Banham moved to Seyfarth Shaw LLP.

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