Matthew Kennedy

Matthew is a leading junior with particular experience in competition law and commercial dispute resolution. Matthew has considerable experience of large-scale group litigation in both the competition and data protection fields. A number of Matthew’s case concern digital technology markets. Matthew acts led and unled, and regularly appears as an advocate in the Competition Appeal Tribunal and the High Court.

Highlights of current and recent instructions include: Kent v Apple; Coll v Google; Phones4u v Telefonica and ors; Roberts v United Utilities; Gutmann v Telefonica; Republic of Mozambique v Credit Suisse International; and Merck Sharp & Dohme (I.A.) Corp. v Republic of Ecuador.

Prior to joining Brick Court, Matthew worked for a number of years in the international arbitration group at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, a leading US firm. At WilmerHale, Matthew specialised in international commercial arbitration, investment treaty arbitration and public international law.

2013 – 2014: LLM, St. John’s College, Cambridge (First Class, 3rd in year).

2012 – 2013: BPTC, BPP Law School (Outstanding)

2011 – 2012: GDL, City Law School (Distinction)

2007 – 2010: BA, History, St. Hugh’s College, Oxford (First Class)