Prior to joining Walkers, Matthew worked in the Banking and Finance departments at SJ Berwin in London and at Corrs Chambers Westgarth in Australia. He also has extensive in-house experience, having worked as Deputy General Counsel (Australia & New Zealand) at GE Capital and as General Manager, Group Legal & Governance at Australian Unity.

Admitted In:
British Virgin Islands
England & Wales (not practising)
Supreme Court of Victoria, Australia (not practising)
High Court of Australia (not practising)
New Zealand (not practising)

2021 Chambers Global Guide - Notable Practitioner - Corporate & Finance including Investment Funds - "a clear expert in his practice area, able to provide responses and documents in a timely way." 

2021 Legal 500 - Next Generation Partner - Banking, Finance & Capital Markets

2021 Legal 500 - Next Generation Partner - Corporate & Commercial

Matthew is a member of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (ICSA) and the Governance Institute of Australia. Matthew is also a Chartered Secretary.

ARTICLES

• Mergers and acquisitions involving a BVI regulated entity: navigating the BVI regulatory landscape - Recent years have seen a trend towards consolidation in the financial services industry; the BVI is ...
  
• BVI: ICLG Mergers & Acquisitions 2021 - Walkers partners Patrick Ormond and Matthew Cowman have teamed up with Global Legal Group to provide...
  
• Private M&A Involving British Virgin Islands Companies - The British Virgin Islands (“BVI”) has long been a world renowned international financial centre...
  
• BVI: ICLG Mergers & Acquisitions 2020 - Walkers partners Patrick Ormond and Matthew Cowman have teamed up with Global Legal Group to provide...
  
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ADVISORY

• BVI Company Law Series - Distributions - The BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 (as amended) (the “Act”) gives a BVI business company (a �...
  
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NEWS

• Walkers Tops Market Leading Rankings in Chambers Global Again - Walkers has maintained its strong position as the go-to offshore law firm in the 2021 Chambers and P...
  
• Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays! - We hope that this special time of year holds all the happiness of the season for you and your family...
  
• Walkers Leads Legal 500 Offshore Lawyer Rankings & Practices - Walkers is pleased to announce it has received 44 individual lawyer rankings in the 2021 Legal 500 C...
  
• Walkers' Global Asset Finance Practice Shines on World Stage in 2020 - Walkers is pleased to announce that its global asset finance practice has been recognised for its ro...
  
• Walkers Acts on 3 Major Norwegian Cruise Line Transactions - Walkers is pleased to announce that it has acted as offshore counsel to Norwegian Cruise Line Holdin...
  
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EVENTS

• Walkers Virtual Fundamentals Seminar - Please join us for pre-event networking, followed by a live broadcast of Walkers Fundamentals a...
  
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MATTERS

• Walkers BVI Acts on US$500 Million Biohaven Structured Loan Facility - Walkers' British Virgin Islands ("BVI") office has acted as BVI counsel to Sixth Street Partners LLC...
  
• Walkers Acts on 3 Major Norwegian Cruise Line Transactions - Walkers is pleased to announce that it has acted as offshore counsel to Norwegian Cruise Line Holdin...
  
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MEMO

• (Global) Comparison of Companies - Cayman Islands, British Virgin Islands, Bermuda, Jersey, Guernsey and Ireland - The decision as to where to incorporate an offshore company can only be made based on the specific f...
  
• (BVI) (Cayman) Statutory Records - The decision as to where to incorporate an offshore company can only be made based on the specific f...
  
• (Global) Company Mergers in the Cayman Islands, the British Virgin Islands and Bermuda - Businesses have been increasingly taking advantage of the statutory provisions relating to mergers i...
  
• (BVI) Statutory Mergers - Walkers is interested to note that businesses have been increasingly taking advantage of the statuto...
  
• (BVI) Squeeze Out Measures Under BVI Law - The object of this Memorandum is to provide a basic overview of the ways in which a dissenting minor...
  
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