Matthew Brown is Counsel in the Litigation & Restructuring Department of Conyers Dill & Pearman in the British Virgin Islands. Matthew has a broad practice covering all contentious aspects of commercial, trusts and insolvency law.
Between 2012 and 2017, Matthew was a commercial chancery barrister in England and Wales, practising from a nationally-renowned set of chambers in London and Bristol. His practice included commercial, trusts and insolvency work. He was ranked in legal directories as an up and coming leading junior, where he was described as ‘clever and diligent’, and somebody who ‘sees the bigger picture’ and is ‘good with clients’.
Since joining Conyers in 2017 Matthew has been involved in some of the jurisdiction’s leading cases, and has appeared in a number of cases in the Commercial Court and the Court of Appeal. He has been ranked in several legal directories (in both private client & trust and dispute resolution), and is recognised as a ‘Rising Star’.
Experience Highlights
– Acting for two high profile claimants in a high value breach of trust and tracing claim against a trust company and various high profile business/political figures in Ukraine.
– Acting for an estate in relation to multiple BVI proceedings brought against the estate and related companies raising issues of fraud, breach of trust/fiduciary duty, forum non conveniens and issue estoppel.
– Acting for the trustees of a non-BVI trust against (among others) the former BVI trustees of the trust and directors of the companies forming part of the trust fund in relation to substantial claims for breach of trust/fiduciary duty and claims for knowing receipt and dishonest assistance.
– Acting for a shareholder in a significant unfair prejudice claim in respect of the affairs of a company involved in providing telecommunications services in the Middle East.
– Appearing successfully for a BVI company in response to an application to appoint liquidators on the basis of a multi million dollar foreign arbitration award.
Professional Background
– Barrister, Guildhall Chambers, London and Bristol
Education
– University of Oxford, BCL (specialising in Personal Taxation, Corporate Insolvency, Restitution and Civil Procedure) – Distinction
– University of Cardiff, LLB – First Class Honours (ranked 1st in the year group)
– University of the West of England – Bar Professional Training Course – Outstanding (ranked 1st in the year group)
– Awards & Scholarships: Astbury Scholarship, Baron Dr Ver Heyden de Lancey Price, Certificate of Honour (Middle Temple), Faculty of Business and Law Prize (UWE), Sweet & Maxwell Law Prize (Cardiff), The Western Circuit Advocacy Prize (2011)
Bar Admission
– British Virgin Islands, Barrister, 2017
– England & Wales, Barrister, 2011 (not currently practising)
Awards & Accolades
– Recognised in the 2021 edition (and 2019) of Legal 500 Caribbean (dispute resolution)
– Recognised in the 2021 edition (and 2019) of Legal 500 Caribbean (private client & trust)
– Recognised in the 2020 edition (and 2019) of Global Restructuring Review 100
Associations
– BVI Bar Association
– Recovery and Insolvency Specialists Association (BVI)
康德明拥有离岸律师事务所中最具规模及经验的纠纷调解团队，包括曾参与上诉法院和英国枢密院审理的众多主要案件的资深讼辩律师。康德明于百慕大、英属维尔京群岛、开曼群岛和香港均拥有经验丰富的诉讼律师，就各类型的争议性事宜为客户提供意见。
2022年4月28日
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2021年10月20日
康德明香港办事处举办关于私有化的网络研讨会
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2022年10月26日
BVI Webinar Series: Key Developments Affecting BVI Companies
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