Matthew Blower
Partner
Matthew specialises in commercial litigation, arbitration, dispute resolution and investigations. He has extensive experience of both international and domestic disputes. He has a hands-on, strategic approach to litigation which puts clients’ commercial needs at the heart of how he approaches disputes.
Before joining Punter Southall Law, Matthew was a partner at the London office of a leading US-based international law firm, having previously worked for six years at Slaughter and May. Prior to this, he practiced at the English Bar specialising in criminal defence and prosecution.
He has particular expertise in:
- disputes arising from corporate transactions, including breach of warranty and fraudulent misrepresentation claims and disputes regarding earn-outs and other post-completion obligations
- shareholder disputes including claims for unfair prejudice
- high value arbitrations, particularly in the oil & gas industry
- general contractual disputes
- banking and financial services litigation
- disputes arising from cross-border distribution and dealership agreements
- fraud investigations and prosecutions
- managing litigation in other jurisdictions
- contentious employment matters and the enforcement of employee post-termination restrictions
- advising on issues arising under the UK Bribery Act, the conduct of internal investigations and the representation of clients in relation to investigations by the DOJ, the SFO and other governmental agencies
Matthew has repeatedly been listed as a Super Lawyer by Super Lawyers London and is recommended by Legal 500 in Commercial Litigation which describes him as “highly responsive” and providing “clear and practical strategic advice” as well as having “broad experience in international and domestic disputes”.
He lectures at the University of West London on Commercial Litigation and Arbitration.
Recent cases include:
- Slater & Gordon (UK) 1 Ltd v Watchstone Group Plc – defending a listed public company in a high profile £637 million claim for fraudulent misrepresentation and breach of warranty arising out of a sale of a number of its operating subsidiaries.
- Otello Corporation ASA v Moore Frères & Company and Last Lion Holdings Limited – acting for listed Norwegian software company Otello in its successful High Court action arising from Moore Frères & Co’s attempts to block Otello from selling its minority shareholding in Last Loin Holdings Limited for $53 million.
- Ventura Capital GP Limited v DnaNudge Limited – acting for the defendant, DnaNudge in a dispute with Ventura Capital, which alleged fraudulent misrepresentation in relation to the subscription of shares for approximately £40 million.
Matthew recently received the following client endorsements from Legal500:
“Matt Blower is excellent“
“Matthew Blower was highly responsive throughout and provided clear and practical strategic advice. I give him my highest recommendation and will recommend him to anyone who asks!“
“It is actually hard to describe how excellent Matthew Blower and his team are. They are always available, giving practical and levelheaded advice, and they always have their eyes on the end game, i.e. winning the trial. They were on top of things and remained calm under pressure, and there was a lot of pressure. They were also lots of fun to work with. During such an intense period it is important to work with someone that has a sense of humour and enjoys what he is doing“