People
Matt Bower
Biography
Matt is Head of Hong Kong Litigation and Investigations.
Matt advises financial institutions and corporates in litigation before the High Courts of Hong Kong and England & Wales as well as on internal and regulatory investigations. Matt has particular expertise in disputes arising from derivatives, facility loans and asset management complaints and has substantial experience advising clients on the conduct of regulatory and internal investigations, having advised on high profile benchmark investigations concerning financial services conduct and competition issues and investigations on broader misconduct such as bullying.
Practice areas
- Antitrust
- Disputes
- Capital markets
- Financial services advisory and regulatory
- Antitrust litigation
- Corporate and commercial litigation
- Asset tracing and recovery litigation
- White-collar defense and global investigations
- Corporate trust and agency
- Cybersecurity
Sectors
- Private capital
- Banks
- Financial institutions
- Insurance
- Technology
Selected experience
- An international investment bank in connection with a sensitive investigation arising out of the listing of a PRC technology company in the U.S.. One of the first investigations in the PRC tech sector undertaken overseas that arose from the application of new policy and data and national security laws in the PRC.
- A global bank in financial conduct and anti-trust investigations across APAC arising from its foreign exchange trading operations. The investigations raised numerous jurisdictional issues, extending to conduct offshore to domestic markets.
- A global bank in defence of proceedings brought against it for alleged mis-selling of derivatives in Mainland China and its strategic options to seek relief in England.
- A financial institution as facility agent in its pursuit of a US$284m debt claim against a high-profile personal guarantor. Our client successfully obtained summary judgment notwithstanding allegations of forgery raised in defence.
- Two financial services companies in defence of proceedings for USD280 million before the English High Court for their alleged primary alternatively vicarious liability arising from unlawful means conspiracy undertaken by employees of subsidiary companies within the group among others.
Education
- BA, Law, Durham University, 1999
Admissions
- Admitted as solicitor, England and Wales, 2003
- Admitted as solicitor, Hong Kong, 2007
Languages
- English