About Matthew
Matthew is a Partner in HFW’s Corporate & Commercial team specialising in ports, terminals, logistics, transport and supply chain matters.
Drawing on almost three decades of experience in the sector, he advises terminal operators, port authorities, governments, major port users, cargo interests and logistics businesses on complex corporate, commercial and operational projects in the UK and internationally. His experience includes acquisitions and disposals, joint ventures, concessions, licences, management contracts, terminal services agreements, regulatory matters and strategic commercial arrangements across the ports and terminals sector.
Matthew is a recognised authority on container shipping, freight procurement and logistics contracts, advising leading retailers, manufacturers and logistics providers on strategically important transport and supply chain arrangements. This includes carriage of goods by sea, road, rail, air and multimodal transport together with freight forwarding, warehousing and customs solutions.
Recognised as one of the UK’s leading lawyers in the logistics, ports and terminals sector, Matthew combines corporate and commercial legal expertise with extensive first-hand industry knowledge gained from commercial and operational roles with leading container shipping lines. His advice is commercially focused, combining deep legal knowledge with a detailed understanding of how international supply chains, container shipping, ports, terminals and logistics operations function in practice.
Matthew is a sought-after expert in the industry and is frequently invited to share subject matter opinions with various publications and speak at industry conferences.
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