Legal Consulting Services
Clients
Mathew’s clients have included:
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American professional services organisations;
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Asian banks;
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Asian companies (including as trustees);
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Asian regulators;
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Australian businesses/companies (including as trustees);
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Australian banks;
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Australian regulators;
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Australian professional services (including law and accounting) firms;
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Individuals (including as trustees).
Where matters have been litigated, further information about his former clients may be made available upon request. Please note, names of Mathew’s clients will not otherwise be disclosed without their consent or unless compelled by law.
Areas of Practice
Financial crime investigations and prosecutions: advice and representation
White collar criminal/financial crime investigations/prosecutions advice and representation.
Between 2008 and 2016, Mathew acted as defence counsel in some of the larger white-collar criminal/financial prosecutions brought in Australia during that period. He also acted in related matters including by way of the provision of advice, and early representation during audit, investigatory etc phases.
In addition to his ongoing consulting in this area, he teaches white-collar/financial crime-related subjects at The University of Sydney.
Regulatory enforcement investigations, litigation and prosecution
Advice and representation in relation to regulatory matters.
Mathew draws on his extensive experience and background as a former ASIC lawyer, former barrister and consultant to regulatory agencies to provide legal services in relation to all regulatory matters.
Taxation
State and federal tax-related advice and representation.
Mathew is a Fellow of the Tax Institute of Australia, teaches tax and tax-related subjects at leading Australian universities and has been involved in a variety of tax matters for more than a decade.
Management consulting/advisory
Business and regulatory compliance risk consulting/advisory.
Strategic risk-related consulting to improve organisations’ performance and to assist in achieving organisational objectives.
Insolvency
Advice and representation in personal and corporate insolvency matters (including tax-related insolvencies and proceeds of crime-related insolvencies).
Corporate, commercial and tax disputes
Advice and representation in general corporate, commercial and tax controversies.
Mathew also teaches corporate, commercial and tax law subjects at leading Australian universities.
Business asset protection
Legal and risk management advice to domestic and international businesses; management consulting.
Asset tracing
Legal advice and representation in relation to asset tracing/forfeiture (e.g. proceeds of crime matters).
Forensic asset tracing consulting services for regulators, business and individuals (including in Family Court-related matters).
Anti-money laundering
Legal and risk management financial crime control advice/consulting; audit/investigation/litigation representation.
Mathew is the author of Thomson Reuters’ Financial Crime Control and Anti-Money Laundering publication.
Asset and estate planning
Legal and risk management planning advice; estate controversy representation to individuals and families.
Mathew is a full member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners.