About Me

Matthew Leverton has wide-ranging litigation and dispute resolution experience. He regularly handles applications for interim relief (including search orders and freezing orders) and trial litigation, and is well versed in alternative dispute resolution, with experience in expert determination, arbitration and mediation.

Matthew is routinely instructed on heavyweight, high value commercial disputes of all kinds, and has particular experience and expertise in handling claims arising from Fraud. He acts for clients in a variety of sectors, including telecoms, technology, engineering, financial services, travel, entertainment, sport, fashion and retail.  He leads the Technology Disputes team, and has represented many of its technology-sector clients, and technology-oriented clients, in resolving numerous contentious issues, both at the pre-action stage and via litigation and ADR.

Matthew also has significant experience in advising private individuals (both HNWIs and UHNWIs) in connection with contentious issues of all kinds, acting to protect those individuals’ assets, property, information and personal interests.

Matthew also has extensive contentious property experience, representing clients of all kinds in respect of their property interests and disputes. He routinely handles Landlord and Tenant disputes, claims in Private Nuisance, and disputes arising out of property renovation and development.

Matthew co-heads the Restructuring and Insolvency team with Tim Parker, and advises companies, individuals, and office holders on contentious issues arising out of financial distress and insolvency.