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Matthew Watson

Partner

合伙人

"Matthew Watson is very experienced in heavy trust and commercial litigation, he is a sound lawyer, has superb tactical sense, excellent client skills and is phenomenally hard-working: a great guy and a future star."

The Legal 500 Asia

"Matthew Watson is leading the charge on the client side. He is brilliant, on top of all the moving parts with very clear communication."

Chambers Asia

"Matthew is very responsive and competent. He looks after his clients well."

Chambers Asia

About

简历

Matthew is a Partner in our Dispute Resolution and Litigation practice in the Hong Kong office. He is highly regarded for his Bermuda law expertise as reflected by rankings in the Top 12 Offshore Litigators by Asian Legal Business and in other major legal directories including Chambers and Partners and the Legal 500. He is also a member of the Global Private Client Elite from recommendation of clients and peers.

Matthew's Bermuda law practice is focused on acting for high-net-worth clients and major corporations in insolvency and restructuring contexts, as well as high value and complex commercial, corporate, trust and estate litigation.

Matthew是香港争议解决与诉讼团队的合伙人。

Matthew的业务领域主要为在破产和重组背景下的高净值客户和大型企业提供法律服务,以及就高額和复杂的商业、公司、信托和遗产诉讼提供百慕大法律服務。

Career

Prior to relocating to join Carey Olsen as a Partner in its Hong Kong office, Matthew lived in Bermuda for approximately 8 years. During his time practising in Bermuda, Matthew was a Director of a leading Bermuda commercial law firm and was involved in many of the island’s largest contentious disputes, often involving billion-dollar sums. His experience included appearing before the Supreme Court of Bermuda and Court of Appeal of Bermuda.

职业

在加入凯瑞奥信香港办公室担任合伙人前,Matthew是一家领先的百慕大商业律师事务所的董事。在百慕大执业期间,他参与了岛上许多最具争议性的訴訟纠纷(大部分涉及数十亿美元的金额)。他的经验包括在百慕大最高法院和百慕大上诉法院代表客戶。
Matthew再之前在维多利亚(澳大利亚)的一家商业律师事务所展开其法律生涯。

Awards and accolades

奖项和荣誉

"An absolute delight to work with: incredibly hard-working, excellent commercial brain, superb attention to detail and a first-rate lawyer." Other client testimonials praise his "superb tactical litigation skill" and "unwavering dedication to excellence and total commitment to the case".

Matthew在知名法律指南《钱伯斯》 (Chambers) 和《法律 500 强》 (Legal 500) 榜单中名列前茅,并被称赞为“法律技术一流的律师和极其完美的合作对象:工作极其努力、具有卓越的商业头脑且高度关注细节”。客户亦称赞其“诉讼战术能力高超”、“坚定不移地致力于追求卓越,全身心投入案件工作”。麦律师同时亦是 《私人客户全球精英》(Global Private Client Elite)名录私人客户领域的领先专业人士之一。

Chambers Global 2024 - Matthew Watson
Chambers Asia-Pacific 2025