Matthew Dunne

I work alongside successful businesses and wealth creators to solve mission critical challenges. Whether that’s ensuring potential problems are identified and avoided or actual problems are diagnosed and solved, I will be with you and your business every step of the way. By background I am a dispute resolution lawyer and much of my focus is on resolving commercial disputes. However, I also work closely with senior management teams as a trusted adviser and sounding board on a full range of business challenges whether they become disputes or not.

These are Matthew Dunne's areas of expertise:

How I operate

When you work with me you will have a skilled lawyer and negotiator on your side. I build long-term relationships with my clients and take pride in understanding the unique challenges of their businesses and their sectors. I work as part of a team of skilled lawyers and can bring in specialist legal expertise when it’s required. Working with me ensures that your business benefits from a legal brain at board level to act as a sense checker and fixer.

Typical clients

My clients range from fast growing investor backed business businesses right through to publicly listed companies both in the UK and internationally. I have worked with clients globally in sectors ranging from financial services, healthcare, manufacturing and technology and many others. What unites these diverse companies at different stages of growth is the need to solve complex problems quickly and with minimum interruption to their day-to-day activities.

Business challenges can often manifest in the form of a dispute, but not every problem ends up in the court room. I am a problem solver who is adept at analysing tricky business issues and finding a route through them.

Typical work

Below are examples of the type of work I have carried out for clients recently:

Dispute Resolution

Resolving a multi-million-pound dispute between a client and former employee alleging breach of restrictive covenants and misuse of confidential information.
Assisting a client to recover six figure damages for the failure of a software company to deliver a working software solution.
Resolving a multi-million-pound professional negligence claim against a firm solicitors.
Successfully challenging the fees charged by a firm of solicitors in a long-running transaction
Supporting a group of shareholders in a claim against directors for breach of warranty following a major investment into the company.

Advisory

Supporting a client to renegotiate a multi-year multi-million-pound sponsorship agreement which was not delivering on expectations.
Advising a foreign bank on the recovery of fraudulent foreign exchange transactions in the UK.
Guiding and supporting a foreign PLC through the insolvency of a high profile UK customer.
Assisting a scale up business with an investigation by the Advertising Standards Agency.
Supporting a technology business to navigate complex data protection challenges.