A leading figure and highly experienced specialist litigator for complex and multi-jurisdictional disputes involving blockchain technology and digital assets. 

Matt’s practice includes crypto asset recovery for individuals and businesses following a hack, scam or misappropriation where wrongdoers can be unknown or out of reach, as well as contractual disputes with digital assets at their core.

Having a clear legal strategy based on use of the technology, Matt has recovered millions of pounds worth of digital assets for clients.

Matt is the chair of techUK’s Digital Asset Working Group, which represents members involved with blockchain technology. He is also a non-executive director, leading legal strategy at M2 Recovery, a post-incident legal expenses insurance offering for recovery of crypto assets and their proceeds.

He is the author of various academic papers, including May 2025: Oxford University Press: Crypto-asset recovery: a short-form practical guide, as well as October 2025: BBC’s File on 4, and in Thomson Reuter and in The Times.