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Matthew Gowen

Partner (Barrister), Head of Regulatory and Corporate Defence · Birketts LLP

EnglandRegulatory / Corporate Defence, Criminal Defence

About

Partner (Barrister) at Birketts LLP and Head of the Regulatory and Corporate Defence Team, with over 20 years’ experience at the criminal Bar. He advises and represents organisations and directors in corporate and regulatory crime—particularly health & safety and environmental matters—leads incident investigations, appears at coroner’s inquests, handles monetary and financial crime matters (including Bribery Act compliance, FCA and CMA investigations, account freezing orders and Proceeds of Crime Act proceedings), and represents individuals in the Crown Court and professional disciplinary tribunals.

Practice areas

Regulatory / Corporate DefenceCriminal DefenceHealth & SafetyEnvironmentalFinancial CrimeTransport

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Expertise

Health and Safety incidents and investigationsEnvironmental regulatory defenceCorporate and regulatory crimeBribery Act complianceFCA and CMA investigationsMonetary/financial crimeAccount freezing ordersProceeds of Crime Act proceedingsCoroner's inquestsProfessional disciplinary tribunals