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Matthew Weston

Legal Director · Birketts LLP

EnglandInsolvency, Corporate Recovery

About

Legal Director at Birketts LLP, qualified as a solicitor in 1996 and joined the firm (via predecessor Wollastons) in 2001. His practice covers all aspects of personal and corporate insolvency and commercial dispute resolution, with a particular focus on purchases and sales of businesses from financially distressed companies and acting for both purchasers and administrators; he also handles court proceedings, arbitration, expert determination and injunctive relief and is an advocate of mediation.

Practice areas

InsolvencyCorporate RecoveryCommercial LitigationArbitrationAlternative Dispute Resolution

Office

Expertise

Purchase and sale of businesses from financially distressed companiesActing for purchasers and administrators in insolvency salesFreezing orders and other injunctive reliefMediation and alternative dispute resolution

Education

  • Exeter University (1990–1993)
  • College of Law, Guildford (1993–1994)
  • Brentwood School (1984–1990)

Admissions

  • Qualified as a solicitor (1996)