Clifford Chance
Matthew Lee specialises in investigations, particularly in relation to financial crime and contentious regulatory matters.
Matthew has undertaken secondments to the Serious Fraud Office, acting as principal lawyer on several high-profile fraud investigations, and the Litigation, Investigations and Enforcement team of a global bank, focusing on financial crime and contentious regulatory matters.
Regulatory Investigations and Financial Crime Insights
The latest global trends, risks and developments in regulatory investigations and financial crime
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- Advising a firm in relation to an Ofgem enforcement investigation relating to market manipulation (spoofing)
- Advising an energy company in the defence and final settlement of an Ofgem enforcement investigation into market manipulation in the wholesale electricity market
- Advising a global bank in relation to an investigation by the PRA into regulatory reporting governance and control failings
- Advising separately two companies in the investigation of allegations against executive board members, including allegations of financial impropriety, market transgressions and failings relating to corporate culture
- Advising a senior executive in relation to third party rights arising during an FCA enforcement investigation
- Advising a global bank in relation to investigations by the FCA and other regulatory authorities, and a subsequent criminal investigation by the SFO, into benchmark interest rate manipulation
- Advising a multi-national corporate in relation to criminal investigations by the SFO and other global law enforcement agencies into allegations of bribery and corruption
- Advising a firm in relation to a criminal investigation by the SFO into allegations of bribery and corruption
- Advising a global investment bank in relation to an internal investigation into certain transactions, following concerns raised by the FCA
- Advising a number of professional services firms in relation to statutory requests for documents and information received from authorities such as the SFO and FCA in relation to third parties
- Advising various companies as to potential liability under the Bribery Act 2010
News and client work
Contact details
- Clifford Chance, London
- +44 207006 2273
- Email me
- Practice area Litigation, dispute resolution & risk management
Career and qualifications
- Oxford University, Trinity College (BA, Law (Jurisprudence)) 2008
- Joined Clifford Chance 2010
- Admitted as a solicitor in England & Wales 2012
- Seconded to the Litigation, Investigations and Enforcement team of a global bank 2014
- Seconded to the Serious Fraud Office 2022
Professional bodies
- Fraud Lawyers Association
- Financial Services Lawyers Association