Matthew Dening
Biography
Matthew Dening is the General Manager of the Firm’s Regional Headquarters in Riyadh and the Global Chair of the Firm's Banking & Finance practice group. He focuses his practice primarily on cross-border structured finance transactions involving derivatives, repos and securities lending, as well as the regulation of financial products.
Matthew is also a member of the Firm’s global Alternative Capital team that provides best-in-class investment solutions for family offices, founders, sovereign wealth and other sources of private capital.
Matthew has received acknowledgement from numerous legal industry guides during his career. He has been ranked as a leading expert by Chambers & Partners since 2005.
He is a member of the Editorial Board of Butterworths Journal of International Banking and Finance Law and has served as a member of the City of London Law Society - Financial Law Committee. He is a frequent speaker and guest panellist at conferences in both the derivatives and structured finance area, as well as law firm management and social mobility. Matthew serves as a trustee of the City of London Academies Trust.
Professional Honors
- Ranked in the Hall of Fame, Derivatives and Structured Products, UK Legal 500, 2023
- Ranked Band 1, Structured Finance & Derivatives - London, Chambers, 2022
- Ranked as a Leading Lawyer in Capital Markets: Derivatives, International Financial Law Review 1000, 2019
- Listed in Capital Markets Law and Derivatives, Best Lawyer, 2009-2018
- Recognised in Derivatives, International Law Office's Client Choice Awards, Lexology 2015
Professional Associations and Memberships
- International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc.
- The City of London Law Society - Former Member, Financial Law Committee
Admissions
- Hong Kong (1998)
- England & Wales~United Kingdom (1995)
Education
- College of Law (1992)
- University of Kent at Canterbury (1991)
Previous Offices
- London