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. Matthew has been ranked as a leading lawyer by Chambers & Partners since 2005.
Matthew 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's Financial Law Committee. He has been a speaker and guest panelist at conferences in 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; a multi-academy trust that aims to uplift and empower students from less privileged backgrounds.
Practice Focus
Matthew 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.
Professional Honors
- Ranked in the Hall of Fame, Derivatives and Structured Products, UK Legal 500, 2023-2025
- Ranked Band 1, Capital Markets: Derivatives - UK, Chambers, 2024
- Ranked as a Highly Regarded Leading Lawyer in Capital Markets: Derivatives, International Financial Law Review 1000, 2019-2024
Professional Associations and Memberships
- International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc.
- Editorial Board of Butterworths Journal of International Banking and Finance Law
- The City of London Law Society - Former Member, Financial Law Committee
Corporate Responsibility
- Trustee, City of London Academies Trust
Admissions
- Hong Kong (1998)
- England & Wales~United Kingdom (1995)
Education
- College of Law (1992)
- University of Kent at Canterbury (1991)
Previous Offices
- London
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