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Matthew Dening

Matthew Dening

Partner
Baker McKenzie
Not admitted to practice law in this jurisdiction

Biography

Matthew Dening is the General Manager of the Firm’s Regional Headquarters in Riyadh and a member of the Firm's Global Management Committee. 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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