Matthew Tse is a senior associate and solicitor advocate in Quinn Emanuel’s London office. He joined the firm in 2019. He specialises in finance litigation, JV / M&A disputes, investment funds disputes, insolvency, tax litigation, financial regulation, and white collar investigations, including civil fraud. He also has experience advising on media and information law, including reputation management, defamation and data breach response.
Matthew’s practice encompasses both litigation and arbitration (LCIA, ICSID, SIAC, HKIAC), with experience in matters involving various jurisdictions including US federal and state courts, Israel, Switzerland, Jersey, the Isle of Man, Ukraine, the Cayman Islands, Bermuda, Malta, Cyprus, Hong Kong and the Abu Dhabi Global Markets. Recent experience include representing Palladium Hotel Group in their c. €500 million claim against Deutsche Bank regarding various exotic FX derivatives in the English High Court, as well as the ongoing c. $5 billion fraudulent trading and related claims in the Abu Dhabi Global Markets against Bank of Baroda and others arising out of the insolvency of NMC Healthcare.
Prior to joining Quinn Emanuel, Matthew practised at a leading Canadian law firm, and completed graduate studies in law and finance at the University of Oxford, where he graduated with the best overall performance in the class.
Matthew has completed all three levels of the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Program.
- University of Oxford, Christ Church
(MSc, Law and Finance, distinction, 2019)- Prize for Best Performance in the MLF
- Finance Prize
- Law and Economics of Corporate Transactions Prize
- University of British Columbia
(J.D., Business Law Specialization, honours, 2016)- Wesbrook Scholar
- Bowman National Tax Moot Competition:
- Best Respondent’s Factum
- Best Respondent’s Factum
- Simon Fraser University
(BBA, Finance and Operations Management, honours, first in class, 2013)
- Solicitor Advocate (Civil), England and Wales
- The State Bar of New York
- The British Columbia Bar
- Mandarin
- Cantonese
- Judicial Law Clerk to the Honourable Mr. Justice D.C. Harris:
- Court of Appeal for British Columbia, 2016-2017