Matthew Sinclair-Thomson

Partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Speaker

Matthew Sinclair-Thomson is a partner in Kirkland & Ellis’ Antitrust and Competition Team, based in London. Matthew has developed a strong reputation among clients and peers as a talented antitrust and foreign investment control lawyer, who focuses on providing clients with practical, commercial advice, whilst tackling the intricacies of shifting regulatory regimes. Matthew primarily advises clients on merger and foreign investment control for cross-border M&A transactions. He also has a wealth of experience in broader competition law matters.

As part of his work coordinating antitrust and foreign investment review processes on global deals, Matthew has acted on a large number of UK National Security & Investment Act review processes, including on matters related to the defence sector, artificial intelligence, cryptographic authentication and providers of data infrastructure and other critical inputs to government. Matthew also acted for clients subject to review under the UK’s previous FDI regime, under the Enterprise Act 2002, including Cobham’s acquisition of Ultra Electronics.

Matthew has been recognised by Global Competition Review Foreign Investment Control in its “40 Under 40” list (2023) and named by Who’s Who Legal as a “Global Elite Thought Leader” for Competition Law (in December 2023) as well as a “Future Leader” (2021, 2022 and 2023) recognised for his “vast understanding of the M&A regulatory regimes in several jurisdictions,” his “thoughtful and commercial approach” and for being “a real pleasure to work alongside.”