Roger Matthews Appointed to The Law Society’s Money Laundering Task Force

Dechert LLP senior director Roger Matthews, a member of the firm’s international trade and government regulation practice, has been appointed as a sanctions practitioner on The Law Society’s Money Laundering Task Force, a highly-regarded committee of the Society that leads on anti-money laundering policy and other aspects of financial crime.

Matthews has an extensive white-collar crime and AML background having been a law and policy-maker as well as a legal adviser. He spent two years with HM Treasury’s Asset Freezing Unit, a spell at the Bank of England, and three years with the European Commission working on the EU sanctions regime. His practice at Dechert covers the full range of issues arising from financial and trade sanctions, including licensing applications, reporting obligations, due diligence, internal investigations, strategic commercial advice and litigation. 

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