Matt Williams

Legal Director @DAC Beachcroft

London, GB

Recognised as a \'Rising Star\' in the Legal 500 rankings every year since 2020, Matt is an experienced litigator and Legal Director in the Professional and Financial Lines team at DAC Beachcroft LLP in London.Matt specialises in professional liability disputes, defending solicitors, surveyors, accountants, insurance brokers, and trustees. He also has significant experience in a broad range of contentious and non-contentious insurance-related matters.Matt has managed a number of substantial cases over several years, including- as the lead associate on an instruction by a significant professional services firm relating to a Financial Reporting Council investigation- securing the instruction for, and the lead associate in, the defence of a claim against a leading firm of surveyors- achieving the resolution of a professional negligence claim, issued in the Hight Court, against a client law firm- advising a market of over 30 global insurers in relation to policy coverage issues arising from a multi-jurisdictional claim exceeding EUR 300 million against a law firm policyholder- advising a leading global insurer in connection with the pursuit of a claim against a binding authority agent- advising a market of leading global insurers in relation to a multi-jurisdictional policy coverage dispute relating to a claim potentially worth over $1 billion- advising a market of civil liability insurers of a major independent financial advisor in relation to claims arising from certain tax-incentivised investment schemes- advising on various warranty and indemnity claims.

Kaplan Law School

Distinction, Legal Practice Course

Nottingham Trent University

1st, Law (LLB)

The College of Law

Commendation, Graduate Diploma in Law

University of York

2.1, English Literature