Qualifications
BA, LLB (Hons), University of Auckland; LLM (First Class Hons), Gonville and Caius, University of Cambridge
Admitted
1999 New Zealand; 2011, New South Wales
Matt is a widely respected expert in competition law and intellectual property.
He is the author of New Zealand’s principal antitrust textbook, New Zealand Competition Law and Policy, and writes for a range of common law legal journals.
Matt is recognised as a leading individual in competition law and in the Hall of Fame for intellectual property by Legal 500 Asia Pacific, a Leading Lawyer by Chambers Asia Pacific, and a Global Leader providing IP value creation expertise by IAM. He is a recognised Trademark Star by Managing IP.
Matt is Managing Director of Chapman Tripp Patents.
Recent highlights
- Acting for clients such as Tik Tok, Amazon and Meta across a range of intellectual property and trade practice matters.
- Securing Commerce Commission approval in high-profile mergers such as Sky/Warner Bros, Accolade Wines/Pinod Ricard, NZ Post/PBT, Ingenico/Paymark, Mercury/Trustpower, Henkel/Earthwise Sky/NEP.
- Counsel to six major Hollywood studios securing ex parte civil search orders, asset freezing orders and interim injunctive relief that shut down one of the world’s largest online piracy operations in cross-border litigation.
- Acting as counsel to clients including STgenetics, LG Display, Allegion and Fisher & Paykel Healthcare in complex patent litigation in the High Court and Court of Appeal involving matters spanning flow cytometry, LCD screens, security technology and medical devices.
- Advising Facebook on the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the attack on Christchurch Mosques.
- Appearing for ANZ Bank in successful Supreme Court litigation concerning the sale of financial derivatives.
