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Provided by Matthew Kennedy
Practice Areas
Matthew is a leading junior with particular experience in competition law and commercial dispute resolution. Matthew has considerable experience of large-scale group litigation in both the competition and data protection fields. A number of Matthew’s case concern digital technology markets. Matthew acts led and unled, and regularly appears as an advocate in the Competition Appeal Tribunal and the High Court.
Highlights of current and recent instructions include: Kent v Apple; Coll v Google; Phones4u v Telefonica and ors; Roberts v United Utilities; Gutmann v Telefonica; Republic of Mozambique v Credit Suisse International; and Merck Sharp & Dohme (I.A.) Corp. v Republic of Ecuador.
Prior to joining Brick Court, Matthew worked for a number of years in the international arbitration group at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, a leading US firm. At WilmerHale, Matthew specialised in international commercial arbitration, investment treaty arbitration and public international law.
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Matthew Kennedy is involved in a large number of the leading cases concerning anti-competitive behaviour. He has notable experience acting for both the claimants and the defendants on class action litigation.
Matthew Kennedy is well regarded for his appearances in competition and data protection-based group litigation. He has impressive experience acting in heavyweight collective actions.
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Provided by Chambers
"Matthew has been a standout junior for me this year. He is incredibly bright, committed and responsive. He brings a welcome energy and dynamism to matters on which he is engaged."
"He was really excellent and I thought he provided great support."
"Matt is hard-working, gives effective and clear advice and it is a great pleasure to work with him."
"Matt is a great asset to have on a team. He is hard-working, he gives effective and clear advice and he's a great pleasure to work with."
"Matthew is really bright, highly responsive and a great team player. He also has a high EQ and can handle difficult things sensibly."
"Matthew is a great asset to have on the team. He is hard-working and gives clear and effective advice."
"Matthew has been a standout junior for me this year. He is incredibly bright, committed and responsive. He brings a welcome energy and dynamism to matters on which he is engaged."
"He was really excellent and I thought he provided great support."
"Matt is hard-working, gives effective and clear advice and it is a great pleasure to work with him."
"Matt is a great asset to have on a team. He is hard-working, he gives effective and clear advice and he's a great pleasure to work with."
"Matthew is really bright, highly responsive and a great team player. He also has a high EQ and can handle difficult things sensibly."
"Matthew is a great asset to have on the team. He is hard-working and gives clear and effective advice."
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