Matthew Crossley

Matthew is a commercial development specialist in our Construction team with a deep passion for the built environment. He has extensive experience working on major development and regeneration schemes both in the UK and internationally, within all major built environment sectors.

Matthew advises a diverse array of clients, including public bodies, regeneration agencies, major banks, funds, and asset managers, major media broadcasters, contractors, and developers. His expertise encompasses a wide range of construction-related contracts, including standard form and bespoke building and engineering contracts (including JCT, NEC, and FIDIC), along with ancillary documents such as security documents, escrow and project bank account arrangements. Matthew also advises on related arrangements such as development agreements, development finance agreements, sale purchase agreements, forward purchasing and forward funding arrangements, and concession agreements.

He has been part of projects that have been nominated for prestigious awards, such as the UK Atomic Energy Authority's Fusion Foundations Programme. This project, which involved leading on the project delivery agreement between UKAEA and General Fusion for a £100m Fusion Demonstration Facility at Culham, UK, was nominated for "The Lawyer Awards - Real Estate Team of the Year 2022" and "Law.com Property Team of the Year 2022."