Ashurst boosts project finance offering with partner hire in New York

Matt joins from JPMorgan Chase & Co., where he was an Executive Director & Assistant General Counsel and advised the Public Finance Group in the firm's investment bank. Matt has been representing underwriters on municipal bond issuances for almost 15 years. He has advised on all types of municipal bonds, including those issued to finance US P3 projects, general obligation bonds, revenue bonds, as well as bonds involving conduit borrowers. Prior to JP Morgan, Matt was a member of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe’s public finance group in New York.

Andy Fraiser, global head of project finance, commented:

"We are excited to welcome Matt and his deep knowledge of public finance to the firm. We intend to establish ourselves as the world’s leading law firm in the infrastructure market and so providing full service capability to infrastructure clients in the US is a strategic priority for us. Public finance remains a cornerstone of the US infrastructure market and so Matt’s skill set is very relevant to our business."

Matthew Tague added:

"Ashurst has a very clear vision for what it wants to achieve in the US, which is impressive, logical and realistic. In recent years, the team has advised on many of the largest and most complex infrastructure projects that have been publicly financed, and so the firm’s platform and strategy is very relevant to my practice.”