Matt has extensive accounting experience, having previously worked at PwC, MDD Forensic Accountants, and C. Lewis & Company.
He specialises in high-value and complex international economic damage calculations, focusing on Business Interruption, Increased Cost of Working, and Delay in Start-Up claims. He also has experience in business valuations, litigation support, and fraud investigations.
His forensic experience spans several industries, including financial services, hospitality and tourism, manufacturing, waste recycling/waste-to-energy, professional services, and retail.
Matt has presented at various seminars on business interruption risks and losses.
Notable Assignments:
- Power: Failure of a Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) generator at a power plant in Europe, resulting in claimed losses exceeding EUR 50 million.
- Power: Turbine failure at a waste-to-energy plant in the UK, resulting in claimed losses exceeding GBP 5 million.
- Energy: Machinery breakdown at a refinery in Europe, resulting in claimed losses exceeding EUR 100 million.
- Manufacturing: Damage to a waste heat boiler at a non-ferrous and precious metals production company in Europe, resulting in claimed losses exceeding BGN 22 million.
- Construction / Delay in Start-Up (DSU): Quantification of rental losses and additional expediting costs due to delays caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. Multiple claims totaling approximately EUR 50 million were presented, covering several months of lost rent and additional costs for expedited work, from the original expected completion date to actual practical completion.
- Product Contamination: Preparation of an expert report on lost profits and additional marketing costs incurred by a global nutrition company after receiving raw materials containing a prohibited substance from their supplier. The product recall claim amounted to approximately EUR 20 million.
- Fraud / Commercial Crime: Evaluation of losses of around USD 5 million under the Commercial Crime Insurance coverage in effect at the time of discovery for a multinational corporation with a sales office in Southern Africa.
- Catastrophe: Covid-19-related losses across several industries, including solicitors, dentists, art galleries, and museums.
