Matthew Layton

United Kingdom

Profile

Matthew Layton is Clifford Chance’s Managing Partner. He chairs the firm’s Executive Leadership Group which is responsible for the management of the firm and for Clifford Chance’s strategic growth and development.

Before taking up leadership of the firm globally, Matthew was the global head of Clifford Chance’s Corporate practice.
Matthew has over 30 years experience at Clifford Chance. His practice specialises in domestic and cross-border public and private M&A, with a particular focus on private equity transactions, as well as aspects of corporate finance work.

Relevant experience
News and client work

Clifford Chance names Megan Gordon new Washington, DC Office Managing Partner
Megan joined the firm in 2004 and was promoted to partner in 2015.
1 July 2021

Clifford Chance elects 29 new partners
Together they specialise across a range of our leading practice and product areas that are critical to our clients and their strategic needs, in particular fin…
27 April 2021

Clifford Chance adds Global Funds and Investment Management partner Susan Burkhardt in the US
New York: Clifford Chance today announced that senior private funds attorney Susan Burkhardt will join the Firm’s Global Funds and Investment Management team a…
21 April 2021

Clifford Chance announces new strategic leadership for People and Talent
Grant, an highly experienced senior HR leader and currently Global Head of HR Transformation at Goldman Sachs, will join Clifford Chance in April. He will dri…
25 February 2021

Clifford Chance collaborates with business leaders to launch The Global Business Collaboration for Better Workplace Mental Health

New business-led global partnership calls on business leaders to make mental health in their workplace a priority First global collaboration of its kind.
25 January 2021

Career and qualifications
• Leeds University (LL.B) 1982
• Joined Clifford Chance 1983
• Admitted as a solicitor in England & Wales 1986
• Partner since 1991
• Global Head of Corporate Practice 2008
• Managing Partner from May 2014

Awards and citations
• Excellence in Leadership at the British Legal Awards
2020

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