Carla Matthews has joined PwC UK’s restructuring practice as Head of Contentious Insolvency and Asset Recovery.
With more than 20 years experience investigating, litigating and recovering assets, Carla acts on behalf of various stakeholders on a domestic and global footing. Her expertise covers complex cross-border, multi-jurisdictional high stakes disputes where client assets are at risk of being sold off, require repatriation or need to be liquidated fairly.
At PwC, Carla will be leading a team including senior managers Emma Fayers and Charlotte Vipond. Collectively the trio are experts with an outstanding record of successfully pursuing claims where there has been suspected fraud, financial impropriety, breach of statutory provisions or there is a requirement to implement asset tracing and recovery measures.
Successful asset recoveries and cross-border litigations have been delivered in jurisdictions and regions including the Channel Islands, the Caribbean, Middle East and Europe.
Forensics and Deals interaction
Carla’s role includes working closely with colleagues across PwC’s Forensics and wider Deals practice, reinforcing the strong existing relationships in these complementary areas.
Ensuring each client and case has a tailored approach with specialist input to secure the most effective recovery strategy will ensure the best insolvent and non- insolvent investigation, litigation and asset recovery services to those in need of assistance.
Carla Matthews, Head of Contentious Insolvency and Asset Recovery at PwC, said:
“I’m delighted to join PwC and lead the Contentious Insolvency and Asset Recovery team. We will leave no stone unturned in ensuring the best possible outcomes for clients.
“Unauthorised, quickfire sales of assets belonging to companies and individuals are increasing. Figures based in multiple jurisdictions often shift assets to global offshore locations with the click of a computer button. From an asset recovery perspective I relish harnessing PwC’s global presence to provide a global solution to a global problem.”
Ed Macnamara, Head of Restructuring, Refinancing and Insolvency at PwC, said:
“Carla is a marquee addition to our market-leading team. Her expertise and network, regularly instructing solicitors and barristers domestically and in other jurisdictions, to assist in the pursuit and recovery of funds, will be highly valuable.
“Victims of corporate fraud, creditor activist groups, government departments and regulatory bodies regularly approach Carla for advice and assistance where there is a need for a considered, strategic approach to maximise recoveries and manage associated risk.”
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