Matthew Atkinson is a visiting attorney in the Corporate Department of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz.

Prior to joining Wachtell, Matthew worked in the corporate department at Slaughter and May in London (United Kingdom). He has significant experience representing a wide range of clients across different industries, including corporations, management teams and private equity houses, and has advised on various cross-border M&A transactions, corporate reorganizations, joint ventures, and corporate governance issues for both publicly listed and private clients.

Matthew received his B.A. in French and Italian with first class honors from New College at the University of Oxford in 2014. He completed his Graduate Diploma in Law in 2016, and the Legal Practice Course in 2017, graduating with distinction in both courses from BPP Law School in London (United Kingdom).

Matthew is admitted to practice law in England and Wales and is fluent in French and Italian.