Matthew Williams
Associate
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Matthew is a commercial solicitor specialising in general commercial contracts, public procurement law and subsidy control.
Main areas of practice
Matthew regularly advises clients in the public and private sector on a range of commercial and public law issues. This includes advising clients on public procurements, throughout their lifecycle. He also advises clients on reviewing, drafting and negotiating high value commercial agreements. He also assists public sector clients with subsidy control law, including ensuring that subsidies are awarded in a compliant manner.
Clients
Matthew advises a broad range of clients in the public and private sector both in Wales and England. These include national governments, local authorities, publicly owned organisations, charities, not for profit organisations, statutory bodies and private companies.
Expertise & Services
Career
Matthew joined Blake Morgan as an Associate in February 2026.
He trained as a solicitor at another national firm in Cardiff between 2020 and 2022. Having qualified at the same firm in 2022, he continued there until 2026, before joining Blake Morgan.
Matthew studied Politics at the University of Exeter, graduating in 2018. He then completed the Graduate Diploma in Law and LLM in legal practice at Cardiff University between 2018 and 2020.
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Memberships
- Public Law Wales
Significant Experience
- Drafting and reviewing procurement documentation for local authorities, to align with the Procurement Act 2023.
- Advising public sector organisations on procurement compliance.
- Assisting local authorities with undertaking subsidy control principles assessments and in establishing subsidy control schemes.
- Drafting and negotiating complex collaboration agreements between private sector entities.
- Drafting and reviewing high value grant agreements from public resources to various private entities.
Additional Expertise
Matthew is a fluent Welsh speaker, and regularly advises clients in writing and orally through the medium of Welsh.
Mae Matthew yn rhugl yn y Gymraeg ac yn aml yn cynghori cleientiaid yn y Gymraeg, yn ysgrifenedig ac ar lafar.
