Matthew Tossell

Position

Partner

Chief Executive at Hugh James Involegal LLP

Areas of expertise

Formulating and implementing Hugh James' business strategy
Day-to-day operational control
Commercial property
Volume financing/lender services

Profile

Matthew is chief executive of our bespoke volume business Hugh James Involegal LLP. Matthew was managing partner at Hugh James from 1999 to 2010. Prior to becoming the managing partner at Hugh James, Matthew was a Partner in the commercial property department. Matthew
acted on behalf of numerous housing associations and private developers
on site acquisition, development and financing.

He was responsible for setting up the Firm's Lender Services Department in 1999 in response to demand for a volume financing capability from several national lenders. He retains strategic management responsibility for the department.

During his time as Managing Partner he rationalised the business structure and focus of Hugh James and has driven the strategy of providing both consultancy and volume service areas across retained service lines. He has also been instrumental in consolidating the Firm's operations into a main Cardiff HQ office with a London satellite. Hugh James in now the largest indigenous Welsh law firm and continues to service both commercial and public sector organisations in Wales and across the UK.