Matthew Ivor-Jones
Matthew Ivor-Jones is an Associate in the ESG & Sustainable Finance practice at Paul Hastings and is based in the firm’s London office.
Matthew advises clients on environmental, social and governance (ESG) matters, including climate and sustainability-related legal considerations and risks, ESG regulatory requirements, sustainable finance and M&A. He has experience working with a diverse range of clients, including private equity firms, financial institutions and public and private companies. Matthew also advises clients on environment, health and safety law.
Prior to joining Paul Hastings, Matthew worked as a financial services regulatory lawyer at A&O Shearman and advised a range of clients on U.K. and EU regulation, including across ESG, banking, markets, fintech and payments matters, alongside M&A work. During that time, Matthew completed a client secondment to the Bank of America regulatory reform team.
Practice Area
Panel
- Contributing Author
Qualified Year
- 2021
Experience
- Paul Hastings (April 2025 - Present)
- A&O Shearman (formerly Allen & Overy) (February 2019 - March 2025)
Membership
- City of London Law Society
Qualifications
- BPP, London, LLM Commercial Legal Practice (2019)
- BPP, London, GDL (2018)
Education
- University of Cambridge (2016)
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PRACTICE NOTES
EU SFDR: scope, product designations (Articles 6/8/9), PAI regime, disclosure templates, RTS updates, greenwashing guidance, UK implications and SFDR II review
This Practice Note sets out a summary of the scope and obligations arising under the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2019/2088) together with Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/1288.
Overview of EU SFDR and related regimes
Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 (EU SFDR) on sustainability‑related disclosures for the financial services industry creates a disclosure and transparency framework for the EU financial sector as a whole. The EU SFDR sits within a wider EU sustainable finance rulebook of measures, most notably the EU’s Sustainable Finance Action Plan adopted in March 2018 (Action Plan). For further details on the Action Plan (including a concise overview of the EU legislation that falls within it, such as the EU SFDR, the EU Taxonomy Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2020/852 (EU TR)), and requirements on integrating sustainability), see: Sustainable finance and ESG—overview. For EU financial services sustainable finance and ESG developments, including the regulation on ESG ratings (Regulation (EU) 2024/3005), see: Sustainable finance and ESG—overview. The EU SFDR brought in sustainability‑related disclosure duties for financial market participants, financial advisers, and financial products (each as defined below). It places obligations on in‑scope firms concerning the information made available to investors, periodic investor reporting and website disclosures, and obliges firms...
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