+ AREAS OF PRACTICE

• Labour & Employment
• Civil/Commercial Litigation & Debt Collection
• Construction Law
• Criminal & Fraud

+ EDUCATION

• J.D. 2014, Queen’s University
• Hon. B.A. 2011, Queen’s University

+ LANGUAGES

• English

+ BACKGROUND

Matthew has a broad civil litigation practice. He represents individuals and corporate clients with a view to obtaining result-oriented, practical, and cost-effective solutions. Prior to joining Sutherland Law, Matthew articled at a large full-service firm and then developed his litigation skills practicing at a boutique firm downtown that focused on Commercial Litigation, Employment Law and Personal Injury Law. Matthew has experience representing and providing advice to clients in matters at all levels of court in Ontario and has also represented clients before administrative tribunals including the Ontario Human Rights Commission and the Licensing Appeal Tribunal.

Matthew received his law degree from Queen’s University, where he was the Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Queen’s Law Journal and played a prominent role in the creation of the Canadian Guide to Legal Style, a style guide used by Canadian legal academics, practitioners and students.

In his spare time, Matthew enjoys playing guitar and piano, travelling and attending musicals.

+ MEMBERSHIPS

• Law Society of Ontario