With both trial and appellate experience, and with appearances in courts throughout Ontario, Matt has successfully represented clients in high stakes contractual disputes involving commercial and employment matters.

Matt’s experience includes trademark infringement, injunctive relief, shareholder and partnership disputes, as well as tort law in economic matters.

Matt is elected as a trustee for the Waterloo Region Law Association. His pro-bono work has gravitated around human rights and immigration - having helped refugees arrive and reunite with family in Canada, and having helped newcomers navigate other everyday legal challenges.

In 2014, Matt earned a masters degree in sociology, with a focus on critical race theory and immigration policy. Since earning his juris doctor in 2020, Matt has worked with clients that include high net-worth individuals, self-regulated professionals, commercial landlords, manufacturers, small businesses, and non-profit organizations.

Recent Cases

Forrest Estates Homes Sales Inc. v Verhoog Properties Inc., 2026 ONSC 44

• Awarded $1M for client in contract dispute involving sale of land

Switzer v Petrie, 2023 ONSC 5115 (aff. Court of Appeal, 2024 ONCA 474)

• Awarded over $200K for client following breach of agreement of purchase and sale

• Both lower court and upper court decisions reported in the Thomson Reuters’ Real Property Reports

Marner v Godfrey, 2023 ONSC 6241

• Successful forced sale of property under Partition and Sale Act

• Digested in Watson and McGowans Ontario Civil Practice