Matt’s practice includes corporate and commercial disputes, insolvency and restructuring mandates, and other business litigation. Matt has represented clients before all levels of Ontario Courts, the Supreme Court of Canada, the New Brunswick Court of Appeal, the Supreme Court of British Columbia, the Federal Court of Appeal and the Federal Court of Canada. He has also appeared before the Law Society of Ontario, the Ontario Securities Commission and the Toronto Stock Exchange, among other tribunals.
Matt has acted as counsel in many major proceedings, including those on behalf of Nortel Networks (UK), Aon, Sleep Country Canada, KingSett Capital, Pfizer Inc. and a large number of court officers. Matt has significant experience in trials, court applications and arbitrations.
He is a frequent instructor at many litigation-related seminars held by the Law Society of Ontario, The Advocates’ Society and other organizations.
In 2018 and 2019, Matt was acknowledged as one of the Top 50 Trial Lawyers in Canada (Benchmark Litigation). Chambers Global notes that Matt “is a highly skilled cross-examiner who is at ease in the courtroom and has a good rapport with judges” and that “Matthew Gottlieb stands out for his experience in financial restructuring and insolvency litigation”.