Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Partner

Matthew Swanson is a leading litigation and disputes lawyer in BLG’s Vancouver office. He has extensive experience acting for companies and individuals in critical business and personal disputes.

Matthew is known for his strategic approach to challenging cases. He regularly appears as counsel in complex matters and has conducted numerous trials, arbitrations, and appeals. He handles transactional disputes, contract disputes, real estate, and construction disputes, franchise disputes, and matters relating to the breakdown of business relationships, including partnership disputes, shareholder disputes and oppression claims.

Matthew is a frequent author and speaker. He has written and spoken extensively on a broad range of litigation and dispute resolution issues including topics relating to contract law, real estate law, construction law and franchise law.

Professional Involvement

• Member, Law Society of British Columbia
• Member, Law Society of Saskatchewan (non-practicing)
• Member, The Advocates' Society
• Member, American Bar Association

Education

• LLB, University of British Columbia, 2007
• BA (Dist., Philosophy), University of Regina, 2003

Bar Admission

• British Columbia, 2008
• Saskatchewan, 2019

Community Involvement

• Member, Leader's Council, VGH-UBC Hospital Foundation, 2022-present
• Member, Vitality Gala Committee, VGH-UBC Hospital Foundation, 2022-present
• Director, Kids Up Front - Vancouver Club, 2024-present
• Member, Governance Committee, Vancouver Club, 2024-present
• Co-Chair, Finance Committee, Vancouver Club, 2022-2024
• Chair, Discipline Committee, Vancouver Club, 2022-2024
• Past supervising lawyer, Pro Bono Students Canada ID Project, Powell Street Getaway Resource Centre
• Past member, BLG United Way campaign
• Past mentor, Canadian Bar Association