Mr Matthew Gottlieb > Lax O'Sullivan Lisus Gottlieb LLP > Toronto, Canada > Lawyer Profile
Lax O'Sullivan Lisus Gottlieb LLP Offices
145 KING ST. WEST, SUITE 2750
TORONTO, ON M5H 1J8
Canada
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Mr Matthew Gottlieb
Work Department
Corporate and Commercial Litigation, Insolvency & Restructuring
Position
Matthew practises business litigation including corporate and commercial disputes, insolvency and restructuring and fraud and securities litigation.
Matt’s extensive track record of success in complex, high-stakes disputes explains why he is recognized as one of Canada’s top litigation lawyers. He has significant expertise in trials and applications, in tribunal and arbitration hearings, and regularly appears at all levels of court in Ontario and other provinces, the Federal Court of Canada and the Supreme Court of Canada. Matt has acted as counsel in many major proceedings, including those regarding Aon, the Stronach Family, Sears Canada, Mattamy Homes, Xplornet, and a number of material parties in complex insolvency proceedings.
Matt is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and The International Academy of Trial Lawyers. He is a frequent instructor at many litigation related seminars held by The Law Society of Ontario, The Advocates’ Society and other organizations.
Memberships
- The Law Society of Ontario, instructor
- The Advocates’ Society, instructor
- The American College of Trial Lawyers, Fellow
- The International Academy of Trial Lawyers, Fellow
- Insolvency Institute of Canada, Member
- Board of Governors of the Friends of Simon Wisenthal Centre
Education
- Called to the Ontario Bar, 1991
- LL.B., University of Western Ontario, 1989
Lawyer Rankings
Canada > Dispute resolution: Ontario
(Hall of Fame)Toronto-based boutique Lax O’Sullivan Lisus Gottlieb LLP is a leading player in the Ontario disputes space. The ‘outstanding team of lawyers’ is well-versed in representing both domestic and international clients in complex commercial mandates. Practice co-head Matthew Gottlieb
specializes in corporate and commercial disputes, and insolvency, fraud and securities litigation. Leading alongside him, Jonathan Lisus has focused his practice on infrastructure and P3 disputes, product liability claims and securities litigation. Additional key litigators include Crawford Smith, Andrew Winton and Shaun Laubman. Nadia Campion handles shareholder oppression applications and estates matters and is lauded as ‘completely fearless’ and an ‘outstanding litigator’. Paul Fruitman is noted for his work on construction, employment health disputes, while Rahool Agarwal majors on proxy fights, director and officer liability, and complex fraud cases.
Canada > Restructuring and insolvency
Acting for debtors, creditors, secured lenders, shareholders, regulators and bondholders, the team at boutique Lax O’Sullivan Lisus Gottlieb LLP supports commercial, real estate, telecoms, finance and energy clients involved in complex insolvency proceedings and restructurings. Practice head Matthew Gottlieb, lauded by one client as ‘always exceeding expectations’, is well-versed in corporate and commercial disputes, insolvency and restructuring, and fraud and securities litigation. Andrew Winton‘s broad litigation practice encompasses insolvency mandates and has additional focus on shareholder disputes.
Lawyer Rankings
- Dispute resolution: Ontario Canada
- Hall of Fame Canada > Dispute resolution: Ontario
- Restructuring and insolvency Canada