Law Society of Ontario - 2025
- Profile
- Professional experience
- Representative work
- Education & Recognitions
Matias is a thoughtful and determined lawyer, known for his tenacity and unwavering commitment to defending the interests of our clients. He takes a strategic and disciplined approach to complex litigation. 
Professional experience
Matias has a diversified litigation practice, mainly in commercial litigation, insolvency, public law and appeals and judicial review. Trained in both civil and common law, he has worked at a leading Bay Street firm, where he gained cross-Canada experience in major litigation matters.
He was also a paralegal at the Federal Court with the Honourable Mr. Justice Lafrenière and the Honourable Mr. Justice Mosley. In this role, he contributed to several important and high-profile cases involving public law and national security, including the decision on the federal government’s use of the Emergency Measures Act.
During his studies at the University of Ottawa, Matias distinguished himself by his commitment to the university community. He founded the Immigration Law Association, co-founded the Latinos Students in Law Association and was part of the AED. His involvement earned him several awards highlighting both his academic excellence and his commitment. He graduated with magna cum laude honors.
Matias also stood out in various moot court competitions. He was notably named best litigator at the Exchequer Cup, a contest between the law clerks of the Federal Court and the Federal Court of Appeal, where he also won, with his teammate, the award for best brief. He was also ranked among the ten best litigators at Laskin, which is a national competition in constitutional and administrative law.
Representative work
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Representing a luxury automobile dealership before an arbitrator, and then before a panel of appeal arbitrators, in a dispute between it and the car manufacturer under the National Automotive Dealer Arbitration Program (PNACA).
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Represented a client in the context of a shareholder dispute between two majority shareholders of various companies before the Ontario Superior Court.
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Representing a group of partners in an arbitration between them and other partners on conflict of interest issues to enable a national firm to represent the partnership.
Admission to the bar
- Barreau du Québec – 2023
- Barreau de l’Ontario – 2025
Education
- Juris Doctor, Université de Montréal, 2024
- LL.L., University of Ottawa, magna cum laude, 2022
Awards and recognitions
- Best litigator and best memoir – Coupe de l’Échiquier, 2024
- Dean’s Honors, 2020-2022
- Top 10 Best Litigants – Laskin Moot, 2021
- Merit Scholarship, 2020-2021
- Roy Bélanger Scholarship, 2020-2021
- Joseph P. Dallaire and Cécile Caouette Scholarship, 2020-2021
Affiliations
- Barreau du Québec
- Barreau de l’Ontario
