Matthew McLaughlin

KRB Lawyers - Québec

Partner | Co-Department Head, Litigation

1350, Sherbrooke Street West, Suite 1400
Montreal, Quebec, H3G 1J1
Canada

+1 514 360 7918

Future Star

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English


Jurisdiction:

Québec


Matthew is a Partner and Co-Chair of KRB’s Litigation group. He has advised domestic and international corporations, banking institutions, lenders, insurers and other entities, both private and public, in connection with a variety of complex civil, commercial and corporate disputes.
 
Matthew joined KRB in 2021 after having gained substantial litigation experience over more than a decade at a prominent Montreal firm. He has acted on behalf of clients in a variety of matters, with significant experience in contractual conflicts, real estate litigation, construction law, shareholder disputes, mortgage remedies, loan recovery, commercial leasing and franchising, defamation, unjust dismissal and professional responsibility claims. Matthew has also advised clients in a broad range of matters related to business activities, including employment and technology claims.
 
Recognized as a Future Star by Benchmark Litigation Canada in 2024, he has successfully represented clients before all judicial instances and forums, both in first instance and in appeal, and has negotiated favorable settlements in complex litigation cases through alternative dispute resolution (ADR), including mediation and judicial settlement conferences.
 
Matthew is certified as an instructor by the Quebec Bar and has given conferences on civil procedure and abusive legal proceedings.
 
Year joined firm: 2021
 
Key practice areas:
 
  • Arbitration 
  • Bankruptcy 
  • Commercial 
  • Commercial and transactions 
  • Commercial disputes 
  • Construction 
  • Construction and real estate 
  • Dispute resolution 
  • Energy and construction 
  • Entertainment 
  • Environmental 
  • Family and matrimonial 
  • Insolvency 
  • International arbitration
  • Labor and employment 
  • Private client 
  • Securities 
  • Tax disputes 
  • Trade and customs
 
Sector expertise:
 
  • Accounting 
  • Agriculture 
  • Aviation 
  • Banking 
  • Construction and materials 
  • Consumer goods and services
  • Energy 
  • Financial services 
  • Food and beverage 
  • Gaming 
  • Government and public policy 
  • Industrials 
  • Insurance 
  • Investment management 
  • Media 
  • Mining 
  • Natural resources 
  • Oil and gas 
  • Real estate 
  • Shipping 
  • Technology and telecommunications 
  • Tourism 
  • Transport 
  • Utilities
 
Academic qualifications:
 
  • LL.B., B.C.L., McGill University, 2007
  • B.A., Philosophy and Interdisciplinary Leadership Studies, University of New Brunswick, 2003
 
Bar Admissions: Quebec Bar, 2008