Baker McKenzie

Intellectual Property & Technology Law

Matthew is an intellectual property and technology lawyer in Baker McKenzie's Toronto office. He joined Baker McKenzie in 2022, after working at a large multinational firm where he also specialized in intellectual property and technology law. He received his JD from the University of Toronto.

Matthew helps large and emerging businesses protect and commercialize their brands, ideas and technology. He has experience working with businesses, both new and established, to prosecute, manage and enforce their intellectual property. He also works closely with businesses to ensure that their IP and technology is properly commercialized at all stages of inception, development and use, by providing regulatory and licensing guidance in a number of fields, providing advice related to privacy law, and providing transactional support from an IP and privacy perspective.

Matthew's practice focuses both on the protection of intellectual property, and the commercialization of technology. He often assists international companies with global brand and asset management, including through trademark, copyright and patent prosecution, as well as providing IP advice in relation to licensing arrangements, commercial agreements and corporate transactions. He also helps businesses, both international and domestic, navigate a wide range of regulatory, licensing and privacy issues relating to the commercialization of their technology, including assisting with all aspects of privacy compliance across Canada, assessing regulatory compliance in a number of industries ranging from social media platforms to biotechnology, and drafting and reviewing commercial agreements related to technology.

University of Toronto (J.D.) (2020) Queen's University (B.A.) (2017)