Matthew summered at Aird & Berlis in 2019 and 2020. He graduated as the Gold Medallist from the Faculty of Law at Western University, where he studied on a Dean of Law Entrance Scholarship. During law school, he was awarded the Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP Award and Faculty Association Scholarship for top standing in first year, as well as the A.B. Siskind Scholarship for highest standing in third year. He also won course awards for Property and Tort Law, as well as the Catalyst Capital Scholarship in Bankruptcy and Insolvency Law and the Harold G. Fox Education Fund Award for outstanding academic achievement. He was an active mooter in law school. In his first year, he won the provincial Hicks Morley Cup and was a finalist in the Legate Medical Malpractice Moot. In second year, he competed in the Phillip C. Jessup Public International Law Moot, where his team advanced to the international rounds and he was recognized as one of the top five oralists in Canada. Although the international rounds were eventually cancelled due to the pandemic, his team’s written materials won an Alona E. Evans award, ranking 17th in the world. In third year, he was a student coach for Western’s Jessup team, helping guide them to a national championship and a place in the octofinals at internationals. Matthew also served as the editor-in-chief of the Western Journal of Legal Studies where he supervised a team of 30 students through the editing and publication process of academic papers. Before law school, he completed his Bachelor of Arts (Honours) at Western, studying History at Huron University College. He was the Gold Medallist for his graduating class and received the Jordan Propas Award for Community Involvement, as well as awards for achievement in Canadian and world history. His undergraduate research took him to the British National Archives in London, where he researched German espionage operations during the First World War. In his free time, Matthew enjoys reading, cooking and having his heart broken by the Leafs. After articling, Matthew will spend a year as a clerk for the justices of the Court of Appeal for Ontario.