YEAR OF CALL
2014
CONTACT
Phone: 416.367.5558 ext. 217
Email: mbrown@boglaw.ca
ASSISTANT
Luisa Conway
Phone: 416-367-5558 ext. 415
Email: lconway@boglaw.ca
Matt’s developing litigation practice focuses on the defence of public authorities. He also has significant experience with regulatory matters and complex by-law prosecutions especially the municipal regulatory response to the sharing economy. Prior to joining Boghosian + Allen, Matt defended lawyers as preferred counsel for the Lawyers’ Professional Indemnity Company.
Matt volunteers with Pro Bono Ontario providing free legal advice to self-represented litigants in Superior Court. In law school, Matt served on the executive of the student legal clinic, Downtown Legal Services, and represented low-income clients in the criminal law division. Before attending law school, Matt worked as an economist at a leading Canadian think tank and a journalist in East Africa.
Currently, Matt serves on the board of Tugende, an asset finance social enterprise he co-founded in 2010.
Mississauga (City) v. ACA Basic, [2017] O.J. No. 4346. |
Cao v. City of Markham el al., 2020 ONSC 764. |
1637063 Ontario Inc. v. 2404099 Ontario Ltd., 2020 ONSC 1414 |
Sachin Persaud & Matt Brown (2019) “Burning Leaves Is My Free Speech: Protecting by-law prosecutions against Charter challenges” Paper Presented at The International Municipal Lawyers Association Conference, Atlanta, GA. |
Avril Allen & Matt Brown (2018) "Municipalities and the Opioid Crisis". Paper Presented at The International Municipal Lawyers Association Conference, Houston, TX. |