Lawyer Profile
Matthew Milne-Smith
Toronto, Ontario
Overview
“Matthew is an outstanding litigation lawyer and lead counsel. He delivers practical and actionable advice, customised with deep knowledge of our business. His excellent judgment makes him a go-to litigation counsel.”
Known for his intellectual acuity, Matthew acts in matters before a variety of tribunals and courts across Canada, including in precedent-setting appeals before the Ontario Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Canada. He was named Insolvency Lawyer of the Year 2014 by Benchmark Canada. A market source for Chambers Canada describes Matthew as “an excellent commercial litigator…someone you want on your side.”
Matthew advises a variety of clients – public and private companies as well as government agencies – across a wide range of civil litigation matters, including commercial disputes, complex class actions, securities disputes, constitutional challenges, insolvency proceedings and novel tort claims. In addition to his extensive trial and motions work, Matthew has also successfully mediated or arbitrated numerous confidential disputes.
Acted for Fiera Capital Corporation and its infrastructure platform, Fiera Infrastructure Inc., in a high-profile dispute on the Commercial List of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, brought by the founder and former President of Fiera Infrastructure and their holding company.
Successfully acted for Delta Air Lines in defending a multi-billion-dollar proposed class action alleging a conspiracy to constrain capacity in the passenger airline industry in North America. In June 2025, Davies defeated certification in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice.
Acting for Maple Leaf Foods Inc., as well as several current and former executives of the company, in complex litigation pending before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice against Grupo Bimbo S.A.B. de C.V. and Canada Bread Company, Ltd. involving claims of more than C$2.2 billion arising from the 2014 sale of Canada Bread to Grupo Bimbo, as well as allegations concerning price-fixing in the bread industry in Canada.
Acted for a public company in defence of a proposed securities class action alleging misrepresentations contrary to the Securities Act (Ontario) in connection with government contracting and the importation of goods.
Acting for provincial lottery corporations representing seven out of 10 provinces in a criminal law and constitutional law reference before the Court of Appeal for Ontario concerning the scope of a province’s authority to conduct and manage online gambling with international aspects.
Practice Areas
Bar Information
Called to the bar: 2000 (NY); 2001 (ON)