Background
Matthew Furrow is an associate at our Toronto office. Matthew was admitted to the Ontario Bar in 2010, having received his Juris Doctor from Osgoode Hall Law School in 2009. At Osgoode he was a student caseworker at the school's legal aid clinic. Matthew both summered and articled at BLG.
Before law school, Matthew obtained a Master of Arts in History from the University of Toronto and a Bachelor of Arts, also in History, from Bishop's University.
Areas of Practice
ˇ Matthew practices in commercial litigation in a variety of areas, as well as estate, trust, and capacity litigation.
Professional Experience
ˇ Matthew has successfully argued in court on matters involving negligence, breach of contract, and professional negligence.
Professional and Community Activities
ˇ Member of the Law Society of Upper Canada
ˇ Member of the Canadian Bar Association
ˇ Member of the Ontario Bar Association
ˇ Member of the Advocates' Society
ˇ Duty Counsel, Law Help Ontario at Small Claims Court (PBLO)
Publications
ˇ Matthew is a contributor to Carswell's Securities Law & Practice (3rd Edition) by Borden Ladner Gervais LLP.
ˇ "Samuel Gridley Howe, the Black Population of Canada West, and the Racial Ideology of the 'Blueprint for Radical Reconstruction,'" Journal of American History, 97 (Sept. 2010) 344-70.