Matthew Lefave
Matthew has a wide range of litigation experience in all levels of Court, including experience arguing motions at the Appellate level.
The focus of his practice is civil litigation with an emphasis on property/casualty, tort and negligence cases, long term disability, and commercial insurance. Matthew also has experience in professional liability claims and has represented Engineers, Directors and Officers and Insurance Brokers in defending negligence claims.
Matthew has a wide range of litigation experience in all levels of Court, including experience arguing motions at the Appellate level.
The focus of his practice is civil litigation with an emphasis on property/casualty, tort and negligence cases, long term disability, and commercial insurance. Matthew also has experience in professional liability claims and has represented Engineers, Directors and Officers and Insurance Brokers in defending negligence claims.
Matthew was born in Nova Scotia and studied in Halifax graduating with Honours from St. Mary’s University in 2002 with a Bachelor of Arts and later obtaining his Bachelor of Laws from Dalhousie Law School in 2005.
Since his call to the Bar in 2006, Matthew has practised exclusively in downtown Toronto.
Matthew articled at Beard Winter LLP in 2005 and returned to Beard Winter as an Associate Lawyer in August 2012 after gaining insurance defence litigation experience at another downtown Toronto litigation firm.
Matthew has a wide range of litigation experience in all levels of Court, including experience arguing motions at the Appellate level.
The focus of his practice is civil litigation with an emphasis on property/casualty, tort and negligence cases, long term disability, and commercial insurance. Matthew also has experience in professional liability claims and has represented Engineers, Directors and Officers and Insurance Brokers in defending negligence claims.
Outside of the practice of Law, Matthew enjoys the outdoors, cycling, competing in CrossFit and spending time with his son, Maximus, and wife, Margaret.
- Professional Liability Litigation
- Bodily Injury Defence
- Coverage Opinions/Disputes
- Accident Benefits/License Appeal Tribunal (LAT)
- Loss Transfer and Priority Disputes
- Life/Disability/Health
- Subrogation
- Professional Negligence / Errors & Omissions
- Occupiers’ Liability
- Property and Commercial General Liability
- Canadian Bar Association
- Ontario Bar Association
- The Advocates' Society
- October 3, 2019 — Cannabis Legalization in Canada Q&A
- September 26, 2019 — Beard Winter LLP attends the CLHIA 2019 Legal Section Annual Meeting in New Brunswick
- September 24, 2019 — Beard Winter LLP and HVE Healthcare Assessments present chronic pain seminar
- August 30, 2019 — Sabina Arulampalam co-chairs OBA Motor Vehicle Tort Litigation: Critical Updates
- August 29, 2019 — Roman Myndiuk co-chairs CDL Boot Camp Toronto 2019
- August 20, 2019 — 10 Beard Winter LLP lawyers named to 2020 Best Lawyers™
- August 14, 2019 — Ontario’s new Construction Act – Prompt Payment, Holdback and Interim Adjudication: What you need to know
- August 13, 2019 — Judgment obtained for Construction Act breaches of trust which survives bankruptcy despite Limitations Act defences
- August 7, 2019 — Jim Blake named to OBA’s Aboriginal Law, Business Law and Energy Law Section Executives for 2019-2020
- July 31, 2019 — Insurers lead response to climate change disasters