Matthew W. Taylor, Associate
Education
JD, University of Toronto, 2019
MSc Laboratory Medicine & Pathobiology, University of Toronto, 2016
BSc Combined First Class Honours in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology and Microbiology & Immunology, Dalhousie University, 2013
Bar admission
2020
Matthew is a tenacious advocate for plaintiffs, specializing in complex investment, product liability, and class action litigation. He is dedicated to achieving meaningful redress for investors, consumers, and survivors of institutional abuse.
Matthew brings a unique analytical perspective to his practice, drawing on his previous career as a protein biochemist involved in HIV and cancer research. This rigorous scientific training allows him to master complex technical evidence. Matthew has experience in investor protection, professional liability, pharmaceutical & medical device product liability, and institutional abuse litigation. He is a frequent writer, speaker, and lecturer on securities litigation and class actions. Matthew writes a securities law column for Investment Executive.
Prior to joining Sotos, Matthew practiced at a leading plaintiff’s class action firm where his practice was devoted entirely to complex class action and multi-plaintiff litigation. Matthew has been counsel on multiple trials, including a common issues trial and various motions, including summary judgment, certification pursuant to the Class Proceedings Act, and leave to proceed under Part XXIII.1 of the Securities Act. He has appeared before the Court of Appeal for Ontario, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, and the Commercial List. He sits on the executive of the class action section of the Ontario Bar Association and is Practice Group Leader for The Advocates’ Society Class Actions Practice Group. Committed to giving back to the community, Matthew is a supervising lawyer at the Osgoode Hall Law School Investor Protection Clinic.
In his free time, Matthew enjoys spending time in nature, hiking, reading, and biking.
- Listed as “Ones to Watch” in Best Lawyers in Canada – Class Action Litigation (2025)
- “Superior access to justice predominates for victims of institutional abuse”, online: Fall 2025 44:2 The Advocates’ Journal 22.
- “B.C. Supreme Court awards a 480% premium”, online: August 19, 2025 Investment Executive.
- “Would an ESG safe harbour help our capital markets weather any new storms?”, online: June 12, 2025 Investment Executive.
- “The trouble with finfluencers”, online: May 12, 2025 Investment Executive.
- “Ontario Court of Appeal decisions split on crypto platform class actions”, online: April 29, 2025 Investment Executive.
- “Ontario’s proposed civil procedure reforms could increase litigation costs for financial professionals”, online: April 14, 2025 Investment Executive
- “Ontario Court of Appeal allows crypto class action”, online: March 24, 2025 Investment Executive
- “Longair v. Akumin Inc.: The next chapter in the partial correction story and Ontario’s long-arm jurisdiction for secondary market purchasers”, online: October 10, 2024 Ontario Bar Association Class Actions Section Newsletter
- Executive Committee Member (2024-2026), Ontario Bar Association Class Actions Section
- Canadian Bar Association
- Law Society of Ontario
- The Advocates’ Society – Class Actions Practice Group Leader (2025-2026)
- American Bar Association
- American Association for Justice
- Public Investors Advocate Bar Association