Matthew Gardner, BSc (Hons.), LLB, is a Law Society of Ontario certified specialist in environmental law. He practises environmental law and environmental litigation. He provides advice and solutions about environmental due diligence and compliance to a wide range of clients including industrial corporations, the construction and land development sectors, and municipalities. He also provides advice and solutions about contaminated land issues, environmental risk management, environmental transactional due diligence, and regulatory compliance. He regularly appears before the courts and administrative tribunals. He represents plaintiffs and defendants involved in environmental civil disputes and negotiates settlements before and in the early stages of civil litigation, where possible. He also assists clients under inspection or investigation by federal, provincial, and municipal environmental regulators, and defends clients against environmental regulatory prosecutions. He is named annually in The Best Lawyers in Canada for environmental law and in the Lexpert Special Edition on energy and infrastructure.
