Matthew R. Lindsay LL.B., Partner

Matt is a litigation Partner located in the Calgary office. He represents clients on a wide variety of commercial disputes across Canada involving construction, oil and gas, shareholder's rights and obligations, and the tracing and recovery of proceeds of fraud. He is the former Managing Partner of the Calgary office and leads the firm's national Fraud, Corruption and Asset Recovery practice group.

Matt has appeared before all trial and appellate courts across Western Canada, the Federal Court of Canada and in U.S. State and Federal Courts.

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Representative Work
Co-ordinated and prosecuted civil fraud claims, including design and administration of multi-jurisdictional asset recovery initiatives
Co-ordinated investor recovery on fraudulent securities and ponzi schemes
Obtained, defended and administered preservation orders over $100 million of Alberta commercial properties for an interim receiver as part of a worldwide multi-jurisdictional asset recovery plan
Successful trial counsel in year-long trial and related appeals involving rights of first refusal and commercial fraud for a public resource company
Counsel to Canadian chartered banks in designing and implementing multi-jurisdictional fraud asset recovery plans over more than $200 million in assets
Teaching Roles
Guest Instructor and Team Leader for Legal Education Society of Alberta Trial Advocacy Course
Guest Instructor at University of Notre Dame Law School Trial Advocacy Course
Guest Lecturer on Law for Project Managers through University of Calgary Engineering School
Prior Speaking Engagements
"The Roles of the Expert - Consulting vs. Testifying", Institute of Forensic Accountants Conference, November 2010
"Fraud Recovery Case Study", 2010 HNAH Legal and Compliance Conference
"Piercing the Canadian Corporate Veil", Offshore Alert Conference, Miami, Florida, March 2010
"Anatomy of a Fraud Recovery Case" In-house client presentation, 2007-2010
Moderator, "Fraud Detection, Investigation and Recovery," Canadian Corporate Counsel Association, Spring Conference, 2007
Presenter, "Risk Management: Accentuate the Positive," Martindale-Hubbell Best Practice Summit on Containing and Resolving Corporate Crisis, Chicago, Illinois, 2006
Presenter, "Pre-Trial Remedies in Fraud Cases," Saskatchewan Trial Lawyers Association, Regina, Saskatchewan, 2005
Contact Information
Calgary
+1 403 268 3037
matt.lindsay@fmc-law.com
Year of Call
1990 (Alberta)
Education
University of Saskatchewan, LL.B. (with Distinction), 1989
Languages Spoken
English