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Matthew J.G. Curtis LL.B., B.A. (Hons.), Associate

Matthew Curtis is an associate with FMC’s Labour and Employment Group. He summered as a law student at FMC in 2005 and 2006 and returned for his articles in 2008. Prior to rejoining the firm, Matthew was a judicial law clerk at the Federal Court of Appeal.

He has appeared before the British Columbia Supreme Court, the British Columbia Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Canada.

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Matthew practises in all areas of employment and labour law, including wrongful dismissal, post-employment competition, employment standards complaints, privacy complaints, executive compensation, health & safety matters and workers compensation, human rights, and labour relations.

Matthew also acts for companies in a range of general civil litigation matters, including claims in tort and contract.

Representative Work

Successfully represented the Canadian National Railway Company in an application to the Court for an Order dismissing a claim by the Executrix of the Estate of a deceased employee

Counsel to Nyrstar NV on its $409 million acquisition of Farallon Mining Ltd. by way of takeover bid

Acting for a secured lender in proceedings up to the Supreme Court of Canada concerning the priority of unremitted GST proceeds in a failed restructuring under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act: see Century Services Inc. v. Canada (Attorney General), 2010 SCC 60

Employment Counsel to Athabasca Potash Inc. (API) with regard to its $341 million acquisition by BHP Billiton by way of plan of arrangement

Acting for employers in wrongful dismissal claims, including the successful defence of an employer in respect of a claim for damages brought by a former employee: see, for example, Dawydiuk v. I.C.B.C.

Publications

Employer Rights and Obligations in Connection with Employee Information

Social Media and The Impact on Employment Relations

"Government Loses its Priority to GST in CCAA Proceedings", Focus on Insolvency | Restructuring, December 2010

"Employer Rights and Obligations in Connection with Employee Personal Medical Information", Canadian Privacy Law Review, Vol. 7, No. 12, November 2010

"Employer Rights and Obligations in Connection with Employee Personal Medical Information", Meeting of the Council of Industrial Relations Executives, June 2010

Teaching Roles

Supervisor to the 2010 Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP/American Bar Association Student Negotiation Competition for the Faculty of Law, University of British Columbia

Judge, First Year Moots, Faculty of Law, University of British Columbia, 2010 and 2011

Prior Speaking Engagements

Presenter, “Social Media and the Impact on Employment Relations”, CLEBC Employment Law Conference 2011, Vancouver, May 12, 2011

Presenter, "Drug and Alcohol Addictions - The Best Policies and Practices in Addressing the Problem", FMC’s Employment & Labour Law seminar, Vancouver, May 4, 2011

Presenter, "Requiring Employee Medical Information - Considerations for Employers", FMC’s Employment & Labour Law seminar, Vancouver, May 18, 2010

Presenter, “Employer Rights and Obligations in Connection with Employee Personal Medical Information”, CLEBC Employment Law Conference 2010, Vancouver, May 14, 2010

Presenter, “Restrictive Covenants and Post Employment Obligations”, FMC’s Employment & Labour Law seminar, Vancouver, October 28, 2009