Mathew is an associate practicing in the firm’s Vancouver office.
Mathew’s practice focuses on advisory matters, recovery initiatives, dispute resolution, and tax litigation, in the context of Canadian commodity tax, including the Harmonized Sales Tax (HST), Goods and Services Tax (GST), provincial sales taxes (PST), and various other taxes, duties, and levies. He has advised a broad range of clients, including Fortune 500 companies, on matters involving significant exposure and has assisted with tax disputes across multiple Canadian jurisdictions at all stages of the dispute resolution process, from audits through notices of objection, notices of appeal, and settlement negotiations. Mathew has also assisted clients with tax recovery and risk-mitigation initiatives, including voluntary disclosure applications, rebate and refund claims, taxpayer relief requests, and similar applications across Canadian jurisdictions.
Before joining Thorsteinssons, Mathew worked for a leading taxation software company, as well as the affiliate law firm of a Big Four accounting firm and served as a clinician with the L. Kerry Vickar Business Law Clinic and the Manitoba Legal Clinic for the Arts
Education
- J.D. (with a Concentration in Private Enterprise and the Law), University of Manitoba, Faculty of Law
- B.A. (Honours), University of Waterloo
Professional Activities & Memberships
- Law Society of Alberta, member
- Canadian Tax Foundation, member
- Calgary Bar Association, member
- Kerry Vickar Business Law Clinic and Manitoba Legal Clinic for the Arts, former member (2024-2025)
- PBSC, former member (2022-2023)