Dr. Andrew Matheson

Biography

Andrew Matheson is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law and a partner in the National White Collar Investigations Group at McCarthy Tétrault. He specializes in complex cross-border investigations, regulatory criminal defense, and professional discipline matters. Andrew has a diverse advocacy experience with sensitive litigation investigations and has represented clients at all levels in Ontario court and administrative disciplinary tribunals. His investigative work has covered a wide range of exposures including fraud, corruption, insider trading, money laundering, and tax evasion. Previously, he practiced securities litigation in New York City at Allen & Overy for four years. Andrew was part of the McCarthy Tétrault team that successfully defended the CEO of Nortel against criminal fraud charges. He also defends physicians and prosecutes teachers in professional disciplinary matters and is active in pro bono work, assisting underprivileged clients in criminal, immigration, and commercial matters. His litigation experience includes acting for Guantanamo Bay detainees in habeas corpus cases. As an adjunct professor, he continues to mentor the Corporate Securities Moot team and has contributed to multiple legal publications including the Annotated Ontario Securities Legislation and the Annotated British Columbia Securities Legislation published by LexisNexis. Andrew graduated from the University of Victoria Law School in 1995, where he was awarded the McIntyre Prize for academic excellence and community involvement. He completed his LLM at Columbia University in 2003, graduating as a Stone Scholar.

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