Matthew Epp

Matthew Epp is a Partner in the Litigation and Dispute Resolution group in Dentons' Calgary office. With over 25 years of experience in civil litigation and white-collar crime, his practice focuses on Commercial Litigation, specialising in complex commercial litigation, securities litigation and class actions.

His expertise also covers a variety of general corporate and commercial matters, including employment issues, contractual disputes and shareholder rights litigation. He acts as lead counsel for large corporations at all levels of court and before industry tribunals, including the Law Society of Alberta, the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO), the Alberta Securities Commission and the Real Estate Council of Alberta.

Matthew's legal expertise encompasses significant domestic and international arbitral proceedings in the energy and real estate development sectors. Recognised as a leading litigator in numerous industry publications, he manages high-profile cases nationwide for a diverse range of clients, from individuals to large corporations.

His experience includes representing a publicly traded land developer in a large class action alleging fraud and breach of fiduciary duty with over CA$25 million in damages claimed, representing a large oil and gas producer in a class action regarding wages with over CA$10 million in damages claimed, and representing care homes in Edmonton in separate class action proceedings arising out of COVID-19 with damages in excess of CA$5 million. He also represented Alberta residents employed in the resource sector with respect to allegations of insider trading and tipping, in a settlement of CA$400,000 that was one of the largest ever by the Alberta Securities Commission for insider trading.

He holds an LLB from the University of Alberta and is recognised by Chambers Canada for Securities Litigation (Alberta), by The Best Lawyers in Canada for Corporate and Commercial Litigation, Class Action Litigation, Securities Law, Administrative and Public Law and Appellate Practice, by The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory for Corporate and Commercial Litigation and Securities Litigation, and by Benchmark Litigation Canada as a Litigation Star for Arbitration, Commercial and Securities.