Overview
Matthew Cockburn is Torys’ managing partner and is responsible for the firm’s overall strategic direction and client focus, as well as for all professional and administrative matters.
Matthew Cockburn is an excellent lawyer, genuine person and sophisticated practitioner.
—Chambers Canada, 2024
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Recognition and Awards
| 2026 | Chambers Canada— Eminent practitioner in private equity: buyouts |
| 2024-2026 | Chambers Canada—Eminent practitioner in corporate/commercial (Ontario) |
| 2023-2024 | Chambers Global—Leading lawyer in corporate/M&A |
| 2023 | IFLR1000: The Guide to the World’s Leading Financial Law Firms—Highly regarded in M&A |
| 2024-2025 | Best Lawyers in Canada—Leading lawyer in corporate law, private funds law, and mergers and acquisitions |
| 2023 | The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory—Leading lawyer in corporate commercial law, corporate finance & securities, mergers & acquisitions and private equity |
| 2023-2024 | Lexpert/American Lawyer’s Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada—Leading lawyer in corporate commercial law, corporate finance, private equity, mergers and acquisitions |
| 2022 | Who's Who Legal —National leading lawyer in M&A |
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Education and Bar Admissions
- LLB, 1993
- University of Toronto, Faculty of Law
- BA (Honours), 1989
- Queen's University
- Ontario, 1995