Matthew Quintieri

Senior Associate

Vancouver
[email protected]
604.640.4180  416.350.2684

Matthew's practice focuses on procuring, closing and delivering construction and infrastructure projects, including through public-private partnerships, collaborative contracting models and traditional contracting models.

His experience spans complex projects across several asset classes, including:

  • highways
  • healthcare facilities
  • correctional facilities
  • courthouses
  • transit projects
  • educational facilities
  • mining
  • energy
  • community safety

Matthew advises on high-value and complex matters throughout every stage of the project lifecycle, from inception to operations, including claims and disputes during implementation.

Prior to joining BLG, Matthew worked at Infrastructure Ontario and advised on several transformational infrastructure projects in Ontario. In this role, he developed a deep understanding of the problem points, commercial considerations and practical realities associated with procuring, closing and delivering major projects.

Matthew previously worked in the commercial real estate group of a national law firm. While in law school, Matthew was elected by his peers to serve as an Editor-in-Chief of the Ottawa Law Review.

Experience

  • Highway Projects
    • Counsel to Infrastructure Ontario on the Rt. Hon. Herb Gray Parkway Project (DBFM – C$1.4B)
    • Counsel to Infrastructure Ontario on the Highway 407 ETR Phase 1 Project (DBFM – C$1B)
    • Counsel to Infrastructure Ontario on the Highway 427 Expansion Project (DBFM – C$616M)
  • Health Care Facilities
    • Counsel to Infrastructure Ontario on the South Niagara Hospital Project (DBFM - C$3.6B) 
    • Counsel to Infrastructure Ontario on the Humber River Hospital Project (DBFM – C$1.75B)
    • Counsel to Infrastructure Ontario on the Orléans Health Hub Project (BF – C$59.7M)
  • Correctional Facilities
    • Counsel to Infrastructure Ontario on the Thunder Bay Correctional Complex Project (DBFM – C$1.2B)
    • Counsel to Infrastructure Ontario on the Toronto South Detention Centre Project (DBFM – C$593.9M)
  • Courthouses
    • Counsel to Infrastructure Ontario on the Thunder Bay Consolidated Courthouse Project (DBFM – C$247.7M)
  • Transit
    • Counsel to Infrastructure Ontario on the Regional Express Rail – Lakeshore East, Central Corridor Expansion Project (BF, in procurement)
  • Community Safety
    • Counsel to Infrastructure Ontario on the Forensic Services and Coroner’s Complex Project (DBFM – C$497M)
  • Education Facilities
    • Counsel to the Board of Education of School District No. 23 in connection with the George Pringle Secondary School Project (Design-Build, in procurement)
  • Energy
    • Counsel to BC Hydro on various aspects of the multi-billion dollar Site C Clean Energy Project.
    • Counsel to a Non-Owner Party in connection with the Darlington Small Modular Reactor Project.
  • Mining
    • Counsel to a public mining company in connection with several projects, including a multi-billion dollar facility in Latin America.

Beyond Our Walls

Professional Involvement

  • Member, Law Society of Ontario
  • Member, Law Society of British Columbia
  • Member, Canadian Bar Association
  • Member, Ontario Bar Association
  • Member, Vancouver Bar Association
  • Member, British Columbia Construction Roundtable

Community Involvement

  • Volunteer, BLG Reads to Kids​
  • Law Student Mentor, Canadian Bar Association – British Columbia Branch

Bar Admission & Education

  • British Columbia, 2022
  • Ontario, 2017
  • JD (cum laude), University of Ottawa, 2016
  • MA, McMaster University, 2013
  • BA (Hons.) (summa cum laude), McMaster University, 2012