Matt Malone’s main research interest pertains to the various ways law protects secret information, especially in the context of trade secrecy, confidential information, access to information, privacy, data protection, and cybersecurity.  He also maintains a broad interest in legal issues pertinent to modern workplaces, in particular workplace investigations.  He is called to the bar in British Columbia, California, and New York.

Matt is a graduate of the University of Toronto (hBA), Hebrew University of Jerusalem (MA), and McGill University (LLB, BCL).  After law school, Matt practiced law full-time in California at Morrison & Foerster and Van Dermyden Makus.  He began his academic career as an Assistant Professor at Thompson Rivers University Faculty of Law.  He is currently an academic partner at the Investigative Journalism Foundation and an advisory board member of the BC Freedom of Information and Privacy Association.

One of his research projects focuses on government transparency frameworks and examines the challenges ahead for AI and freedom of information / access to information.