Martin Matthews joined Borrello Legal (now LSV Borrello Lawyers) in 2013 after having had a successful career as a property law partner in the well-known national law practice of Gadens, and extensive senior experience in roles covering property work in an insolvency law context, commercial property law, and local government property law. Since his admission to legal practice in 1998, he has specialised principally in the area of property law. Mr Matthews acted for numerous major clients including national banks, telecommunication carriers, national land development companies and shopping centre owners. Apart from acting in the more commonly encountered fields of property law, such as commercial leasing and residential land development, he has also undertaken complex work in relation to successful Supreme Court adverse possession and partition law claims. Mr Matthews has also presented talks on retirement village and elder law issues at conferences and to interested organisations.