Christopher Naudie

Christopher Naudie, Partner, Litigation

Contact Information

  • tel: 416.862.6811
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Areas of Expertise

Bar Admission

Ontario, 1997

Education

  • Harvard Law School, LL.M.
  • McGill University, B.C.L./LL.B. (Elizabeth Torrance Gold Medal)
  • McGill University, B.A. (Honours)

Office

Toronto

Language(s)

English, French

Biography

Christopher practices corporate and commercial litigation, with a strong focus on class action defence and cross-border litigation. Christopher has acted as counsel in a number of the largest and most complex class proceedings across Canada covering a broad range of tort and statutory claims, including allegations of anti-competitive conduct, misleading advertising, product liability, economic torts, securities violations, insider trading, oppression and derivative claims as well as negligence and fraud. He has extensive experience in defending class actions from certification through discovery and trial, and he has represented domestic and international clients in many industries including consumer products, technology and electronics, energy, air transportation, chemicals, financial services and retail distribution. Christopher regularly appears before trial and appellate courts across Canada, including Ontario, Québec, British Columbia, Alberta, the Federal Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Canada, and he has extensive experience with regulatory tribunals. Prior to joining Osler, Christopher served as a law clerk for the Right Honourable Antonio Lamer, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada.

Notable Matters

  • Acting for a leading international manufacturer of chocolate in respect of an ongoing regulatory investigation and parallel antitrust class proceedings throughout Canada.
  • Acting for one of the world’s largest energy companies in respect of an ongoing securities class action in Alberta relating to allegations of insider trading contrary to the Securities Act.
  • Acting for a major international airline in a regulatory investigation and parallel class action proceedings in Ontario, Quebec and B.C. relating to allegations of price-fixing in the global and domestic air freight industry.
  • Acting for a global producer of dynamic access random memory (DRAM) in a regulatory investigation and parallel class action proceedings in Quebec and B.C. relating to allegations of price-fixing in the computer memory business.
  • Acting for a leading producer of monitor products in a regulatory investigation and parallel class action proceedings in Ontario, Quebec and B.C. relating to allegations of anti-competitive conduct in the distribution of computer monitor components.
  • Acting for a leading accounting and consulting firm in ongoing regulatory proceedings involving the OSC, SEC and RCMP relating to allegations of accounting and securities fraud at a global technology company, as well as in respect of cross-border class action proceedings and an ongoing derivative action.
  • Acting for a major U.S. chemical producer in defending a class action relating to the sale and distribution of engineering resins in the automotive sector.
  • Acting for a leading national retailer in respect of a representative action before the Ontario Superior Court brought on behalf of 1200 former employees who claim an entitlement to surplus assets within the company’s pension plan.
  • Acting for a leading technology company in oppression proceedings relating to the company’s compliance with its articles and share purchase provisions.

Affiliations

  • Canadian Bar Association
  • American Bar Association, Section of Antitrust Law
  • American Bar Association, Section of International Law
  • Advocates Society
  • Harvard Law School Association of Toronto, President

Industry Recognition

Christopher was recognized by Lexpert as one of the “Top 40 Under 40” lawyers in Canada in 2007. He was also identified as a leading practitioner in the field of cross-border class actions in the Lexpert Guide to the Leading US/Canada Cross-Border Litigation Lawyers in Canada2009. Most recently, Christopher was identified as a leading lawyer in Chambers Global: The World’s Leading Lawyers in Canada 2013 (Competition/Antitrust Litigators) and Benchmark Litigation Canada 2013 (Class Action and Competition).

Publications/Events/Education

  • “Obtaining Evidence in Canada for U.S. Litigation" presented at the Cross-Border Litigation Forum in New York City on September 12, 2012 (written with Éric Préfontaine, Kevin O’Brien and Carly Fidler).
  • Third Party Ordered To Produce Documents To Respondent In Ontario Securities Commission Proceeding, Osler Update, September 6, 2012 (written with Alexander Cobb).
  • The Certification of Antitrust Class Actions: The Recent Lessons from Canada and The Enduring Appeal of Illinois Brick, American Bar Association, Section of International Law Annual Fall Conference, September 2008.
  • Antitrust Class Actions in Canada: The Recurring Obstacles to Certification Under the Shadow of Kingstreet Investments, Canadian Bar Association, Annual Fall Conference on Competition Law, September 2008.
  • Cross-Border Investigations and Litigation: How to Protect Your Client in the U.S. and Canada, (Antitrust Law) American Corporate Counsel Association, ACC Webcast, December 2007.
  • The OSC Won't Wait: The Implications of Parallel Criminal and Regulatory Proceedings in Cross-Border Securities Litigation, The Canadian Institute’s 7th Annual Advanced Forum on Securities Litigation, November 2007.
  • Regulatory Cooperation with the OSC & SEC: Protecting Your Rights While Minimizing Your Liability, The Canadian Institute’s 6th Annual Advanced Forum on Securities Litigation, November 2007.

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Christopher Naudie