Craig Lockwood

Craig has extensive experience in class proceedings, product liability matters, securities regulation, commercial banking litigation and commercial arbitrations.

Craig has appeared at all levels of the Ontario, Québec, British Columbia and New Brunswick courts, and, on multiple occasions, before the Supreme Court of Canada. Craig is a leader in our litigation group, having worked on some of the largest class action proceedings in Canadian history.

Craig is currently a Director of The Advocates Society, and a former member of the Ontario Securities Commission's Securities Proceedings Advisory Committee. He is a key contact for the Osler Product Liability Group and the Class Actions Group, and is a former Chair of Osler’s Student Committee.

Craig is recognized as a leading litigation and alternative dispute resolution practitioner by Chambers, Lexpert, Benchmark Litigation and Best Lawyers (Canada). In 2023, he was named “Lawyer of the Year (Class Actions)” by Best Lawyers (Canada).


Awards and Recognition

  • Chambers Canada: Canada’s Leading Lawyers for Business: Recognized in Litigation: Products Liability; Litigation: Securities (Ontario)
  • The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory: Recognized in Class Actions; Litigation – Corporate Commercial
  • Best Lawyers in Canada: Recognized in Class Action Litigation; Product Liability Law; Corporate and Commercial Litigation; “Lawyer of the Year”, Class Action Litigation Law (2023)
  • Benchmark Litigation Canada: Recognized in Arbitration; Dispute Resolution; Product Liability and Recall (Litigation star)
  • Lexpert Special Edition: Recognized in Litigation

Community Involvement

  • Pro Bono Law Ontario, Appeals Assistance Program
  • Certified Advocates’ Society Instructor

Credentials

Education

  • University of Cambridge, LL.M.
  • University of Toronto, J.D.

Languages

  • English

Professional Affiliations

  • Canadian Bar Association
  • Law Society of Ontario
  • Advocates’ Society
  • The Defense Research Institute (DRI)
  • Ontario Securities Commission's Securities Proceedings Advisory Committee