Kristian Brabander

Partner, Disputes

Montréal

(514) 904-8107 

[email protected]

Bar Admission: Ontario, 2002 | Québec, 2006 | New Brunswick, 2010 |

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Areas of Expertise

Kristian has extensive experience defending clients in multi-jurisdictional class actions, commercial litigation across a broad range of industries including technology, data & privacy, banking & financial services, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals and health.

He specializes in business-critical corporate and commercial litigation including data & privacy litigation, shareholder disputes and corporate remedies, competition and anti-trust litigation, defamation, and insurance disputes. His broad class action practice includes defending clients against allegations of manufacturing defects, pricing practices and other Consumer Protection Act claims. Kristian has led the defence of significant and complex privacy and data breach litigation and access to information matters. 

Kristian is fluently trilingual in French, English and German, and regularly appears in Québec and Ontario Courts, the Court of Appeal of Québec, the Federal Court of Canada and the Supreme Court of Canada.  Kristian has also appeared before various professional bodies and administrative tribunals, including the Administrative Tribunal of Québec and the Commission d’accès à l’information.

Areas of Expertise

Awards and Recognition

  • The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory: Recognized in Class Actions; Litigation—Corporate Commercial
  • Benchmark Litigation Canada: Litigation Star: Class Action, Commercial, Product Liability
  • Lexpert Special Edition—Litigation: Recognized as a Leading Lawyer
  • Lexpert Special Edition—Technology and Health Sciences: Recognized as a Leading Lawyer
  • Best Lawyers in Canada: Recognized in Corporate and Commercial Litigation

Media Mentions

  • Osler News Nov 23, 2023

    23 Osler lawyers recognized in Lexpert Special Edition: Litigation 2023

    23 Osler lawyers featured in the Lexpert Special Edition: Litigation 2023.

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  • Osler News Jun 29, 2023

    29 Osler lawyers recognized in Lexpert Special Edition: Technology and Health 2023

    Congratulations to 29 of our lawyers for their inclusion in the Lexpert Special Edition: Technology and Health 2023.

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  • Osler News Nov 24, 2022

    Osler welcomes Kristian Brabander to the Litigation team in Montreal

    Kristian Brabander has joined Osler’s Litigation team in Montreal, with extensive experience in a wide range of litigation matters, including...

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Community Involvement

  • Class & Derivative Actions Subcommittee (Business Law Section, Business and Corporate Litigation), American Bar Association, Co-Chair
  • Executive Committee of the Class Actions Section of the Canadian Bar Association (Québec), Member
  • The Advocates’ Society, Québec Advisory Committee, Member

Credentials

Education

  • McGill University, LL.B., B.C.L.
  • McGill University, B.A., History

Languages

  • English
  • French
  • German

Professional Affiliations

  • Barreau du Québec
  • Law Society of Ontario
  • Law Society of New Brunswick
  • Canadian Bar Association
  • American Bar Association
  • The Advocates’ Society

Osler is a leading business law firm practising internationally from offices across Canada and in New York. Our clients include industry and business leaders in all segments of the market and at various stages in the growth of their businesses. We have built our reputation on our commitment to our clients' success and the experience, expertise and collaborative approach for which we are recognized. We believe that our success is a reflection of our clients' success.