Baker McKenzie

Antitrust/Competition - Litigation, Technology Disputes, Arbitration, Commercial Litigation

Brendan O'Grady is a partner advising on complex business litigation and international commercial arbitration. He is a member of Baker McKenzie's North American Litigation & Government Enforcement Practice Group in Toronto.

Brendan is a trusted advisor to executive teams in high stakes disputes. Brendan received the Lexpert Rising Star: Leading Lawyers Under 40 Award (2025) for outstanding contributions made in his careers thus far.

For more than a decade, Brendan has practiced in class proceedings with a special focus on defending cross-border competition matters. He has appeared before the Supreme Court of Canada, superior courts across Canada, the Federal Court of Canada and the Tax Court of Canada. With a wealth of experience, Brendan understands the unique procedural landscape and significant business pressures inherent in class actions.

Crucial to resisting competition class actions in Canada is developing a coordinated defence with counsel in all jurisdictions where the client may be facing parallel civil, criminal or regulatory risk. Brendan works in lockstep with Baker McKenzie's highly integrated, global anti-trust defence practice to execute cross-border legal strategies.

The Advocates' Society, Vice-Chair of the Arbitration and Mediation Advocacy Practice Group Associate, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators Canadian Bar Association, Competition Law Section Ontario Bar Association, Class Actions Law Section Toronto Lawyers Association Law Society of Ontario

University of Western Ontario (JD) Queen's University (MA) Queen's University (BA, Honours)