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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
199 BAY STREET
SUITE 4000, COMMERCE COURT WEST
TORONTO, ONTARIO M5L 1A9
Canada

Work Department

Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Position

Gord is a leading lawyer in class action and product liability defence, and life sciences product liability litigation. He has defended leading multinational manufacturers and their Canadian affiliates in class actions, mass torts and serious personal injury claims across the country involving a variety of products including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, medical devices, automotive equipment and fire protection systems, consumer protection matters, toxic torts and Competition Act matters. Gord has considerable class action trial experience, and manages litigation nationally for some of the world’s largest manufacturers of pharmaceutical medicines, medical devices, consumer goods and heavy equipment. Gord leads the Blakes Class Actions team.

Career

Admitted to the Law Societies of Ontario (1988) and British Columbia (2021); LLM (Civil Litigation and Dispute Resolution) 1998. Gord is often invited to speak at local, national and international programs on class actions, products liability, advocacy and other litigation issues.

Memberships

Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers; CBA National Class Action Task Force; PLAC; International Association of Defence Counsel (past Board Member); DRI; The Advocates’ Society; CDL.

Lawyer Rankings

Canada > Dispute resolution: Ontario

(Leading Individuals)

Gordon McKeeBlake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP‘s Ontario group is recognized for its expertise in commercial litigation, securities litigation, IP litigation, class action and product liability matters, as well as arbitration. The team is frequently retained by clients in the automotive, energy, transportation and aerospace segments. The group is co-led by Catherine Beagan Flood and Iris Fischer; Beagan Flood has focused her practice on commercial disputes, including appeals and class actions on privacy, antitrust, product liability, insurance and consumer protection issues. Fischer, for her part, has particular expertise in the media and defamation space. Additional key litigation-focused partners include Michael BarrackJeff Galway and Gordon McKee. Bradley Berg is another name to note.