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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP Offices
199 BAY STREET
SUITE 4000, COMMERCE COURT WEST
TORONTO, ONTARIO M5L 1A9
Canada
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Michael Barrack
Work Department
Litigation & Dispute Resolution
Position
Michael is one of the leading senior litigators in Canada. In recent years, he has acted on some of the most significant litigation disputes in Canada for clients in various industries. Michael has appeared at all levels of court in Canada, as well as at proceedings in the U.S. and England. Recently he was lead litigation counsel for U.K. pension claimants in successfully obtaining a landmark “modified pro rata” allocation of US$7.3-billion raised from the sale of the Nortel Networks global business units and patent portfolio.
Lawyer Rankings
Canada > Dispute resolution: Ontario
(Hall of Fame)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 Barrack, Jeff Galway and Gordon McKee. Bradley Berg is another name to note.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Transport > Aviation
- Banking and finance
- Capital markets
- Competition and antitrust
- Corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution: Alberta
- Dispute resolution: British Columbia
- Dispute resolution: Ontario
- Environment
- Indigenous law
- Infrastructure projects
- Insurance
- International expertise
- Energy and natural resources > Oil and gas
- Pensions
- Public procurement
- Real estate
- Restructuring and insolvency
- Tax
- Technology