Catherine Beagan Flood
Canada Guide 2025
Dispute Resolution: Class Action (Defence) + 2 more rankings
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About
Provided by Catherine Beagan Flood
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Cathy is the co-Practice Group Leader of the Toronto Litigation group and also leads Blakes National Cybersecurity Working Group. Cathy has appeared before the Supreme Court of Canada in 18 appeals. Her national litigation practice has involved arguing before the trial courts of every province, in addition to appellate courts across Canada and a wide range of administrative and arbitration tribunals. She litigates complex commercial and regulatory cases and defends class actions with a regulatory component. In particular, she is currently defending clients in multiple privacy, antitrust, product liability and consumer protection class actions. Cathy has also represented the House of Commons before Commissions of Inquiry and has been counsel to and given evidence to provincial and federal legislative committees.
Career
Cathy clerked for the Honourable Antonio Lamer, Chief Justice of Canada from 1997 to 1998. She taught information and privacy law at Osgoode Hall Law School from 2000 to 2008.
Personal
Cathy obtained an LLM from Harvard Law School, an LLB from Osgoode Hall Law School and a BA from the University of Prince Edward Island.
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