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About
Provided by Gordon McKee
Practice Areas
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 other 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.
Professional 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.
Chambers Review
Canada
Toronto-based Gordon McKee maintains a stellar reputation for his handling of class actions nationally, with notable experience acting for clients in the pharmaceutical and manufacturing industries. He is particularly well regarded for his role in high-stakes product liability class proceedings.
Toronto-based Gordon McKee has a wealth of product liability and class action expertise, with particularly notable activity on cases in the medical device and pharmaceutical industries.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"He really does have a depth of knowledge about also everything and has encountered even the rare situations."
"Gordon is the guru of strategic thinking in product liability litigation."
"Gordon is a seasoned lawyer with a solid grasp on both the law and the strategy that makes sense in a given situation."
"He really does have a depth of knowledge about also everything and has encountered even the rare situations."
"Gordon is the guru of strategic thinking in product liability litigation."
"Gordon is a seasoned lawyer with a solid grasp on both the law and the strategy that makes sense in a given situation."
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