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Chair of the Litigation Group in Montréal and the offi ce managing partner, where he
practices corporate, commercial, securities, banking, product liability, real estate litigation
and arbitration. Has an extensive class-action defense practice, including multijurisdic-
tional and multi-defendant class actions involving pharmaceuticals, medical devices, prod-
uct liability, fi nancial services, consumer fraud, securities and pension fund litigation. Has
a wide range of experience acting for investment and securities dealers with respect to a
variety of civil disputes, including malpractice litigation, and in respect of securities regula-
tory compliance issues. Has leading experience in shareholder litigation with emphasis on
oppression disputes. Has appeared before the Supreme Court of Canada, the Québec
Court of Appeal and the Québec Superior Court. Admitted to Québec Bar in 1985.
Senior litigation partner focused primarily in the areas of class actions, product liability,
competition and environmental law. He has acted as defense counsel in many precedent-
setting cases and represented major corporations in multijurisdictional and cross-border
class actions, more particularly in cases dealing with consumer law and product liability.
Jean Saint-Onge is listed among the leading practitioners in the fi elds of Class Actions-
Litigation, Commercial Insurance-Litigation and Product Liability in the 2014 edition
of e Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory. Repeatedly named as a leading class-action
cross-border lawyer in the Lexpert® Guide to the Leading US/Canada Cross-border Litiga-
tion Lawyers in Canada, listed in Dispute Resolution: Class Action (Defence) Canada in the
2014 edition of Chambers Global and in the 2014 edition of Best Lawyers in Canada-
Class Action Litigation. He was named Lawyer of the Year for 2013 by e Best Lawyers
in Canada-Class Action Litigation in Montréal. Advocatus Emeritus (AdE); Prix de la
justice du Québec Award 2007; Québec Bar 1981.
James Sullivan's practice involves major national and international litigation requiring
signifi cant expertise in jurisdictional coordination. He has appeared as counsel in British
Columbia, Alberta and Ontario, as well as frequently before the Supreme Court of Cana-
da. Sullivan has represented clients in numerous signifi cant corporate commercial, class
action, energy, contaminated site, regulatory off ence, constitutional and product liability
cases. He also advises clients on national and international compliance with foreign and
domestic anticorruption legislation. He is recognized as leading litigation counsel by
Chambers Global: e World's Leading Lawyers for Business; e Canadian Legal Lexpert
Directory Benchmark Canada: e Defi nitive Guide to Canada's Leading Litigation Firms
and Attorneys; Legal Media Group's Guide to the World's Leading Litigation Lawyers; and
Law Business Research's e International Who's Who of Product Liability Defense Law-
yers. He was named Canada's "Class Action Lawyer of the Year" by Benchmark Canada:
e Defi nitive Guide to Canada's Leading Litigation Firms and Attorneys (2013 edition).
Sullivan is regularly interviewed and quoted in national media outlets on class actions and
other legal issues, and is the author/contributor to numerous leading legal texts.
Robert J.
Torralbo
Blake, Cassels &
Graydon LLP
Tel: (514) 982-4014
Fax: (514) 982-4099
Montréal
Jean
Saint-Onge,
AdE
Lavery,
de Billy, L.L.P.
Tel: (514) 877-2938
Fax: (514) 871-8977
Montréal
James M.
Sullivan
Blake, Cassels &
Graydon LLP
Tel: (604) 631-3358
Fax: (604) 631-3309
Vancouver
robert.torralbo@blakes.com
jsaintonge@lavery.ca
james.sullivan@blakes.com
CLASS ACTION
