About Christopher D. Bredt

Christopher D. Bredt is a lawyer practicing public law litigation and arbitration, appellate advocacy, securities litigation and 5 other areas of law. Christopher D. received a degree from University of Western Ontario in 1979, and has been licensed for 42 years. Christopher D. practices in Toronto, ON.

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Awards

AV Preeminent Peer Rated

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Services

Areas of Law

Administrative Law 1
- Public Law Litigation and Arbitration
Appellate Practice 1
- Appellate Advocacy
Litigation 1
- Securities Litigation
Indians and Native Populations 1
- Indigenous Law
Commercial Law 1
- Corporate Commercial Litigation and Arbitration
Communications and Media 1
- Defamation and Media Law
Transportation 1
- Railway
Other 1
- Fraud

Practice Details

Firm Information

Position
Partner
Representative Cases & Transactions

Cases
Representative Work: Re Cadillac Fairview, et al. - acted as counsel for the Teachers' Pension Plan in its takeover of Cadillac Fairview
the resultant plan of arrangement proceedings.
Ford v. OMERS, et al. - acting as counsel for OMERS, Mackenzie Financial,
other dissenting shareholders in a dissent
appraisal proceeding in connection with the privatization of Ford Canada.
Millard, et al. v. M.R.S. Trust, et al. - acted on behalf of M.R.S. Trust in defending a class action suit arising out of a failed investment. The litigation included complex certification issues,
an innovative settlement arrangement that included bar orders precluding cross-claims.
Enfield v. Montreal Trust, et al. - acted as counsel for Enfield in an action arising out of the improper purchase of shares by the company's pension plan during a contested takeover. Issues include the duties
liabilities of pension fund trustees, investment dealers
officers
directors of public companies.
Fischer, et al. v. Bahnman, et al. - acted on behalf of the former officers
directors of Tee-Comm in a class action which raises issues relating to directors'
officers' fiduciary duties.
Lavigne v. OPSEU - acted on behalf of Merv Lavigne in a l
mark constitutional case which challenged the use by unions of compelled dues for political
ideological purposes.
Kay v. Posluns - acted at trial for James Kay in a shareholders dispute over the control of Dylex.
Twiggco v. KPMG Peat Marwick - acted on behalf of KPMG in an auditors negligence case.
Reference re Canada Assistance Plan - acted on behalf of the Government of Ontario before the B.C. Court of Appeal
Supreme Court of Canada in connection with changes to the Canada Assistance Plan.
Famous Players Development v. Capitol Life - acted on behalf of Capitol Life
its Canadian subsidiary in an action which raised issues of conflict of interest
the enforceability of a mortgage.
Acted on behalf of the Ontario Access to Information
Protection of Privacy Commission on numerous applications for judicial review.
Possian v. Canadian Olympic Association - acted on behalf of the Canadian Olympic Association in a breach of copyright/passing off action.

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Experience

Bar Admission & Memberships

Admissions
1984, Ontario

Memberships

Professional Involvement
•Elected Bencher, Law Society of Upper Canada, 2008-present
Co-Chair, Audit and Finance Committee
Vice-Chair, Appeal Panel
Member, Priority and Planning Committee
•Member, The Advocates' Society, Canadian Bar Association and American Bar Association
•Past Chair, Ontario Bar Association, Constitutional and Civil Liberties, and Administrative Law Sections
•Adjunct Professor, Freedom of Expression and the Media, Osgoode Hall Law School, 1990-present
•Adjunct Professor, Advanced Administrative Law, University of Toronto, 1984-90
Community Involvement
•Past Chair, Canadian Organization for Development through Education (CODE) - a charity focused on women's and children's literary in Africa
Past Chair, Governance Committee
•Trustee, Law Commission of Ontario, 2008-present
Chair, Governance Committee
Education & Certifications

Law School
University of Western Ontario
Class of 1979
LL.B.
with Distinction

Yale University
Class of 1981
LL.M.

Other Education
University of Western Ontario
Class of 1979
B.A. in Economics

Université de Paris II
Class of 1983
D.S.U.

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