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Guy J. Pratte

Guy J. Pratte

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100 Queen Street, Suite 1300, Ottawa, ON K1P 1J9 + 2 locations

Appellate Advocacy, Litigation and Arbitration, Class Actions and 4 more

About Guy J. Pratte

Guy J. Pratte is a lawyer practicing appellate advocacy, litigation and arbitration, class actions and 4 other areas of law. Guy J. received a B.A. degree from University of Western Ontario, and has been licensed for 42 years. Guy J. practices at Borden Ladner Gervais LLP in Ottawa, ON and 2 others locations.

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Areas of Law

  • Class Actions
  • Other 6
    • Appellate Advocacy
    • Litigation and Arbitration
    • Corporate Commercial Litigation and Arbitration
    • Public Law Litigation and Arbitration
    • Defamation and Media Law
    • Railway

Practice Details

  • Firm Information
    Position
    Partner
    Firm Name
    Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
  • Representative Cases & Transactions
    Cases
    Representative Work: Supreme Court of Canada appearances: Trinity Western University v. Law Society of Upper Canada (under reserve
    heard Nov-Dec 2017)
    Deloitte & Touche v. Livent Inc., 2017 SCC 36875
    World Bank Group v Wallace, 2016 SCC 15
    Canadian National Railway Co. v. Canada (Attorney General), 2014 SCC 40
    Hinse v. Canada (Attorney General), [2013] S.C.C.A. No. 448
    Quebec (Attorney General) v. A, 2013 SCC 5
    Cinar Corporation v. Robinson, 2013 SCC 73
    S.L. v. Commission scolaire des Chenes, 2012 SCC 7
    Canada (Attorney General) v. PHS Community Services Society, 2011 SCC 44
    Bou Malhab v. Diffusion Metromedia CMR Inc., 2011 SCC 9
    Ontario (Public Safety
    Security) v. Criminal Lawyers' Association, 2010 SCC 23
    Canadian National Railway Co. v. Royal
    Sun Alliance Insurance Co. of Canada, 2008 SCC 66
    Chaoulli v. Quebec (Attorney General), 2005 SCC 35


    Finney v. Barreau du Quebec, 2004 SCC 36.
    Selected federal
    provincial court appearances: Lead counsel for Canadian National Railway Co. in appeal before Federal Court of Appeal against Richardson International Ltd.
    Lead counsel for the Board of Internal Economy
    The Honourable Andrew Scheer, Speaker of the House of Commons, in several judicial review applications commenced by the NDP in the Federal Court
    Lead counsel for the Law Society of Upper Canada in judicial review application commenced by Trinity Western University (Ontario Divisional Court)
    Commissioner of Official Languages of Canada v. CBC/Radio-Canada, 2014 FC 849 (Federal Court)
    McCracken v. Canadian National Railway Co., 2012 ONCA 445(class certification reversed on appeal, Ontario Court of Appeal)
    Pelletier v. Canada (Attorney General), 2008 FC 803.
    Independent Counsel for the Canadian Judicial Council in the matter of certain allegations made against ACJ Douglas of the Manitoba Court of Queen's Bench, 2011-12.
    Lead Counsel for the Right Honourable Brian Mulroney before the Oliphant Commission of Inquiry, 2008-10.
    Lead Counsel for Mr. Jean Pelletier (former Chief of Staff to the Right Honourable Prime Minister of Canada, Jean Chretien) before the Commission of Inquiry into the Sponsorship Program
    Advertising Activities
    the Federal Court
    Federal Court of Appeal.
    Lead Counsel for JTI-MacDonald
    RJR Tobacco Companies in connection with ongoing healthcare costs recovery actions brought by the Governments of Ontario ($50 billion)
    Quebec ($60 billion).
    Lead Counsel for JTI MacDonald in respect of ongoing tobacco-related class actions in the Province of Quebec ($20 billion).

Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    1984, Ontario
    2002, Québec
    Memberships

    Professional Involvement

    •Chair, Pro Bono Ontario
    •Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
    •Executive Member and Director, The Advocates' Society
    •Past Co-Chair, Access to Justice Committee, American College of Trial Lawyers
    •Director, Supreme Court of Canada Advocacy Institute
    •Director, Canadian Institute for Advanced Legal Studies
    •Adjunct Professor, University of Toronto Law School (The Supreme Court of Canada in Search of Justice)
    •Former Milvain Chair in Advocacy, University of Calgary Law School
    •Former Adjunct Professor, University of Ottawa, Common Law Program (Evidence)
    •Former Adjunct Professor, University of Western Ontario (A Virtual Tour of the Modern Practice of Law)
    •Former Adjunct Professor, University of Montreal (Common Law Contracts)
    •Founder and former President, Pro Bono Quebec

  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    University of Toronto
    LL.B.
    Other Education
    University of Western Ontario
    B.A.
    Gold Medallist

    University of Western Ontario
    B.A.
    Hons.

    University of Western Ontario
    B.A.
    in History and Philosophy

    University of Toronto
    M.A. in Philosophy

Guy J. Pratte

Partner at Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
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