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David Gadsden

Baker McKenzie

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Position: Partner
Rating:
  • Litigation Star
Practice Areas:
Commercial
Class action
Jurisdictions:
Biography

David Gadsden represents global clients in complex commercial disputes. He is the chair of Baker McKenzie’s Canadian class actions group and is a member of the firm’s North America Antitrust & Competition practice group.

Clients value David's pragmatic and determined approach to disputes and have described him as “absolutely terrific at bringing across the finish line the most complex and multidimensional cases”.

As chair of Baker McKenzie’s Canadian Class Actions Group, David draws on his extensive class action experience, having acted as counsel for defendants and plaintiffs in domestic and international class actions involving antitrust claims, misleading advertising, consumer protection, securities fraud, product liability and professional service negligence.

David’s competition class action experience includes acting as lead counsel in cases involving auto parts, computer components, loyalty rewards programs, consumer electronics, credit card transaction fees, generic pharmaceuticals and construction chemicals.

Key practice areas
  • Class action
  • Commercial disputes
  • Competition/antitrust
  • White collar crime
Address:
181 Bay Street, Suite 2100
Toronto, ON, M5J 2T3
Canada
Tel:+1 416 865 6983 Email:Contact this practitioner Website:https://www.bakermckenzie.com/en/people/g/gadsden-david