Christine Lonsdale

Christine is a partner in the Litigation Group in Toronto. A premier commercial litigator known for her practical approach, Christine’s practice focuses primarily on class actions, privacy defamation and administrative. Representing a broad range of clients, including financial institutions, media companies, and regulatory bodies, clients appreciate Christine’s responsiveness, ability to find creative legal solutions to real world problems, and commitment to providing optimal results to their complex issues in a timely and effective way. Working with client needs, she tailors her approach to suit the context in which their business operates, mitigating risk and advocating to protect their reputation and integrity. Christine has a strong track record of success in ensuring tight alignment between the litigation and media strategies. Christine can litigate a case to a successful conclusion or craft an early exit strategy. Christine is fully bilingual and litigates regularly in French and English. She has appeared as counsel at all levels of court, including the Supreme Court of Canada, in major cases in Ontario, British Columbia and Newfoundland. · McCarthy Tétrault