Christopher Bredt is the Law Society of Upper Canada’s appointee to the LCO Board of Governors (March 2008). He is a Senior Litigation Partner in the Toronto office of Borden Ladner Gervais LLP where he practices in the areas of administrative, constitutional and corporate/commercial litigation. Christopher is also an elected Bencher of the Law Society of Upper Canada and the Chair of Borden Ladner Gervais’ National Public Law Group. He currently teaches a seminar on Freedom of Expression and the Media at Osgoode Hall Law School.
Professional Career:
• Clerked for Mr. Justice W.R. McIntyre of the Supreme Court of Canada (1979 – 1980)
• Counsel at all levels of the courts in Ontario and at the Supreme Court of Canada
• Government of Ontario: Assistant Deputy Minister, Constitutional Policy and Special Counsel (1989 – 1993)
• Taught Advanced Administrative Law at the University of Toronto Law School (1984 – 1990)
• Past Chair of both the OBA Constitutional and Administrative Law Sections
Achievements:
• Recognized in the publication “Best Lawyers in Canada” in the areas of Administrative and Public Law
• Recognized by LEXPERT as a leading public law lawyer
• Published a number of articles on constitutional law, administrative law and commercial litigation topics.
Education:
• B.A., University of Western Ontario (1979)
• LL.B., University of Western Ontario (1979)
• LL.M., Yale (1981)
• D.S.U. (Droit Administratif), Université de Paris II (1983)
Called to the Bar of Ontario:
• 1984
