christopher c. maughan

CHRISTOPHER C.
MAUGHAN
Associate
T 514.954.3148
F 514.954.1905
Montréal
[email protected]
Litigation and Arbitration
Class Actions
Privacy and Data Protection
Product Liability
Education / Bar Admissions
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
B.C.L., McGill University, 2011
Christopher is a member of BLG's Commercial Litigation Group. He specializes in class
actions and has experience in matters involving consumer law, telecommunications,
privacy rights, pharmaceutical products, directors' and officers' liability, and contractual
liability. Christopher has also worked on international and domestic commercial
arbitrations.
LL.B., McGill University, 2011
M.J., Carleton University, 2007
B.A. (Honours), English Literature,
Queen's University, 2004
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Quebec, 2012
PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS

Guest Lecturer, McGill University Faculty of Law, Class Actions, “How to Write
an Argument Brief at the Authorization Stage”, Fall 2016.

Christopher‑Maughan,‑"Commentaire‑sur‑la‑décision‑Option consommateurs c.
Banque Nationale du Canada –‑La‑Cour‑supérieure‑réaffirme‑l'importance‑du‑
reliquat‑en‑matière‑de‑recours‑collectif,"‑Repères (March 2016), EYB
2016REP1891.

Christopher Maughan and Emmanuelle Rolland, "The Impact of the Supreme
Court of Canada's Decision in Infineon Technologies AG v. Option
Consommateurs on Quebec Class Actions" (2015) 10:1-2 Canadian Class
Actions Review 173.

Christopher Maughan and Christine LeBrun, "La date de fermeture du groupe
en‑matière‑de‑recours‑collectif,"‑in‑Colloque national sur les recours collectifs –
Développements récents au Québec, au Canada et aux États-Unis
(Cowansville,‑QC:‑Les‑Éditions‑Yvon‑Blais,‑2013).
Professional Involvement
​Member, Quebec Bar
Member, Canadian Bar Association
Member, Young Bar Association of
Montreal
Volunteer, Young Bar Association of
Montreal's Pro Bono Small Claims
Consultation Programme
Coach, McGill University Team,
Canadian Corporate and Securities
Law Moot Competition
Community Involvement
Volunteer, BLG Reads to Kids
Cited in each of the following books:

Denis‑Ferland‑and‑Benoît‑Emery,‑Précis de procédure civile du Québec, 5th ed.
(Cowansville,‑QC:‑Éditions‑Yvon‑Blais,‑2015).

Pierre-Claude‑Lafond‑and‑Catherine‑Piché,‑eds.,‑JurisClasseur Québec : Procédure civile II, 2nd ed. (Montreal: LexisNexis, 2015+). Also cited in first
edition.

Hubert Reid, Ad. E. and Claire Carrier, Alter Ego : Code de procédure civile du Québec, 32nd ed. (Montreal: Wilson & Lafleur, 2016).
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RANKINGS & RECOGNITIONS

2010:‑Students‑for‑Development‑Award,‑Canadian‑International‑Development‑
Agency and Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada.

2010: Novak-Weil Award, McGill University.

2010: Human Rights Bursary, McGill University.

2005: Graduate Scholarship, Carleton University.
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2003: Senator Frank Carrel Upper-Year Scholarship, Queen's University.
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