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Christopher
A.L. Caruana
Counsel |
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Christopher practices commercial litigation with an emphasis
on contractual, shareholder and priority disputes. His experience
includes: civil fraud claims, collection matters, negotiable
instrument litigation (promissory notes, bills of exchange
and letters of credit), oppression and appraisal remedy
applications, commercial and residential lease disputes,
purchase and sale of land claims, mortgage enforcement as
well as injunctions in both a commercial and an employment
context (including Mareva, Anton Pillar and Norwich Pharamacal
orders). He has represented individuals, companies and financial
institutions from small credit unions to many Schedule I
banks and multi-national lenders.
Christopher's practice has taken him before
all levels of court in Ontario and many of its tribunals.
He has successfully represented his clients on appeals to
the Ontario Divisional Court and Court of Appeal as well
as the Supreme Court of Canada.
After receiving degrees in English Common
Law and Québec Civil Law, Christopher was called to the
New York State Bar in 1994. He received his Master of Laws
degree, with a thesis focused upon constitutional litigation,
in 1995 and was called to the Ontario Bar in 1997. He practiced
with several large firms in downtown Toronto prior to joining
Wilson Vukelich in 2008. He is a member of the Canadian,
American, and New York Bar Associations. |
Education
University of Calgary, B.A. 1990, McGill University,
B.C.L. 1994, LL.B. 1994, Osgoode Hall Law School, LL.M.
1995 |
