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Caroline Youdan Toronto Lawyer

Caroline Youdan

Partner Fasken
Jurisdiction Ontario, 2015 | New York, 2011
Language(s) English
Office(s) Toronto
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Overview

Caroline Youdan has a broad civil litigation and arbitration practice. With a focus on class actions, product liability, and international arbitrations, Caroline advocates for clients in a variety of industries including automotive, life sciences, mining, retail and manufacturing, construction, and banking and finance.

Before joining the firm, Caroline worked as an associate editor for Toronto Life magazine. She also practiced as an Associate in the New York office of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton and Garrison LLP. While there, she represented clients in a range of litigation matters, including complex securities litigation, white collar defence and regulatory enforcement matters, and internal investigations.  In 2008, Caroline clerked for Justice Abella at the Supreme Court of Canada.

Achievements

Client Work

  • Confidential client in ICC arbitration valued at C$220 million, [Case - Confidential Client], Represented the Claimant in two related ICC arbitrations seated in Toronto with $220 million in claims related to the termination of an EPCM contract for a mine in Central America.
  • Representing Fiat Chrysler Automobiles in numerous national class action proceedings, including the diesel fuel emission systems in two models of FCA vehicles, [Case - Fiat Chrysler Automobiles], The plaintiffs alleged that the emission systems in these vehicles are designed in such a way as to perform differently under regulatory testing conditions than in real life operation, with the result that the vehicles met regulatory testing requirements but then emit more diesel emissions when operated in real life. Peter’s team achieved a dismissal of the plaintiff’s motion for certification.
  • Representing Novartis Pharmaceuticals in a putative national class action relating to the drug Zofran, [Case - Novartis Pharmaceuticals Canada Inc.]

Career & Education

Education

  • JD/LLB, (Hons) University of Toronto
  • BA, English Literature (Hons) McGill University

Community involvement

  • Pro Bono Law Ontario, Volunteer Duty Counsel

Memberships & Affiliations

  • Member, Advocates' Society
  • Member, Law Society of Upper Canada
  • Member, Canadian Bar Association
  • Member, Ontario Bar Association
  • Member, New York State Bar Association
  • Member, American Bar Association

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