Gannon Beaulne
Partner

Outline
Gannon Beaulne combines an analytical approach and deep knowledge of the law with a practical and strategic mindset to bring clarity to complex disputes and achieve a preferred resolution.
Overview
Client Work
Counsel to a foreign state owned entity in a $280-million international commercial arbitration against a Canadian company regarding a contractual dispute
Bureau Veritas SA, a publicly traded international certification and testing agency, in its successful defence of a $1.85-billion proposed class action commenced against it and Loblaws Companies Limited alleging they neglected to warn workers of structural deficiencies in the Rana Plaza building in Bangladesh. Das v George Weston Ltd, 2018 ONCA 1053, aff’g 2017 ONSC 5583.
Representation of accounting and law firms in proposed class actions regarding Canada Revenue Agency reassessments of taxpayers who had participated in Canadian charitable-giving tax shelter programs.
Representation of a First Nation in successfully obtaining a Mareva injunction to freeze the assets of alleged fraudsters. Kashechewan First Nation v Kirkland, 2018 ONSC 3014.
Representation of a hospitality company in successfully seeking the dismissal of a $20-million breach of contract claim on a summary judgment motion, before the Superior Court of Justice and the Court of Appeal for Ontario. Westmount-Keele Limited v Royal Host REIT, 2017 ONCA 673.
Parkland Fuel Corporation, a Canadian independent fuel retailer, in the defence of its acquisition of Pioneer Energy, including successfully resisting a hold-separate order in 8 of 14 local communities in issue. The Commissioner of Competition v Parkland Industries Ltd, 2015 CACT 4.
Recognitions & Awards
Benchmark Litigation: Canada
40 & Under Hot List
Recognized as a Future Star
Recognized as a Future Star
Best Lawyers in Canada
Ones to Watch, Corporate and Commercial Litigation
Related Services
Education & Bar Admissions
Education
- Queen's University, BA (Honours), 2009, with distinction, Dean's Honour List, Dr. Robert John Wilson Scholarship
- Queen's University, JD, 2012, Dean's List, John D.B. Walton Scholarship in Administrative Law
- International Business Law Certificate, Bader International Study Centre (England), Queen's University
Bar Admissions
- Ontario, 2013