Paul co-founded Pape Chaudhury LLP with Shantona Chaudhury in 2018. Paul has over 50 years of experience as both trial and appellate counsel and has acted in many cases of significance. Paul’s litigation practice focuses on complex commercial, securities, class action, professional negligence, and administrative matters, with special emphasis on appeals in these and other areas. Paul is a senior and leading member of the Ontario Bar.
Paul has been described as an “outstanding appellate lawyer with deep experience on which to draw, ranging from complex class actions to medical malpractice” and is “repeatedly recommended” for commercial matters.
Paul is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, a Fellow of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers, a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America, regularly listed in the Lexpert/ALM Guide to the Top 500 Lawyers in Canada and is recommended in Chambers’ Global Guide to the World’s Leading Lawyers. He is also listed in Lexpert’s top 100 creative lawyers in Canada. He is an honorary member of The Commercial Bar of England (COMBAR). He is a recipient of a Lexpert Zenith Award as a change agent for over 40 years. Paul holds a Master of Laws from London University, England. He was called to the Ontario Bar in 1971.
Recent matter/case highlights:
- Canadian Civil Liberties Association, et al. v. His Majesty the King in Right of Newfoundland and Labrador, et al., 2024 CanLII 35287 (SCC)
Key practice areas:
- Appellate
- Class action
- Commercial
- Commercial disputes
- Dispute resolution
- Plaintiff
- Private client
Academic qualifications:
- L.L.M. King's College, University of London, UK, 1972
- L.L.B. Osgoode Hall Law School, Toronto, Canada, 1969
- B.A. University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada, 1966
Association/network memberships:
- The American College of Trial Lawyers, 2002
- The International Academy of Trial Lawyers, 2010
- Litigation Counsel of America, 2021
Bar Admissions:
- Law Society of Ontario, 1971
