17 September 2025 • 9 minute read
Global Class Action Summit
Innovation & Impact: Strategies for Defending and Winning Cross-Border LitigationWednesday, September 17, 2025
DLA Piper hosted its Global Class Action Summit on Wednesday, September 17 in Toronto. The interactive half-day event featured discussion panels and insightful presentations from leading global practitioners, followed by a networking reception. Attendees gained useful insights from our presenters who discussed emerging trends in class actions companies should prepare for.
Featuring a fireside chat with Ambassador Mike McKinley, a four-time US Ambassador to Peru, Colombia, Afghanistan, and Brazil, DLA Piper lawyers led discussions focused on class action developments, addressing business-critical issues currently facing consumer goods, life sciences, technology companies, and more.
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Please reach out to Carolyn Hennessey if you have any questions.
This session qualified for 5 hours of substantive content. (Law Society of BC)
This session was eligible for 5 hours of substantive content. (Law Society of Ontario)
CLE credit was offered for this event.
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Agenda
Speaker:
- Rebecca von Rüti, Partner, Co-Chair, Class Action Defence Group, Canada and Global Co-Chairs
Speakers:
- Moderator: Christopher M. Young, Partner, DLA Piper US
- Steve Weisbrot, President & CEO, Angeion Group
- Thomas Gaedtke, Partner, DLA Piper Germany
- Kieran O’Brien, Partner, DLA Piper Australia
- Tony Katz, Partner, DLA Piper UK
CLE materials:
- Global trends in product liability and class action litigation
- UK Opt-Out Claims Surge To €77B Amid Class Action Boom
- EU Privacy Watchdog Noyb Primed to Pursue US-Style Class Actions
- The Rise of Class Actions in the Netherlands: What You Need to Know
- The Class Action Chronicles: Developments in the Netherlands
- AI, Crypto Securities Class Actions On The Rise, Report Says
Speakers:
- Moderator: Kristy Balsanek, Partner, DLA Piper US
- Peter Browning, CEO, Browning Environmental Communications
- Thomas Gaedtke, Partner, DLA Piper Germany
- George Gigounas, Partner, DLA Piper US
- Keara M. Gordon, Partner, DLA Piper US
CLE materials:
Speakers:
- Angela Jackson, Director, Legal – Canada, Uber
- Nicolas Chaput, Senior Legal Counsel, Uber
- Colleen Carey Gulliver, Partner, DLA Piper US
- Tania Da Silva, Partner, DLA Piper Canada
- Rebecca von Rüti, Partner, DLA Piper Canada
- Tony Katz, Partner, DLA Piper UK
CLE materials:
- California’s new fee disclosure law goes into effect July 1, 2024
- The Robinson-Patman Act: Pricing Considerations for Retailers
- New Laws, Consumer Actions Will Help Us Say Goodbye to Junk Fees
- Algorithmic Pricing Gets Boost in Ninth Cir. Hotel-Casino Ruling
- FTC passes rule prohibiting “junk fees” for live-event tickets and short-term lodging
Speakers:
- Moderator: Chris Campbell, Partner, DLA Piper US
- Jacqueline De Gagne, Chief Legal Officer, Bayer Canada
- Matt Goldberg, Partner, DLA Piper US
- Colleen Gulliver, Partner, DLA Piper US
- Kieran O’Brien, Partner, DLA Piper Australia
CLE materials:
- What Do We Know and What Don’t Know About the Consequences of the Revised Product Liability Directive?
- Increasing Systemic Legal Risks in the EU: The Economic Impacts of Changes to the EU’s Product Liability Legislation
- Third-party litigation in Europe: could it fuel a US-style class action culture?
- The New EU Product Liability Directive – Update or Upgrade for European Technology Law?
- If You Are Not Freaked Out, You Are Not Paying Attention
Speakers:
- John Weigelt, National Technology Officer, Microsoft Canada
- Ryan Black, Partner, DLA Piper Canada
- Isabelle Ord, Partner, DLA Piper US
- Raj Shah, Partner, DLA Piper US
- Sean Fulton, Of Counsel, DLA Piper US
- Swetha Popuri, Associate, DLA Piper Canada
CLE materials:
- Google unable to avoid mass opt-out in privacy class action
- Data Privacy Lawsuits Rise as Lawyers Dust Off Wiretapping Laws
- OpenAI Case Amplifies Legal Tension Between Discovery, Privacy
- Legal red teaming, one year in: Reports from the field
- Google Hit With $425 Million Jury Verdict in Privacy Trial