Christopher Anthony Lawrence Caruana

After receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science at the University of Calgary with specialization in Canadian constitutional law, Christopher attended McGill University’s Faculty of Law where he obtained degrees in both English Common Law and French (Quebec) Civil Law. He then attended Osgoode Hall Law School and completed a Master of Laws degree with his thesis entitled “A Neo-Conservative Approach to Standing in Charter of Rights Litigation.”

Called to the Bar of New York State and Ontario (Law Society of Upper Canada), Christopher’s practice served clients in both jurisdictions with his base of operations in the Greater Toronto Area from 1997 to 2026. Christopher retired from practicing New York law in 2026. He has practised both corporate/commercial law as well as litigation – with the majority of his time since 1997 devoted to litigation (mainly commercial and banking litigation). His litigation practice has seen him represent clients before all levels of Ontario and Federal Courts – including the Supreme Court of Canada – and also in arbitrations and many government or industry tribunals.

Christopher’s practice has an emphasis on contractual, shareholder and priority disputes. He has represented individuals, companies and financial institutions from small credit unions to many Schedule I banks and multi-national lenders in diverse areas such as:

Christopher practised with several large firms in downtown Toronto prior to joining Wilson Vukelich in 2008.

Christopher was called to the New York State Bar in 1994 and the bar of Ontario in 1997. He retired as a New York lawyer in November 2026. He has been a member of the Canadian, American, and New York State Bar Associations.

Christopher was affiliated with the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and became a Member of that organization following successfully completing accreditation examinations in Lithuania in 2013. He became a Fellow of the Institute in October 2014 following successful completion of his accreditation examinations in New York City in that year.