This blog provides our clients with insight and commentary on Canadian class actions in a variety of sectors. It also comments on the impact of class actions on Canadian businesses and the legal landscape, and shares our views on specific class actions in Canada, related developments and cross-border influences. Our contributing bloggers include the following:
Learn more about Patrick Williams
Partner
Vancouver
Patrick Williams is the Chief Editor and a partner in our Litigation Group in Vancouver. Patrick represents leading Canadian and multinational companies in complex commercial litigation, including arbitrations, class actions, and regulatory proceedings. He focuses on contract disputes and product liability claims. Patrick also practices administrative and public law and represents clients in disputes involving federal, provincial, and municipal governments and authorities. Patrick represents clients in diverse industries, including the…
Learn more about Kevan Hanowski
Associate
Vancouver
Kevan Hanowski is a Regional Editor and an associate in our Litigation Group in Vancouver. Kevan maintains a general civil litigation practice in which he helps businesses and individuals navigate a wide array of commercial disputes. Kevan has a particular focus on class action defence, administrative and constitutional litigation and private dispute resolution. On the class action front, Kevan has acted for defendants facing various types of claims, including financial services, privacy and data breach, product liability and worker…
Learn more about Leah Strand
Associate
Calgary
Leah Strand is a Regional Editor and an associate in our Litigation Group in Calgary. In 2021-22, Leah clerked at the Supreme Court of Canada for the Honourable Justice Russell Brown. Prior to that, she clerked at the Court of Appeal of Alberta for the Honourable Justice Kevin Feehan. Leah maintains a general civil/commercial practice with a focus on public law and class actions. She has appeared in all levels of court in Alberta, and has also worked on cases in the superior courts of British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, and Newfoundland and…
Learn more about Holly Kallmeyer
Associate
Toronto
Holly is a Regional Editor and an associate in our Litigation Group in Toronto. She maintains a general litigation practice. Holly has appeared before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, the Court of Appeal for Ontario, and the Supreme Court of Canada. Holly graduated from the University of Toronto Faculty of Law with Honours and received the Michael J. Moldaver Prize for highest standing in third year. Holly was a senior editor of the Faculty’s Law Review, a member of the Moot Court Committee, and a student coordinator at Pro Bono Ontario.
Learn more about Catherine Martin
Partner
Montréal
Catherine Martin is a Regional Editor and a partner in our Litigation Group in Montreal. Her general litigation practice focuses on class actions, civil and commercial litigation, and medical and professional liability. Catherine has represented physicians before civil Courts and disciplinary bodies. In addition to her medical litigation practice, Catherine is involved in defending several product liability and consumer class actions on behalf of leading corporations. She is also a contributing author to the fifth edition of Defending Class…