Best Lawyers in Canada for Class Action Litigation

Matthew is a partner in the Class Actions group at McKenzie Lake Lawyers in London, Ontario, Canada. His practice focuses on Plaintiff side class actions and mass torts, particularly product liability and consumer protections claims. Matthew offers his clients a depth of experience and track record of success in many types of class actions. Since 2003, he has worked on some of the leading Canadian class actions.

Jeremy Devereux acts as an advocate and negotiator in a wide range of complex commercial and regulatory matters. His experience includes securities and financial services disputes, regulatory investigations and prosecutions, corporate and commercial litigation, class actions, employment law, estates litigation, mining law and administrative law. He has appeared as counsel before the Ontario courts, the Federal Court of Canada, and numerous tribunals and arbitration panels. Mr. Devereux freque...

Marianne Ignacz is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Class Action Litigation and Product Liability Law. Marianne, who practices law in Montréal, Quebec, has been recognized since 2019. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Marianne is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Michael Binetti, Managing Partner of the firm, brings a proven litigation background plus extensive experience in arguing both trials and appeals. He has demonstrated his strategic legal capability and expertise in wide-ranging areas of litigation. Michael’s peers and clients have commented that Michael is an “excellent and creative lawyer,” “finds unique solutions to complex problems,” and that “Michael gets it and knows how to win.” Michael represen...

Mylène D. Tiessen is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Class Action Litigation, Insurance Law and Medical Negligence. Mylène D., who practices law in Calgary, Alberta, has been recognized since 2020. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Mylène D. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Scott Kugler is a partner in the firm’s Toronto office and head of the firm’s National Class Actions Group. His practice emphasizes complex commercial matters, including class actions (securities and competition law/anti-trust), shareholder disputes, claims against directors/officers, broker/dealer disputes (civil and regulatory), product liability cases, franchise disputes, dealer/distributor disputes, and multi-faceted corporate litigation often involving the oppression remedy. ...

Kirk is a partner at Koskie Minsky LLP and is head of the firm’s class action group. He has been repeatedly recognized by Lexpert, Chambers Canada and Benchmark Canada as a leading Canadian practitioner in the field of class action litigation. Mr. Baert has appeared in courts across the country, including the Ontario Court of Appeal, Quebec Court of Appeal, Newfoundland Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Canada, on matters dealing with all aspects of class action litigation. Mr. B...

Owen J. James is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Class Action Litigation, Corporate and Commercial Litigation and Environmental Law. Owen J., who practices law in Vancouver, British Columbia, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Owen J. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Noah Boudreau is a member of the Litigation & Dispute Resolution group. Noah acts regularly for internationally known corporations in the defence of significant private and class actions. Many of his cases have cross-border and international implications and Noah works closely with counsel in the U.S. and other jurisdictions to ensure strategic co-ordination of cases across borders. Noah has extensive experience coordinating all aspects of Canadian multi-jurisdictional class actions, with...

A distinguished lawyer whose reputation stretches beyond Quebec and Canada, André Ryan is a partner in BCF’s Litigation and Governance groups. A commercial law practitioner, André advises clients on commercial litigation, corporate governance, media relations, and crisis management, as well as on the negotiation of national and international strategic agreements and partnerships. He regularly advises boards of directors of public, private, and governmental organisations. A...

Alex Dobrota is a partner at Woods LLP whose practice focuses on complex commercial cases, cross-border disputes, insolvency matters (domestic and international) and international arbitration. He has extensive experience pleading before all levels of Quebec courts and participating in commercial arbitrations with strategic and/or reputational risks for Canadian and foreign companies in the province of Quebec. He has successfully represented clients in the context of litigations arising from s...

Tony is a Partner and Co-Leader of the firm’s Competition, Marketing and Foreign Investment Group. As former counsel to Canada’s Commissioner of Competition (Department of Justice Canada) and having served as counsel in many of Canada’s most significant competition matters, Tony is widely recognized as one of Canada’s leading practitioners in competition law and litigation. Tony represents and counsels clients in domestic and multi-jurisdictional competition matters, i...

Linda R. Rothstein, LSM, is a top lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Administrative and Public Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Appellate Practice, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Class Action Litigation, Corporate and Commercial Litigation, Health Care Law and Labour and Employment Law. Linda is a senior partner at Paliare Roland Rosenberg Rothstein LLP. She is best known for probing cross-examinations, strategic advice and behind-the-scenes counsel work on high-sta...

David A. Klein is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Class Action Litigation. David A., who practices law in Vancouver, British Columbia, has been recognized since 2006. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which David A. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Raphaël represents a variety of clients, including several large companies and municipalities before courts and administrative tribunals at all levels. He has conducted several long-term trials and is thus very familiar with managing voluminous files. He is a recognized author and lecturer, particularly on issues related to abuse of process. His texts are frequently cited by the courts. He joined IMK in 2015 after practicing for 15 years with a national firm, where he developed an import...

Randy Sutton practises dispute resolution and regulatory law. Mr. Sutton has represented clients in the provincial and federal courts across Canada, in arbitrations (both domestic and international) and in a variety of administrative proceedings. He is a member of the British Columbia, Saskatchewan and Ontario bars. His litigation practice includes the representation of clients in commercial, class action, competition, environmental, product liability, product recall, insurance, defamation an...