Overview
Lawson Lundell’s Class Actions Group has advised and represented both corporate defendants and plaintiffs’ groups. We have been actively involved in class action law since 1994, when British Columbia enacted class actions legislation. Our goal is to assist our clients in resolving class actions issues expeditiously, whether by alternate dispute resolution or, where possible, preliminary motions.
We frequently provide advice to our corporate and institutional clients concerning ways in which to avoid or minimize exposure to class action litigation. Since we have also acted for plaintiffs’ groups in class actions, we believe that we are able to give to our corporate clients very practical advice with respect to the strategy and tactics employed by the plaintiffs' bar, including issues relating to the use of the media.
Our members are on the “cutting edge” of class actions knowledge. In addition to our court work, we have chaired and participated in committees on class actions sponsored by the Canadian Bar Association and the Uniform Law Conference of Canada, and have been active in legislative reform initiatives involving class actions, including helping to set up the national class actions database. Our members have also taught courses on class actions and mass tort litigation at the University of British Columbia and the University of Victoria, and have published many articles on the subject.
Key Contacts
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