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Row of classical columns
Row of classical columns

The potential risks of a class action lawsuit extend far beyond damage to a company’s bottom line. Brands can be tarnished, employees may become demoralized and markets can punish share prices. McMillan’s class action litigators work tirelessly on our corporate clients’ behalf to defeat claims early to avoid these and other pitfalls.

Our lawyers have broad experience in major domestic, cross-border and international class actions. Our highly accomplished litigators have expertise in a broad range of class action specialties. These include antitrust and competition, fraud, product liability, consumer protection, securities, employment, pharmaceuticals and medical devices, automotive, intellectual property, environmental, and banking litigation. Our prime focus is to preserve shareholder value and public reputation by defeating claims early.

Our law firm has handled some of the biggest domestic, cross-border and international class actions. McMillan’s lawyers across Canada work as one team, in collaboration with trusted cross-border connections, to seamlessly and effectively handle multijurisdictional cases. Our litigators have worked with many of Canada’s leading corporations and defended claims of varying sizes and degrees of complexity.

As one of Canada’s most highly reputed class action law firms, McMillan helps corporate clients by counselling on early resolution options, including defeating class treatment, seeking dismissal or summary judgements, and negotiating settlements; defending against class actions in the courts; managing the discovery process; creating strategies that mitigate risk across multiple business areas, including public relations, finance and human resources; and advising on the Canadian implications of suits originating in the United States.

Primary Contacts

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Lisa Parliament

Partner, Class Actions | Product Liability & Regulation

Joan M. Young

Partner, Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Scott Maidment

Partner, Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Sidney Elbaz

Partner, Litigation & Dispute Resolution

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Automotive Webinar Series | Part III: Where Rubber Meets the Road: Automotive Litigation Update

At this session, our panel of experts will provide a panoramic view of the evolution of automotive class actions across Canada, a review of best practices for managing disputes with distributors and franchisees, and
insights into litigation and disclosure obligations arising from automotive industry labour issues.

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Wednesday, November 29, 2023
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Nothing Casual about it: Hotel Faces Employees’ Class Action over Employment Benefit Changes

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Jul 19, 2023
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Recent ESG litigation developments in Canada and what we can expect to see in the near future.

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Settlement Counsel – valuable addition to the dispute-resolution toolkit

Settlement Counsel is litigation counsel engaged for the sole purpose of resolving a dispute or settling a case.

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Mar 28, 2023
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Just the Facts Please! A Discussion of Limitation Periods for Environmental Claims

This Bulletin considers how limitation periods apply to environmental claims in Ontario and how to reduce the risk of missing one.

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