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Practice Area: Litigation - Class Actions
Class Actions
Class action defence requires experience, subject-matter expertise, strategic thinking and fearless advocacy. With the plaintiff’s bar continuing to push the envelope in seeking to certify novel new claims, the risk of potential damages—and costly litigation—for employers has never been greater. You can trust us to be on your side and get results.
Setting up Shop in Canada? What U.S. Employers Need to Know About Canadian Litigation Law [Video]
In this video, Frank Cesario discusses five of the key differentiating factors about Canadian litigation that U.S. organizations should be aware of including: damages, document production and discovery, costs, mandatory mediation and differences in court structure.
Setting up Shop in Canada? What U.S. Employers Need to Know About Litigating in Canada
While Canada and the United States are alike in many respects, there are a few key differences in litigation law that U.S. organizations should be aware of if you are considering buying, selling or operating a business in Canada.
Acting as counsel to professional sports leagues in the defence of concussion class actions.
Acting as counsel to professional sports leagues in the defence of concussion class actions.
Represented an accounting firm in a class action for wage and overtime.
Represented an accounting firm in a class action for wage and overtime.
Acted for a number of defendants in an employee class action relating to a call centre closure, successfully narrowing the legal claims and the composition of the class sought by the plaintiffs.
Acted for a number of defendants in an employee class action relating to a call centre closure, successfully narrowing the legal claims and the composition of the class sought by the plaintiffs.
Represented a large employer in a class action brought by former employees regarding changes to a retiree benefit program.
Represented a large employer in a class action brought by former employees regarding changes to a retiree benefit program.
Represented trustees of a pension plan in a class action relating to ownership of surplus pension plan funds and administration of the pension plan and successfully resolved the matter with no liability for the trustees.
Represented trustees of a pension plan in a class action relating to ownership of surplus pension plan funds and administration of the pension plan and successfully resolved the matter with no liability for the trustees.
Represented trustees of a supplemental employee retirement plan in a class action arising from the partial wind up of the plan and successfully resolved the matter with no liability for the trustees.
Represented trustees of a supplemental employee retirement plan in a class action arising from the partial wind-up of the plan and successfully resolved the matter with no liability for the trustees.