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David Kent is Co-chair of the firm's Dispute Resolution Group and Co-chair of its Class
Action Practice, and a member of its Competition and IP groups. His practice empha-
sizes complex litigation, including competition, copyright, commercial and regulatory
disputes. His extensive class-action experience includes over 40 national cases involving
competition, consumer, privacy and securities claims in a wide range of industries, raising
issues including cross-border discovery, settlement and certification. He has been counsel
in many competition cases, including over 25 cartel class actions (e.g., vitamins, rubber
chemicals, cross-border vehicle sales, credit cards, e-books, Gmail and computer compo-
nents such as DRAM, SRAM, LCDs and CRTs), as well as private actions, contested
mergers and Competition Bureau investigations. Kent taught ADR at Osgoode Hall
Law School (Toronto) and Queen's University Law School (Kingston) for nine years.
Member, CBA, IPIC and ABA (section on antitrust). LLB (Hons.) and Dean's Key, Uni-
versity of Toronto. Ontario Bar (1983).
Senior trial and appellate counsel with a broad litigation practice, including corporate/
commercial litigation, class actions, securities, professional negligence, defamation and
other media law, environmental and energy, constitutional and administrative law. Has
appeared as counsel at every level of court in Ontario, the Federal Court of Canada and
in the Supreme Court of Canada, as well as administrative tribunals. Served as counsel
to a special legislative committee and as Commission Counsel to the Commission of In-
quiry concerning the Kingston Prison for Women. Recipient of the 2015 OBA Award
for Excellence in Civil Litigation, and of the 2009 Law Society of Upper Canada Medal.
Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. A frequent speaker and lecturer at nu-
merous law schools and professional bodies. Vice-president and a member of the board of
directors of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association. Senior Chair of the University of
Toronto Tribunal. Director of the Canadian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies. LLB,
1977, University of Toronto. Ontario Bar 1979.
Partner. Significant experience in corporate/commercial and securities litigation, share-
holder remedies, professional negligence and product liability. Has worked on signifi-
cant restructuring matters and major securities, competition and product liability class
actions and appeared at all levels of court in Ontario and the SCC. Has acted for signifi-
cant participants in public and private take-over litigation and in matters before the On-
tario and British Columbia Securities Commissions. Recognized as a leading litigation
lawyer by The Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory, The Lexpert® ALM Guide to the Lead-
ing 500 Lawyers in Canada, The Best Lawyers in Canada and Benchmark Canada as a
"Litigation Star" for class-action, corporate/commercial and securities litigation, and by
Chambers for dispute resolution and class action. Recognized in Benchmark's Top 25
Women in Canadian Litigation. Founding/past-chair of Goodmans' professional stan-
dards and conf licts committee. Fellow of American College of Trial Lawyers. Contrib-
uting editor to the Commercial Litigation Journal. Member, Litigation Advisory Board
for Practical Law.
Senior trial and appellate counsel with a broad practice in business litigation and an em-
phasis on administrative and constitutional law, competition law and class actions. Has
appeared as counsel in the Supreme Court of Canada, in the Federal Court and Fed-
eral Court of Appeal, at every level of court in Ontario, in the courts of Alberta, British
Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Yukon, in domestic and inter-
national commercial arbitrations and before administrative tribunals. Recipient of the
2015 Law Society Medal. Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, the Litigation
Counsel of America and the Chartered Institute of Arbitrations. Member of the On-
tario Regional Committee of the Supreme Court Advocacy Institute. Speaks and writes
regularly on public law, competition and civil litigation issues. LLM, 1977, University of
California. LLB (Gold Medalist), 1976, University of Toronto. Ontario Bar, 1979. Al-
berta Bar, 1987.
David W.
Kent
McMillan LLP
Tel: (416) 865-7143
Fax: (416) 865-7048
Toronto
Patricia D.S.
Jackson
Torys LLP
Tel: (416) 865-7323
Fax: (416) 865-7380
Toronto
Jessica A.
Kimmel
Goodmans LLP
Tel: (416) 597-4219
Fax: (416) 979-1234
Toronto
John B.
Laskin
Torys LLP
Tel: (416) 865-7317
Fax: (416) 865-7380
Toronto
david.kent@mcmillan.ca
tjackson@torys.com
jkimmel@goodmans.ca
jlaskin@torys.com
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