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CLASS ACTIONS
Lenczner, Alan J., QC, Lenczner Slaght Royce Smith Griffin LLP Toronto - (416) 865-3090
- alenczner@litigate.com
Founding partner. Widely acknowledged as one of Canada's leading litigators, Alan
Lenczner has applied his advocacy skills to yield precedent-setting decisions in nearly every area of civil
litigation. Drawing on four decades of experience in complex litigation matters, he appears regularly before
courts at all levels across the country, as well as administrative tribunals. He has also appeared as counsel
before the High Court and the Court of Appeal in the UK and is a Fellow of the American College of Trial
Lawyers. A frequent lecturer on a broad range of legal subjects, Lenczner has helped to guide a generation
of lawyers.
O'Connor, David F., Roy O'Connor LLP Toronto - (416) 350-2474 - dfo@royoconnor.ca
David O'Connor is a founding partner in Roy O'Connor LLP, a litigation boutique in Toronto. He was
previously a partner in a large national law firm. His practice is focused on commercial and class-action
litigation (both defense and plaintiff side). He has been recognized by Benchmark Canada as a litigation star
in class actions and commercial litigation since its inception in Canada, with peer praise for his "prowess."
He was a finalist with Benchmark for Class Action Litigator of the Year in 2015 and 2017. He was named as
one of the finalists for the Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers in Canada in 2015 and 2016 (Canadian Lawyer
magazine). He is ranked in the Chambers Guide to Canada's Leading Lawyers in the area of Class Actions.
He was first recognized in Lexpert® 10 years ago as a finalist for the "Rising Stars: Leading Lawyers
Under 40."
Rochon, Joel P., Rochon Genova LLP Toronto - (416) 363-1867 - jrochon@rochongenova.com
Joel Rochon is Managing Partner at Rochon Genova LLP and heads the firm's class-action practice, with
emphasis on product liability, securities, transportation law and consumer goods litigation. His achievements
of note include the certification and settlement of the Wilson v. Servier Canada diet drugs litigation (the first
defective drug case to be certified in Canada). Rochon is or has been lead or co-lead counsel on a number of
significant class actions, including the resolution of Nortel securities litigation, Maple Leaf Foods tainted
meat, Toyota unintended acceleration litigation, and ongoing class-action litigation involving CIBC, SNC
Lavalin, Market Timing in mutual funds, the Lac-Mégantic train derailment and the Rana Plaza factory
collapse. Rochon attended the University of Western Ontario, McGill University, and graduated from
the Université de Moncton, Faculty of Law (in French) in 1986. He is admitted to the Ontario Bar.
Rothstein, Linda R., LSM, Paliare Roland Rosenberg Rothstein LLPToronto - (416) 646-4327
- linda.rothstein@paliareroland.com
Linda Rothstein is a senior partner at Paliare Roland Rosenberg Rothstein
LLP. Practices in areas of civil and administrative litigation, expertise in class actions, commercial litigation,
professional liability and misconduct, public law, employment and human rights, judicial review and appeals.
Commission counsel to Goudge Inquiry ('07–'08); lead counsel to City of Toronto in the Computer Leasing
Inquiry ('02–'05); lead counsel to Motherisk Hair Analysis Review ('15–'16). Toronto Regional Bencher of
e Law Society of Upper Canada ('07–'15). Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. Fellow and Board
Member, International Academy of Trial Lawyers. Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America. Past President
('05–'06), e Advocates' Society (Ont.). Co-author of Lawyers' Professional Liability, 3rd ed. (LexisNexis
'13) and "Professional Liability" (ch. 9) D. Lundy, G. MacKenzie and M. Newbury, Barristers & Solicitors
in Practice (Butterworths, '98). Awards include Law Society Medal, "Award of Distinction" from Toronto
Lawyers' Association, Lexpert® Zenith Award ('13) and University of Toronto Distinguished
Alumnus Award ('14).
