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About
Provided by Jill M. Lawrie
Practice Areas
Practice Area: Jill’s practice focuses on product liability matters and the defence of class actions. She is the co-lead of the Firm's Consumer Protection group. Jill has acted for clients in numerous industries, including manufacturers of medical devices, pharmaceuticals, automobiles, food and consumer products, as well as for professional service organizations, financial institutions and insurers. Jill provides proactive advice on product warnings, recalls and litigation risks. She was counsel in the successful defence of the first medical products class action (146 trial days) to go to trial in Ontario (action dismissed).
Professional Memberships
Jill is a member of The Advocates' Society, the Defence Research Institute, Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel, and the International Association of Defense Counsel.
Chambers Review
Canada
Jill Lawrie is a highly regarded product liability and consumer protection litigator with a notable track record of representing pharmaceutical multinationals, as well as medical device and automotive manufacturers. From her Toronto base, she offers complementary knowledge of the regulatory space.
Jill Lawrie is co-head of the firm's consumer protection group, practising out of the Toronto office. She offers substantial experience advising on product liability class action litigation, with notable expertise in the automotive and healthcare product manufacturing sectors.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Jill is a fantastic litigator and a true business partner. She is creative, dives deeply into technical issues and does not shy away from challenges."
"Jill is a fantastic litigator and a true business partner. She has keen awareness of our business objectives as they relate to our class action and litigation defence strategies."
"She is creative, dives deeply into technical issues and does not shy away from challenges."
"Jill is a fantastic litigator and a true business partner. She is creative, dives deeply into technical issues and does not shy away from challenges."
"Jill is a fantastic litigator and a true business partner. She has keen awareness of our business objectives as they relate to our class action and litigation defence strategies."
"She is creative, dives deeply into technical issues and does not shy away from challenges."
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