Monique Jilesen

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Monique is Managing Partner at Lenczner Slaght. She is a formidable advocate and one of the top litigation lawyers of her generation in Canada who clients turn to for their toughest commercial disputes. Her practice focuses on class actions, contract and shareholder disputes, civil fraud cases, injunctions, professional liability, bankruptcy and insolvency matters, and securities cases. Monique’s clients include major financial institutions, professional service firms, pharmaceutical companies, technology companies, and other multinational corporations who routinely face challenging, cross-border disputes. She appears at all levels of Court in Canada. Monique is a fearless advocate, unafraid to take on tough, notable, and high-profile cases, even at a moment’s notice. Recognized for her exceptional work, Monique was awarded The Advocates’ Society’s prestigious Douglas K. Laidlaw Award for Excellence in Advocacy in 2017. In 2023, Monique was named Litigator of the Year at the Canadian Law Awards and recognized among Toronto Life’s 50 Most Influential. Monique is also a Fellow of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers.