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About
Provided by Sandra A Forbes
Practice Areas
Sandra is a leading litigator who specializes in corporate, class action, securities and competition litigation. A significant portion of her practice involves defending clients in national and cross-border class actions. She acts for clients before all levels of court and various administrative tribunals in Canada, including the Competition Tribunal. Sandra has achieved successful results for clients on diverse issues, including class actions alleging anti-competitive conduct or collusion, and competition matters such as abuse of dominance. She is highly experienced in defending litigation for directors and audit committees. Sandra is the past president of The Advocates’ Society, a Fellow and Secretary Designate of the American College of Trial Lawyers and a Fellow of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers. Sandra completed her articles as a law clerk to the Honourable Justice Peter Cory of the Supreme Court of Canada. Select Recognition: Chambers Global; Chambers Canada; The Legal 500 Canada; GCR 100 Canada; Lexpert Special Edition: Litigation; Benchmark Canada; Who’s Who Legal: Canada.
Chambers Review
Global
Sandra Forbes is highly esteemed for her ability to represent defendants in competition class actions, with a particular focus on disputes concerning allegations of price fixing and misleading advertising. She also has an active commercial litigation practice.
Sandra Forbes is an accomplished commercial litigator, best known for her handling of high-value class action proceedings, particularly those relating to competition and antitrust. She is based in Toronto.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Her clear and concise advice, paired with her formidable presentation skills, are appreciated by all audiences."
"She is a top competition litigator, who is very smart, highly experienced and excellent in oral submissions."
"Her clear and concise advice, paired with her formidable presentation skills, are appreciated by all audiences."
"She is a top competition litigator, who is very smart, highly experienced and excellent in oral submissions."