Sarah Armstrong
Canada Guide 2025
Band 3 : Dispute Resolution: Class Action (Defence)
Band 3
About
Provided by Sarah Armstrong
Practice Areas
Sarah Armstrong is the Chair of Fasken’s Ontario Litigation and Dispute Resolution Practice Group. An adept and strategic litigator, Sarah combines skilled courtroom advocacy and sound judgment to represent clients who are involved in business-critical disputes.
Sarah navigates clients through complex commercial disputes and professional liability matters in both court and in arbitration. In the class action arena, Sarah has extensive experience managing and coordinating the defence of overlapping and multi-jurisdictional proceedings in securities, product liability, privacy and cybersecurity, insurance coverage and consumer cases. Sarah advises organizations across a wide array of industries including mining, professional services, insurance, health, automotive, retail and manufacturing. Sarah acts as lead and co-counsel at the trial and appellate levels as well as before domestic and international arbitral tribunals.
Chambers Review
Canada
Sarah Armstrong attracts plaudits for her growing presence in Canada's disputes market, acting on both single-plaintiff and class actions. With a strong track record in cybersecurity and securities class actions, she also has notable experience in insurance-related cases. She is based in Toronto.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Sarah is very good - her experience in class actions and understanding of the processes in that area really stands out."
"She has exceptional judgement and is a fantastic oral advocate."
"Sarah is very good - her experience in class actions and understanding of the processes in that area really stands out."
"She has exceptional judgement and is a fantastic oral advocate."