The team you need
BLG has Chambers-recognized lawyers on class action files in every major Canadian class action jurisdiction, with the high-calibre capacity needed to represent multiple clients in a single class action and win. We have trial-tested industry expertise in everything from anti-trust to securities and five former justices available to provide unparalleled counsel on every file.
We recognize what’s at stake. Our practical approach, crisis management skills and sophisticated commitment to resolving class actions at the earliest possible moment — including challenging causes of action at the pleading stage, defeating class certification and winning on summary judgement — make us a confidence-building, business-minded ally.
Early success
We recommend strategies that use your money where it will get the best result, whether that’s fighting certification, narrowing issues, settling or pursuing appeals. We manage costs by using technology to assist with discovery, skillfully managing multiple and multi-jurisdictional actions, and coordinating efforts in the event of parallel investigations and regulatory proceedings.
Managing legal costs
We regularly coordinate class action files across provincial and national borders, particularly when actions are commenced in the U.S., Europe and Canada. We ensure teams are well informed of approaches, share strategy where appropriate and maximize positive outcomes through regular, respectful communication.
Bridges across borders
BLG’s class actions team was the first in Canada to make use of bar orders to facilitate settlements, the first to negotiate an inter-provincial class actions settlement, the first to successfully defend a common issues summary trial in B.C. and the first to obtain reversal on a certification order by the B.C. Court of Appeal — and we aren’t done yet.
A record of firsts
We can and will take class action litigation to trial. We combine an honourable approach that earns respect from all parties with an unapologetic assertiveness that has us pursuing innovative approaches and setting precedents. We have been successful in provincial Superior courts, in Federal Court and on appeal — all the way to the Supreme Court of Canada.
Respectfully fierce
Our priority is lowering your exposure.
