Advanced Sessions on Class Actions
ATTENDANCE OPTIONS
Option 1: Live Webcast: Friday, 29 January 2016
Times and Time Zones:
● Alberta - Mountain: 9:00am - 10:30am | Our programs can be used to fulfill your CPD Plan
● British Columbia - Pacific: 8:00am - 9:30am | 1.50 Substantive Hours
● Manitoba - Central: 10:00am - 11:30am | 1.50 Substantive Hours
● New Brunswick - Atlantic: 12:00noon - 1:30pm | 1.50 Substantive Hours
● Newfoundland - Newfoundland Daylight: 12:30pm - 2:00pm | Optional 1.50 Hours
● Northwest Territories - Mountain: 9:00am - 10:30am | 1.50 Substantive Hours
● Nova Scotia - Atlantic: 12:00noon - 1:30pm | 1.50 Substantive Hours
● Nunavut - Eastern: 11:00am - 12:30pm | 1.50 Substantive Hours
● Ontario - Eastern: 11:00am - 12:30pm | 1.50 Substantive Hours
● Prince Edward Island - Atlantic: 12:00noon - 1:30pm | 1.50 Substantive Hours
● Saskatchewan - Central: 10:00am - 11:30am | Practitioner must contact the LSS for accreditation
● Yukon - Pacific: 8:00am - 9:30am | 1.50 Substantive Hours
Option 2: USB Flash Drive Delivery Date:
Monday, 16 May 2016
Option 3: 365 Day Archived Webcast Availability Starts:
Monday, 16 May 2016
Early Bird Deadline: Friday, 22 January 2016
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Premised on the ideals of access to justice, judicial economy and behaviour modification, class
actions have become a key element of our civil justice system. Our annual program on the
subject brings together seasoned civil litigators for an exploration of trends, timely topics, best
practices and jurisprudence. We believe we have succeeded in fashioning an annual program that
is pithy and information packed, making it ideal for the busy litigator.
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SCHEDULE
1st Module [Thirty Minutes]:
Chantelle Spagnola
Optimizing the Use of Expert Evidence at Certification
Five Minute Break
2nd Module [Thirty Minutes]:
Thomas W. Arndt
The Intersection of Summary Judgments and Class Actions: When, Where and Why
Five Minute Break
3rd Module [Thirty Minutes]:
Ron Podolny
Can Common Law and Statutory Remedies Co-exist? Cracking the ‘Complete Code’
Five Minute Break
4th Module [Thirty Minutes]:
Lara Jackson
Securities Class Actions Developments
Ron Podolny - Associate, Siskinds LLP: Ronald Podolny, B.A. (Hon.) (York); J.D. (Bronze Medal) (Osgoode
Hall), of the Bars of Ontario and New York, is a lawyer in the Class Actions Group of Siskinds LLP in Toronto.
His practice is focused on class action litigation, including securities, competition, environmental, consumer
protection and product liability matters. Mr. Podolny has appeared at all levels of court in Ontario, as well as
before the Federal Court, the Federal Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Canada. Mr. Podolny is an
adjunct Professor at the University of Toronto, Faculty of Law and Osgoode Hall Law School. He has
authored articles on a variety of topics in class actions and commercial litigation. His work has been published
in the Canadian Business Law Journal, Lexpert, The Advocates Quarterly, The Lawyers Weekly, Global
Insolvency & Restructuring Review and other leading industry and academic publications. His articles have
been cited with approval by Canadian courts, including the Supreme Court of Canada. Ron has been
interviewed on legal matters by The Globe and Mail, Toronto Star, CBC, CHCH, CFRB and other media
outlets. He is a member of the Executive of the Ontario Bar Association, Class Actions Law Section.”
Chantelle Spagnola - Associate, Davies: Chantelle Spagnola is an associate in the Litigation practice. She is
developing a diverse civil and complex commercial litigation practice focusing on corporate commercial
disputes, class action defence, competition litigation, securities litigation and intellectual property matters. A
significant portion of Chantelle's practice involves defending national and cross-border class actions. Chantelle
has worked on litigation proceedings before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, the British Columbia
Supreme Court, the Saskatchewan Court of Queen's Bench, the Supreme Court of Canada, the Ontario
Securities Commission and the Canadian Competition Bureau.
Thomas W. Arndt - Partner, Dickinson Wright: Tom represents private and public sector clients in class
actions, complex commercial litigation, cross-border, arbitrations and regulatory matters. He appears before
all levels of court in Ontario and before administrative tribunals. Tom was in-house counsel to a large publicly
traded corporation where he played a key role in successful enterprise risk litigation between that corporation
and the Province of Ontario. Tom is a member of the Law Society of Upper Canada, The Advocates' Society,
the Toronto Lawyers Association and was awarded Dickinson Wright’s Superstar Award for his commitment
to giving back to the less fortunate. Tom speaks and publishes regularly on advocacy and substantive law
matters.
Lara Jackson - Partner, Cassels Brock: Lara Jackson has an active and varied commercial litigation practice
with particular expertise in securities litigation and class actions. Lara brings a strategic, analytical and
practical approach to the most complicated disputes, while maintaining her focus on achieving resolution as
efficiently as possible, including through the use of alternative dispute resolution where appropriate. Lara has
significant expertise in transactional litigation arising from contested shareholders’ meetings, proxy fights,
take-over bids and plans of arrangement. She regularly represents market participants in Canadian and
cross-border civil and regulatory proceedings, involving alleged securities act violations. Lara has also acted
in a wide range of corporate-commercial litigation matters involving contract disputes, directors’ and officers’
liability, oppression, shareholder disputes, and insolvency proceedings.
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