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McCarthy Tétrault Offices

McCarthy Tétrault
745 Thurlow Street
Suite 2400
Vancouver BC V6E 0C5
Canada
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Jill Yates

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Work Department

Dispute Resolution: Class Actions (Defence); Litigation: General Commercial

Position

Partner in and Practice Lead of the firm’s Litigation Group in Vancouver. Chair of the firm’s National Class Actions Group. Experienced commercial litigator and has appeared at all levels of court in British Columbia, in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Ontario, in the Federal Court, and in arbitral hearings. Has expertise in complex commercial litigation involving a variety of types of claims and in a broad range of industries, and particular expertise in defending class actions. Has significant trial experience, including trial of common issues. Frequently represents financial institution clients on a variety of matters including in relation to fraud, de-marketing, contract terms and mortgage issues. Frequently represents clients in consumer protection, product liability and privacy claims.

Career

British Columbia Bar, 2002

Board Chair of BGC South Coast (formerly Boys and Girls Club of South Coast BC).

Memberships

International Association of Defense Counsel, Canadian Bar Association and Vancouver Bar Association.

Personal

Editor, ‘Defending Class Actions in Canada, Fifth Edition’ (2020).

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Canada > Dispute resolution: British Columbia

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Jill Yates  – McCarthy Tétrault

McCarthy Tétrault‘s British Columbia disputes team routinely handles substantial commercial litigation mandates, including disputes involving mining, environmental, Aboriginal and energy matters. A recent highlight saw the group represent Meta in proposed Canadian class actions alleging that the company knowingly designed its social media platforms to expose young people to harmful content. Leadership of the department is shared between Jill Yates and Toronto-based national lead Sunil Kapur. Yates is well-versed in leading major cases for multinational clients in the financial services, healthcare, tech and forestry segments. Additional key litigators include Michael Feder KC (class action defence and arbitration); Aidan Cameron (commercial property and P3 disputes); Alexandra Cocks (contract and fraud claims, real estate disputes, product liability claims); Patrick Williams (arbitrations, class actions and regulatory proceedings); and Una Radoja (commercial, contractual and shareholder disputes, professional negligence claims).

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