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Heather Johnson Associate | Vancouver

About Heather

Heather maintains a broad litigation and dispute resolution practice, with a particular focus on commercial litigation and class action defence. She regularly acts for consumer companies in product liability, competition, and consumer protection matters, and represents clients across industries in complex commercial disputes. Her experience includes defending pharmaceutical and other regulated companies in high‑stakes class proceedings.

Prior to joining Blakes, Heather worked as in‑house counsel for a large Canadian retail company, gaining practical commercial insight that informs her approach to litigation and dispute management. She has appeared as counsel before all levels of court in British Columbia.

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Heather's experience includes the following:

  • Represented a group of multinational pharmaceutical companies in their defence of a national class action concerning opioid products

  • Represented a logistics company in its successful defence of a class action concerning customs clearance fees

  • Represented a pharmaceutical company in its successful defence of a class action arising out of a voluntary drug recall

  • Represented a financial institution in its successful defence of a class action concerning investment fund management

Education

Admitted to the British Columbia Bar – 2021
JD, Peter A. Allard School of Law, University of British Columbia – 2020
BA (Philosophy), University of Victoria – 2016

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