A selection of Andrea's recent and current representative matters includes acting as counsel to:

• A major Canadian cannabis company in connection with investigations into restatements of financial statements and a regulatory settlement with the Ontario Securities Commission which was approved before the Ontario Capital Markets Tribunal.

• KPMG LLP in Hrusa v. CannTrust Holdings Inc. et al., a proposed securities class action relating to the restatement of financial disclosures. Andrea was successful lead counsel in opposing the sanction of CannTrust's CCAA Plan of Arrangement before the Commercial List on the basis of terms that were unfair to non-settling defendants (CannTrust Holdings Inc., et al. (Re), 2021 ONSC). The decision has been reported in the international insolvency press: "Cannabis producer secures CCAA plan," Global Restructuring Review, D. Lawson, July 2021 (Hrusa is ongoing).

• BDO LLP in its successful opposition to the certification, in Whitehouse v. BDO, of a class action relating to an investment fund. The case represents an important development in the law as it relates to auditors' duties of care to investors, and it was upheld on appeal to the Divisional Court. Both decisions are reported in the Ontario Reports (149 O.R. (3d) 85 & 156 O.R. (3d) 54). The Court of Appeal for Ontario has denied further leave to appeal. The plaintiffs' application for leave to appeal was refused by the Supreme Court of Canada.

• Celestica Inc. in its successful appeal before the Supreme Court of Canada to uphold the limitation period for bringing a statutory secondary market securities class action (Trustees of the Millwright Regional Council of Ontario Pension Trust Fund v. Celestica Inc. et al.). The decision makes several important observations relating to the interplay between the Ontario Securities Act and the Class Proceedings Act (case dismissed).

• The Bank of Nova Scotia in Mancinelli v. The Bank of Nova Scotia et al., a proposed class action relating to alleged collusion in connection with the setting of benchmarks in gold and silver markets (ongoing).

• The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce in Campbell v. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, a class action relating to NSF fees on "representment" (ongoing).

• Grant Thornton LLP in Kew Media Inc. et al. v. Grant Thornton LLP, a Receiver's action (claim was discontinued).

• RBC Global Asset Management Inc. in Ross v. RBC Global Asset Management Inc., a class action relating to trailing commissions in the mutual fund industry (ongoing).

• RBC Direct Investing Inc. in Frayce v. RBC Direct Investing Inc. and Michaud v. RBC Direct Investing Inc., class actions brought in Ontario and British Columbia, respectively, relating to trailing commissions in the mutual fund industry (ongoing).

• Certain underwriters of Hexo Corp. in Morley v. Hexo Corp. et al., a securities class action relating to public disclosures in the cannabis industry (case dismissed against the underwriters).

• Bank of America in Mancinelli v. Bank of America et al., a class action pursued in the Federal Court and the Ontario Superior Court of Justice relating to alleged collusion in the setting of benchmarks in the SSA Bond market (matter resolved on favourable terms).

• Goldman Sachs Inc. in Staines v. Royal Bank of Canada, a proposed class action relating to alleged collusion in the setting of foreign exchange benchmarks (matter resolved on favourable terms).

• Cronos Group Inc. in its successful application to enforce an extended reporting period in its officers' and directors' liability insurance, Cronos Group Inc. v. Assicicurzioni Generali, 2021 ONSC 1704 (S.C.J). The decision was upheld by the Court of Appeal for Ontario (2002 ONCA 525).

• Advising various independent committees in connection with whistle-blower claims.

Andrea is recognized as a leading lawyer in the following publications:

• Chambers Canada: Canada's Leading Lawyers for Business (2023–2024: Dispute Resolution: Class Action (Defence); 2020–2024: Litigation Securities)

• The Best Lawyers in Canada (2021–2024: Director and Officer Liability Practice, Securities Law; 2020–2024: Corporate and Commercial Litigation; 2016-2023: Class Action Litigation)

• Thomson Reuters Stand-out Lawyers – Independently Rated Lawyers – 2017–2024 (As nominated by senior in-house counsel)

• The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory (2019–2024: Consistently Recommended – Class Actions; 2013–2024: Repeatedly Recommended – Litigation – Corporate Commercial; 2024: Repeatedly Recommended – Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG), Litigation – Securities; 2013–2023: Consistently Recommended – Securities Litigation)

• Benchmark Canada's Top 100 Women in Canadian Litigation – 2016–2023 (formerly, Top 25 and Top 50 Women in Canadian Litigation)

• Benchmark Canada: The Definitive Guide to Canada's Leading Litigation Firms and Attorneys (2015–2022: Litigation Star – Class Actions; 2014–2022: Litigation Star – Commercial Litigation and Securities Litigation)

• Lexpert Special Edition on Litigation, December 2019 (Leading Lawyer)

Aside from her practice, Andrea frequently writes and speaks about class action developments. She has taught in The Advocates' Society/Osgoode Hall Law School intensive written advocacy course since 2014 and has been practitioner faculty lead since 2018.

Andrea has been a member of the Ontario Bar Association's Class Action Bench and Bar Committee since 2022.

She is also a member of the Canadian Bar Association, the Law Society of Ontario, the Toronto Lawyers Association and The Advocates' Society.

• Co-author : Five Notable Canadian Securities Litigation Decisions from 2023
  Blakes Bulletin on Securities Litigation, February 9, 2024.
• Co-author : The Exigencies of Excess: Court of Appeal for Ontario Addresses Follow-Form Insurance Policies
  Blakes Bulletin on Litigation & Dispute Resolution, August 17, 2022.
• Co-author : Number of Civil Claims Related to Financial Products Rising Fast
  The Lawyer’s Daily, August 23, 2019.
• Co-author : Second Time’s a Charm: SCC Gives the Green Light to National Securities Regulator
  Blakes Bulletin on Blakes Business Class, November 12, 2018.
• Co-author : Lavender Haze Lifts: Court of Appeal Clarifies Auditor’s Duty of Care
  Blakes Bulletin on Litigation & Dispute Resolution, September 6, 2018.
• Co-author : The Man Who Sold (Around) the World: Ontario Not a Default Jurisdiction for Securities Class Actions
  Blakes Bulletin on Securities Litigation, August 10, 2018.
• Co-author : 2018 Legal Trends: The Sharing Economy
  Blakes Bulletin on The Sharing Economy, June 12, 2018.
• Co-author : Deloitte & Touche v. Livent Inc. (Receiver of): The Supreme Court of Canada Affirms Duty of Care but Reduces Auditor’s Damages in Livent Decision
  Banking & Finance Law Review, Vol. 33, No. 2, Thomson Reuters, May 2018.
• Co-author : Calucci v. Valeant: Implications for Quebec Financings
  Blakes Bulletin on Securities Litigation, January 10, 2018.
• Co-author : SCC Affirms Duty of Care but Reduces Auditor’s Damages in Livent Decision
  Blakes Bulletin on Litigation & Dispute Resolution, December 21, 2017.
• Co-author : Whither Common Law Claims for Secondary Market Misrepresentations?: An Analysis of Certification Decisions in McCann v. CP Ships, Silver v. IMAX, McKenna v. Gammon Gold, and Dobbie v. Arctic Glacier
  The Canadian Class Action Review, Vol. 7, No. 1, pp. 103-148, October 2011.
• Co-author : Ontario Court of Appeal Clarifies Jurisdiction Rules
  Commercial Litigation, Vol. XIV, 2010.
• Co-author : Silver v. IMAX and Ainslie v. CV Technologies: What Has Been Left Out of the Leave Requirement
  The Canadian Class Action Review, Vol. 5, No. 2, pp. 180-218, August 2009.

• Co-presenter : Calibrating Unconscionability: Arbitration Clauses in the Post-Uber World
  Cambridge Forum on Canadian Class Actions 1st Generation, Fairmont Hotel, Vancouver, British Columbia, March 3 - 5, 2024.
• Speaker : Arguing the Facts and Law in Your Factum, Plenary Address
  Annual Course on Intensive Written Advocacy, Osgoode Hall, Toronto, Ontario, November 17, 2023.
• Instructor : Annual Course on Intensive Written Advocacy
  The Advocates' Society, Osgoode Hall, Toronto, Ontario, 2014–2023.
• Speaker : Developing Your Examination-in-Chief: Strategic Considerations
  Plenary Session, The Advocates' Society, November 29, 2022.
• Moderator : Multi Jurisdictional Issues – Cross Canada Check In
  Northwinds Class Action Forum, Langdon Hall, Cambridge, Ontario, September 30, 2022.
• Interviewer : A Fireside Chat with Supreme Court Justice Suzanne Côté
  Northwinds Class Action Forum, Langdon Hall, Cambridge, Ontario, September 29, 2022.
• Moderator : New Developments in Civil Securities Litigation
  Blakes Business Class Webinar, Toronto, Ontario, September 15, 2022.
• Speaker : The Art of Negotiation
  Women of Global Asset Management Webinar, January 25, 2022.
• Co-speaker : Spotlight on ESG Investments Increases Litigation Risk
  Episode 17, The Blakes Continuity Podcast, October 19, 2021.
• Co-moderator : A Conversation with Securities Regulators
  Blakes Business Class Webinar, Toronto Ontario, May 5, 2021.
• Panellist : Delivering Better Litigation Results with Technology Legal Expertise and Enhanced Process Management
  Canadian Legal Innovation Forum Webinar, October 15, 2020.
• Panellist : The Changing Risk Landscape and Mitigating Strategies for Alternative Investment Managers
  The Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) Webinar, Toronto, Ontario, September 16, 2020.
• Speaker : Securities Litigation in 2020 and Beyond
  Blakes Business Class Webinar, Toronto, Ontario, June 18, 2020.
• Speaker : Directors’ and Officers’ Exposure – A Practical Primer
  Blakes Business Class Seminar, Calgary Petroleum Club, Calgary, Alberta, February 7, 2020.
• Speaker : Directors’ and Officers’ Exposure – A Practical Primer
  Blakes Business Class Seminar, Vancouver, British Columbia, February 6, 2020.
• Interviewer : An Evening of Conversation with Hayley Wickenheiser
  Blakes 11th Annual Women’s Event, October 10, 2019.
• Moderator : Managing Public and Media Relations & Public Disclosures During an Investigation
  Northwind’s 2nd Internal & Enforcement Investigations Forum, Langdon Hall, Cambridge, Ontario, June 12, 2019.
• Co-presenter : Canadian Women in Private Equity (CWPE): Alternative Investment Management Liability and Claims Management
  Offices of Marsh Canada, Toronto, Ontario, April 3, 2019.
• Panellist : Securities Litigation Seminar Update
  Recent Developments and Emerging Issues, Toronto, Ontario, February 21, 2019.
• Panellist : Securities Litigation Seminar
  Class Action Climate in Canada: Recent Developments and Emerging Trends, Toronto, Ontario, January 30, 2019.
• Panellist : Securities Class Action Update
  Association of Corporate Counsel, Ontario Chapter, Toronto, Ontario, October 18, 2018.
• Moderator : Managing International Litigation
  Benchmark Women in Litigation Forum, New York, New York, September 13, 2018.
• Panel Moderator and Speaker : Learnings and Country Western Musing from In-House Counsel
  Northwind’s 2018 Class Actions Invitational Forum Certification and Beyond, Cambridge, Ontario, June 11-13, 2018.
• Panellist : Career Management: Pressing Issues at the Forefront
  Canadian Bar Association and Ontario Bar Association’s Women Lawyers’ Forum, Toronto, Ontario, May 3, 2018.
• Speaker : Class Action Exposure
  Managing Litigation Risk in Foreign Acquisitions: What Every Buyer Should Know, Blakes Business Class Seminar, Toronto, Ontario, March 7, 2018.
• Speaker : Managing Class Actions In-House, A Special Litigation Presentation: Class Actions Advocacy
  The Advocates’ Society, Toronto, Ontario, February 12, 2018.
• Speaker : What’s Next in Securities Litigation: Emerging Technologies and Industries
  Blakes Business Class Seminar, Toronto, Ontario, February 8, 2018.
• Speaker : Managing Enterprise Risk: Spotlight on Directors’ and Officers’ Liability
  Blakes Business Class Seminar, Toronto, Ontario, December 6, 2017.
• Panel Moderator : Successfully Managing Large Litigation
  Women in Litigation Canada Forum, Benchmark Litigation, Toronto, Ontario, October 18, 2017.
• Instructor : The 21st Annual Written Advocacy Program
  Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, Toronto, Ontario, October 13-14, 2017.
• Chairperson : Navigating Securities Litigation Risk: A Review of Recent Developments
  Blakes Business Class Seminar, Toronto, Ontario, February 8, 2017.

• Quoted : Cronos pays $1.34-million to settle accounting allegations with Canadian and U.S. regulators
  Article by David Milstead, The Globe and Mail, October 24, 2022.
• Quoted : Cannabis producer secures CCAA plan
  Article by Dominic Lawson, Global Restructuring Review, July 2021.
• Quoted : Cannabis Sector Litigation on Rise
  Article by Elizabeth Raymer, Lexpert Special Edition: Agribusiness and Cannabis, June 11, 2020.
• Quoted : Manipulating the Benchmmark
  Article by Elizabeth Raymer, Report on Business Magazine, Special Edition, Canada’s Leading Litigation Lawyers, December 2018.
• Quoted : Slowdown in Securities
  Article by Julius Melnitzer, Report on Business Magazine, Special Edition, Canada’s Leading Litigation Lawyers, December 2018.
• Quoted : Canadian Court Restores Auditors' Protection Against Lawsuits
  Article by Peter Menyasz, Bloomberg BNA, September 12, 2018.
• Featured : Leading in Litigation: Five women litigators talk about the challenges and rewards of being a woman litigator
  Article by Jennifer Brown, InHouse, Canadian Lawyer, January/February 2018.
• Quoted : Assessing the fallout from Livent v. Deloitte
  Article by Barry Critchley, Financial Post, National Post, December 22, 2017.

Admitted to the Ontario Bar – 2000
LLB/BCL, McGill University – 1998
BA (Hon.), Victoria College, University of Toronto – 1993