Meet Jacqueline M. Palef
Plaintiff Class Actions Lawyer"Class actions are a vehicle for righting wrongs in all areas of law. There is no mechanism better suited to provide access to justice, judicial economy, and behaviour modification than a class action. These are the three goals of class proceedings in Canada. I prosecute and defend class actions with these three goals in mind."
Professional Highlights
- Associate Lawyer, Lerners LLP (2018 - present)
- Student-at-Law, Hull & Hull LLP (2017 – 2018)
- Editorial Board Executive Member, Solicitations Editor, Windsor Review of Social and Legal Issues, University of Windsor (2016 – 2017)
- Research Assistant in Comparative International Law, University of Windsor (2016 - 2017)
- Teaching Assistant in Legal Research and Writing, University of Detroit Mercy School of Law (2015 - 2016)
- Legal Intern, Veterans Law Clinic, University of Detroit Mercy School of Law (2015)
- Leroux Class Action – Counsel for the Intervener, the CCLA, in a class proceeding challenging the constitutionality of the Crown Liability and Proceedings Act
- Bingo Class Actions – Plaintiff counsel on class proceeding concerning licence fees levied by two municipalities
- General Motors Class Actions – Defence counsel on national class proceedings concerning antifreeze
- Author, The Death of Champerty: Is Third Party Litigating Funding the New Normal in Class Actions? Canadian Class Action Review 16, 1 (September 2020)
- Co-Author, The New Era of Crown Liability: Crown Liability and Proceedings Act Replaces Proceedings Against the Crown Act, 3rd Motor Vehicle Litigation Summit 2020, Law Society of Ontario, April 2, 2020
- Co-Author, What Obligation does an Insurance Company Have to Review Beneficiary Designations with the Policy Holders?, Toronto Law Journal (June 2018)
- Co-Author, The Discoverability of Social Media Evidence in the Context of Family Law & Estate Litigation, Toronto Law Journal (April 2018)
- Author and Presenter, @dvertising in the Digital Age: A #CDN #US Comparative Study of Lawyer Advertising Rules, Windsor L Rev of Legal Soc Issues Conference (14-16 March 2017)
- University of Detroit Mercy Frank Murphy Honour Society Inductee (2017)
- University of Detroit Mercy Book Award, Special Topics in Professional Responsibility and Technology (2017)
- Dean’s List, University of Detroit Mercy School of Law (2015 - 2017)
- ZSA and National Post Award in Honour of Lorraine Shalhoub (2015)
- University of Detroit Mercy Book Award, Comparative Legal Writing and Research (2014)
- Dean’s Honour List, Queens University (2013 – 2014)
- Admitted to the New York Bar (2018)
- Admitted to the Ontario Bar (2018)
- Admitted to the District of Columbia Bar (2017)
- Juris Doctor, Magna Cum Laude, University of Detroit Mercy School of Law (2017)
- Juris Doctor, University of Windsor (2017)
- Bachelor of Arts (Honours), Queen’s University (2014)
- Intensive Studies Course in the Philosophy of International Law, Queen’s International Study Centre, Herstmonceux, United Kingdom (2012)
Insights from LERNx
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Not all Privacy Breaches warrant Certification of a Class Action
- Defence Class Actions,
- Plaintiff Class Actions,
- Privacy, Data and Information Security
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Part III: Interpreting the New Provisions to the CPA – The Second Case to Consider Mandatory Dismissal for Delay under S. 29.1
- Plaintiff Class Actions
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Third-Party Hacking a Non-Starter for Privacy Tort Claims: Del Giudice v Thompson
- Plaintiff Class Actions,
- Privacy, Data and Information Security
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Part II: Interpreting the New Provisions to the CPA - Mandatory Dismissal for Delay under s. 29.1
- Defence Class Actions,
- Plaintiff Class Actions
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Part I: Interpreting the New Provisions to the CPA – S. 13.1 and Carriage Motions in Class Proceedings
- Defence Class Actions,
- Plaintiff Class Actions
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The Role of the Law Foundation of Ontario and the Class Proceedings Fund at the Individual Issues Stage of a Class Action
- Defence Class Actions,
- Plaintiff Class Actions
Contact
- Phone:
- 416.601.2387
- Fax:
- 416.867.2423