Jean-Marc Leclerc
Canada Guide 2024
Band 3 : Dispute Resolution: Class Action (Plaintiff)
Band 3
About
Provided by Jean-Marc Leclerc
Career
Jean-Marc brings a unique approach to class actions, having practiced for ten years at a large corporate defence firm. Since joining Sotos in 2012, he has developed a reputation as a leading practitioner in the field of privacy law and has acquired significant experience acting for plaintiffs in franchise, consumer protection and price-fixing class actions.
Jean-Marc is the past president of the Ontario Class Action Bench-Bar Liaison Committee, which addresses issues of common concern to class action judges and lawyers. Jean-Marc is also a former Chair of the Ontario Bar Association’s Class Action section and has spoken and published numerous articles on class actions. He taught appellate advocacy and has been a guest speaker in class actions at Queen’s University in Kingston. He is a former law clerk at the Federal Court of Appeal and Supreme Court of Canada.
Awards
Listed in Best Lawyers in Canada – Class Action Litigation (2022 – 2024)
Recognized in Best Lawyers Global Business Edition – Class Action Litigation (2021 – 2023)
Listed as “Repeatedly Recommended” in Canadian Legal LEXPERT Directory – Class Action (2019 – 2023)
Listed as Leading Litigation Lawyer in LEXPERT Special Edition – Canada’s Leading Litigation Lawyers (2022-2023)