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Provided by Monique Jilesen
Monique is Managing Partner at Lenczner Slaght. Monique is one of Canada’s leading litigators who clients turn to for their toughest commercial disputes. Her practice focuses on class actions, contract and shareholder disputes, civil fraud cases, injunctions, professional liability, bankruptcy and insolvency matters, and securities and derivatives cases. Monique’s clients include major financial institutions, professional service firms, pharmaceutical companies, technology companies, and other multinational corporations who routinely face challenging, cross-border disputes. She appears at all levels of Court and in administrative tribunals. Monique is a fearless advocate, unafraid to take on tough, notable, and high-profile cases, even at a moment’s notice. Recognized for her exceptional work, Monique was previously awarded The Advocates’ Society’s prestigious Douglas K. Laidlaw Award for Excellence in Advocacy. In 2023, Monique was named Litigator of the Year at the Canadian Law Awards and one of the Top 50 Most Influential and “Canada’s Top Litigator” by Toronto Life. Monique is also a Fellow of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers.
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Monique Jilesen has wide-ranging commercial litigation experience, covering issues such as construction and real estate disputes, employee fraud and energy tariffs. Based in Toronto, she is Lenczner Slaght's managing partner.
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Monique is an amazing lawyer.
Monique is an incredible leader. She provided strategic direction to us on complex litigation and demonstrated a keen knowledge of our business and interests.
Monique is fantastic and an excellent litigator. One of her qualities is that she comes across as very disarming, and that helps a lot of people get comfortable talking to her.
Monique is an amazing lawyer.
Monique is an incredible leader. She provided strategic direction to us on complex litigation and demonstrated a keen knowledge of our business and interests.
Monique is fantastic and an excellent litigator. One of her qualities is that she comes across as very disarming, and that helps a lot of people get comfortable talking to her.
