Practice Areas
Rebecca von Rüti is Co-Chair of the DLA Piper (Canada) Class Action Defence group.
Rebecca's practice is concentrated on the defence of class actions (national and cross-border) and individual claims brought against international airlines (baggage fees, cargo and passenger surcharges), motor vehicle manufacturers (diesel emissions and product liability), multinational technology companies (including a proposed class action related to various breach of privacy allegations involving Facebook), international pharmaceutical companies of prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) drugs (including nine proposed class proceedings relating to the opioid crisis), medical product and device manufacturers, global insurance companies (COVID-19 business interruption), forest products companies, international educational publishers, food manufacturers and specialty chemical and raw material manufacturers.
She has extensive experience defending consumer protection claims, competition/restraint of trade claims, false and misleading advertising claims, data breach/privacy, secondary market misrepresentation claims, product liability claims and negligence claims.
In addition, Rebecca acts for a global merchant payment processor in respect to various actions in BC and Ontario relating to the processing of credit and debit card transactions. Rebecca is also panel counsel for a number of global insurers.
