Sandra A Forbes

Practice Areas

Sandra is a leading litigator who specializes in corporate, class action, securities and competition litigation. A significant portion of her practice involves defending clients in national and cross-border class actions. She acts for clients before all levels of court and various administrative tribunals in Canada, including the Supreme Court of Canada and the Competition Tribunal. Sandra has achieved successful results for clients on diverse issues, including class actions alleging anti-competitive conduct or collusion, and competition matters such as abuse of dominance. She is highly experienced in defending litigation for directors and audit committees. Sandra is the past president of The Advocates’ Society, a Fellow and Member of the Executive Committee (Treasurer) of the American College of Trial Lawyers and a Fellow of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers. Select Recognition: Canadian Law Awards Litigator of the Year (2025); The Legal 500 Canada; GCR 100 Canada; Lexpert Special Editions: Litigation, Technology; Benchmark Canada (Top 100 Women in Litigation; Litigation Star; 2025 Impact Case of the Year); Lexology Index; The Canadian Legal Lexpert Dictionary; The Best Lawyers in Canada; Expert Guides—Competition and Antitrust.