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Sarah Woods

Sarah Woods

Canada 2027

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About

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Canada

Practice Areas

Litigation partner based in Montréal, called to the Québec Bar and Law Society of Ontario. Co-Chair of the firm’s International Arbitration Group. Seasoned litigator having appeared before all levels of Québec courts, as well as the Ontario Court of Appeal. Practice includes all aspects of commercial litigation, including arbitrations, securities litigation, contractual disputes, “bet the company” litigation, shareholder disputes and class actions.

Career

Québec Bar, 2004; Law Society of Ontario, 2012.

Professional Memberships

Canadian Bar Association

American Bar Association

Governor of the Québec Bar Foundation

Fellow of the American Bar Foundation

Publications

Preuve testimoniale d’un indice de présomption, under the direction of Claude Marseille, Les objections à la preuve en droit civil, LexisNexis, Montréal, 2015, 515

Contradiction d’une présomption légale absolue, op. cit., 523

Co-Author, Tendances actuelles dans les actions collectives en matière de valeurs mobilières au Canada, Développements récents en litige de valeurs mobilières, Barreau du Québec, Volume 538, October 19, 2023

Co-Author, The Reliance Element in U.S. and Canadian Securities Class Actions, ABA Journal, Section of Litigation, September 9, 2015

Moving Towards Clarity on the Viability of Fraud-on-the-Market in Québec, (2015) 14: 2 Corporate litigation J 822

Personal

Teacher – Civil Litigation Workshop, McGill University, Faculty of Law

Member of the Committee of Management – Mount Royal Club

Chambers Review

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Chambers Canada Guide

Litigation: General Commercial - Québec

Band 5
Band 5

Individual Editorial
Montréal-based Sarah Woods maintains a broad disputes practice that covers commercial litigation as well as class actions and ADR.
Editorial individuel

Basée à Montréal, Sarah Woods possède une vaste pratique en litige qui couvre les litiges commerciaux, ainsi que les actions de groupe et le règlement extrajudiciaire des différends.

Strengths

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  • Sarah provides excellent strategic advice on complex matters.

    Litigation: General CommercialChambers Canada Guide
  • Sarah Woods is very dynamic and very interested in our industry, with good proactivity and availability.

    Litigation: General CommercialChambers Canada Guide
  • Sarah Woods est très dynamique, très intéressée par notre secteur, et fait preuve d'une grande proactivité et d'une excellente disponibilité.

    Litigation: General CommercialChambers Canada Guide
  • Sarah fournit d'excellents conseils stratégiques sur des questions complexes.

    Litigation: General CommercialChambers Canada Guide

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