Sarah Woods

Practice Areas

Litigation partner based in Montréal, called to the Quebec Bar and Law Society of Ontario. Co-Chair of the firm’s International Arbitration Group. Seasoned litigator having appeared before all levels of Quebec 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

Quebec 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

Member of the Board – string ensemble, La Pietà