Jill Yates

Partner in and Practice Lead of the firm’s Litigation Group in Vancouver. Chair of the firm’s National Class Actions Group. Experienced commercial litigator and has appeared at all levels of court in British Columbia, in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Ontario, in the Federal Court, and in arbitral hearings. Has expertise in complex commercial litigation involving a variety of types of claims and in a broad range of industries, and particular expertise in defending class actions. Has significant trial experience, including trial of common issues. Frequently represents financial institution clients on a variety of matters including in relation to fraud, de-marketing, contract terms and mortgage issues. Frequently represents clients in consumer protection, product liability and privacy claims. · McCarthy Tétrault

CanadaLitigation, Class Actions

Website

About

Partner and Practice Lead of McCarthy Tétrault’s Litigation Group in Vancouver and Chair of the firm’s National Class Actions Group. Experienced commercial litigator with significant trial experience, including trials of common issues, who defends complex commercial and class action claims and frequently represents financial institutions on matters such as fraud, de-marketing, contract terms and mortgage issues, as well as consumer protection, product liability and privacy claims; has appeared at all levels of court in British Columbia and in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario and the Federal Court, and in arbitral hearings.

Practice areas

LitigationClass ActionsCommercial LitigationBanking & FinanceConsumer ProtectionProduct LiabilityPrivacy

Office

Canada

McCarthy Tétrault · Partner in and Practice Lead of the firm’s Litigation Group in Vancouver. Chair of the firm’s National Class Actions Group. Experienced commercial litigator and has appeared at all levels of court in British Columbia, in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Ontario, in the Federal Court, and in arbitral hearings. Has expertise in complex commercial litigation involving a variety of types of claims and in a broad range of industries, and particular expertise in defending class actions. Has significant trial experience, including trial of common issues. Frequently represents financial institution clients on a variety of matters including in relation to fraud, de-marketing, contract terms and mortgage issues. Frequently represents clients in consumer protection, product liability and privacy claims.

Canada

Expertise

Defending class actionsComplex commercial litigationFinancial institutions (fraud, de-marketing, contract terms, mortgage issues)Consumer protection claimsProduct liabilityPrivacy claimsTrial experience, including common issuesArbitral hearings and multi-jurisdictional court appearances

Admissions

British Columbia Bar, 2002