Robin Leanne Reinertson

Robin has extensive litigation expertise in British Columbia and Ontario in the defence of class actions and product liability, consumer protection, competition/antitrust, privacy and regulatory compliance cases. She also regularly advises clients on risk management and litigation avoidance in these areas. Robin has a proven record of defeating class actions prior to certification and experience defending class action cases through discovery and trial. She has appeared as lead counsel at all levels of the courts of British Columbia and is recognized as a leader in the areas of class action defence and product liability defence by Chambers Canada , The Canadian Legal Expert Directory ( Lexpert ), The Best Lawyers in Canada , Benchmark Canada and Who’s Who Legal (Global and Canada editions).

Part of the trial team that successfully defended one of the world's leading manufacturers of life-saving cardiac devices in the first medical products class action to go to trial in Ontario (146 trial days), which resulted in a decision dismissing the national class action alleging negligent design, testing and recall

Trial counsel to Microsoft Corporation and Microsoft Canada in a class action alleging breaches of the Competition Act and various other economic claims regarding the sale of operating system and software products throughout Canada

Lead counsel to a furniture retailer in the successful defence of a proposed class action regarding cashable vouchers

Counsel to Coca Cola Ltd. in the successful defence of a proposed class action concerning vitaminwater® based on the B.C. Business Practices and Consumer Protection Act and in the coordination of the Canadian litigation regarding vitaminwater®

Counsel to a financial institution in the successful defence of a proposed class action alleging breaches of the B.C. Business Practices and Consumer Protection Act and other claims with respect to the disclosure of title insurance fees for residential mortgages