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Michael A. Eizenga L.S.M.

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Co-Head of Class Actions Practice

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Michael Eizenga is Senior Partner and Co-Chair of the Class Actions practice group at Bennett Jones practicing out of the firm's Vancouver and Toronto offices. He is an adjunct professor at the University of Toronto's Faculty of Law teaching "Class Actions". Among other published works, he is author of The Class Actions Handbook and co-author of Class Actions Law and Practice. He is a recipient of the Law Society Medal, recognizing his undisputed leadership in the Class Action Bar and outstanding commitment to public service.

Client Interview, Chambers Canada

"He has the perfect combination of strategy, client service and intelligence."

He has acted in some of the country's most important class actions and today Michael is regarded as one of Canada's go-to defense counsel for companies facing complex class actions. He has been named Canadian Class Action Litigator of the Year in six of the last eight years by Benchmark Canada. A Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, he has also been named annually to the publication Best Lawyers in Canada since its inaugural edition and is ranked by Chambers and Partners (Band One) for his expertise in Dispute Resolution: Class Actions. He is listed in The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory and Lexpert Guide to the Leading U.S./Canada Cross Border Litigation Lawyers.

Chambers Canada

"He is at the top of the pack" in the class actions space.

Michael advises and represents clients on all issues relating to complex commercial litigation and class proceedings, including consumer class actions, privacy and data breach matters, product liability, and competition and securities cases. He has been appointed Special Master by the Superior Court of Justice in three class actions and amicus curiae in a major class action appeal.

A frequent lecturer and author, Michael has presented domestically and internationally to organizations such as the International Bar Association, the Canadian Bar Association, the Canadian Institute and the Advocates' Society.

Client Interview, Chambers Canada

"Michael is outstanding in strategy and communication."

Education

University of Western Ontario, BA, 1979 Dallas Seminary, ThM, 1983 University of Western Ontario, MA, 1986 University of Western Ontario, LLB, 1989 

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Ontario, 1991 British Columbia, 2015 

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A consortium of six provincial and three territorial governments in a C$32.5-billion resolution with the tobacco industry to recover the healthcare costs associated with smoking
Canadian Hockey League, the WHL, OHL, QMJHL and their 60 teams in the successful opposition to the plaintiffs attempt to certify a class action alleging abuse and negligence by the defendants and other perpetrators
Atlantic Lottery Corporation, in its successful appeal before the Supreme Court of Canada, which set aside a consumer class action certification order of the Newfoundland and Labrador Court of Appeal. The class action sought disgorgement of profits through waiver of tort and restitutionary claims, brought on behalf of everyone who has played an ALC video lottery gaming terminal
Bureau Veritas SA in a successful defence of the $1.85 billion class action commenced against it and Loblaw Co. Ltd. alleging that they neglected to warn workers of structural deficiencies in the Rana Plaza building in Bangladesh before it collapsed
Marriott International in defence of a consumer privacy class action relating to a data breach of Marriott's guest reservation database
Canadian Pacific Railway Company in a class action relating to the wildfire that destroyed the Village of Lytton, British Columbia, on June 30, 2021
American Airlines in defence of a class action alleging conspiracy to limit capacity and artificially increase prices, in contravention of the Competition Act
Bard Canada and C.R. Bard in various class actions commenced in Canada alleging failures of various surgical mesh products
Bard Canada and C.R. Bard in various class actions commenced in Canada alleging failures of its inferior vena cava filters
BetterHelp in defense of a consumer class action alleging violations of certain privacy interests
Volkswagen Canada, in the defence of various class actions arising from alleged misrepresentations relating to the emissions of its 2.0-litre and 3.0-litre diesel vehicles, the defence of a securities class action alleging misrepresentations in Volkswagen’s public disclosures, and the defence of a class action involving allegations of anti-competitive conduct among certain German manufacturers
Hyundai Canada and Kia Canada, in defence of a class action alleging that their Theta II engine is prone to clogging in the lubrication systems resulting in premature wear of the engine components and catastrophic engine failure
An Intervenor at the Supreme Court of Canada in TELUS Communications Inc. v. Wellman on arbitration and class actions
Welsh v Her Majesty the Queen in the Right of Ontario, representing Welsh as agent, in its appeal on Class Counsel Fees in the settlement of the action which delivered benefits to students at three provincially run schools for the deaf
MacMillan, et al v. Merck Frosst Canada Ltd., et al acting as Special Master under a Canada-Wide settlement agreement
Lorne Waldman v. Thomson Reuters Canada Limited appointed to assist the Divisional Court as amicus curiae
Brewer's Retail, Inc. (c.o.b. The Beer Store) in its successful defence of an alleged $1.4-billion consumer/competition class action
A U.S. based manufacturer and its Canadian affiliate in defence of a major medical device product liability class action
The distributors of aftermarket insulation products in defence of a class action brought for alleged violations of the Hazardous Products Act
Reebok International Ltd. in defence of a class action alleging violations of the Competition Act and the Consumer Protection Act. The action was settled prior to certification
Sino-Forest Corporation in defence of a national primary and secondary market securities class action
SMART Technologies Inc. in defence of a national primary market securities class action
Benefit Plan Administrators Limited in defence of a pension related class action
Bank of America in defence of a competition/anti-trust related class action
Toyota in defence of a class action alleging it engaged in anti-competitive conduct through implementation of its Access Program

Recent Recognition

Who's Who Legal: Thought Leaders
Recognized as a leader in Commercial Litigation
Lexpert Special Edition—Canada's Leading Health Sciences Lawyers

Recognized as a leading Health Sciences lawyer

Chambers Canada
Ranked Band 1, Dispute Resolution: Class Actions (Defence)
Ranked, Litigation: Product Liability
Chambers Global The World's Leading Lawyers for Business
Band 1, Dispute Resolution: Class Action (Defence)
The Legal 500 Canada
Leading Lawyer, Dispute Resolution - Ontario
Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory
Most Frequently Recommended, Class Actions; Litigation – Product Liability
Consistently Recommended, Litigation - Corporate Commercial
Repeatedly Recommended, Litigation – Commercial Insurance
Best Lawyers in Canada
2024 Toronto Lawyer of the Year, Class Action Litigation
Recognized for Class Action Litigation; Personal Injury Litigation; Product Liability Law
American College of Trial Lawyers
Fellow of the College
Law Society of Upper Canada
Awarded highest honour, the Law Society Medal
Benchmark Litigation: Canada
2023 Class Actions Litigator of the Year
Recognized as a Litigation Star
Lexpert/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada
Ranked, Class Actions
Ranked, Litigation - Product Liability
Lexpert Guide to the Leading U.S./Canada Cross-border Litigation Lawyers in Canada
Recognized as one of Canada's leading Dispute Resolution lawyers
Lexpert Special Edition: Litigation
Recognized as one of Canada's leading lawyers in litigation
Lexpert Special Edition: Technology and Health
Recognized as one of Canada's leading lawyers in Technology and Health
Litigation Counsel of America
Member of the Society
Who's Who Legal: Canada
Recognized, Commercial Litigation
Recognized, Product Liability Defence
Who's Who Legal: Litigation
Recognized as a leader in the area of Litigation
Who’s Who Legal: Product Liability Defence
Recognized, Product Liability Defence

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May 01, 2025
       

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March 14, 2025
       

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March 11, 2025
       

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