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Stephanie Blakely

Stephanie Blakely

Associate
About

Stephanie Blakely practises in the areas of commercial and civil litigation, insurance law, regulatory law, ‎and employment law. ‎

Stephanie litigates matters before administrative tribunals, the Court of the Quebec, the Quebec Superior ‎Court, and the Court of Appeal of Quebec. She customizes litigation strategies to clients’ needs in the ‎context of the enforcement of creditors’ rights and security instruments. Stephanie is routinely asked to ‎handle a wide range of mandates involving due diligence, insurance law, environmental law, private ‎international law and defence against class actions. Stephanie also advises clients on compliance with ‎Quebec’s French language ‎requirements under the Charter of the French Language, the Consumer ‎Protection Act, privacy laws, and Quebec contest laws and regulations.‎

Additionally, Stephanie is a member of our employer-side litigation group, handling labour standards, ‎human rights and labour law matters, as well as drafting and reviewing various employment related ‎agreements and policies.  ‎

During law school, she interned at the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) and clerked at ‎the Municipal Court of Montreal. In 2016, she was a Research Fellow at the Centre for International ‎Sustainable Development Law (CISDL). She joined the firm in 2017 after completing her articles with the ‎firm.‎

 

Bar admissionsQuébec, 2017
Education
  • B.C.L./ LL.B., McGill University, 2016
  • B.A. (Environment and Development, Minor in English Literature) McGill University, 2013

Media Mentions

  • Quoted, "Another deadline approaches for Bill 96," Canadian HRReporter, May 30, 2023
  • Quoted, "How does Bill 96 impact Quebec employers?" Canadian HRReporter, June 2, 2022

Memberships And Affiliations

  • Quebec Bar, 2017
  • Young Bar of Montreal/Jeune Barreau de Montréal

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