Monique Jilesen
Partner, Litigation, Lenczner Slaght
Monique is a seasoned litigator specializing in commercial disputes. Recognized as one of Canada’s top 50 trial lawyers, she has an enviable record of success at trials. She is also admired by her peers and judges for her advocacy talents, earning the prestigious Douglas K. Laidlaw Medal for Excellence in Advocacy for 2017.
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Biography
Monique Jilesen is a Partner at Lenczner Slaght. She is litigation counsel in complex proceedings from inception through trial. She focuses on class actions, contract and shareholder disputes, civil fraud cases, injunctions, bankruptcy and insolvency matters, and securities and derivatives cases. Jilesen's clients include major financial institutions, pharmaceutical companies, technology companies, and other multinational corporations who routinely face challenging, cross-border disputes. She appears at all levels of Court and in administrative tribunals. Jilesen has a record of success at trial in bet the company disputes.
Jilesen is widely recognized as leading counsel. Benchmark Canada has identified her as one of Canada’s top 50 trial lawyers and Lexpert has identified her as one of the leading 500 lawyers in Canada. The Advocates’ Society awarded her the Douglas K. Laidlaw for Excellence in Advocacy.
She is a member of the Toronto Commercial List Users’ Committee, an Executive Member of the Advocates’ Society Commercial List Practice Group and the past chair of the Gale Cup Moot. She is a regular speaker on various topics, including expert evidence, class proceedings, and injunction advocacy. She also teaches in the Intensive Trial Advocacy Program at Osgoode Hall Law School.
Recognition/Reconnaissance
Douglas K. Laidlaw Medal for Excellence in Advocacy (2017) | Professional
Fellow of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers (2017) | Professional
Lexpert/ROB Special Edition: Canada's Leading Litigation Lawyers (2014-2017) | Professional
Lexpert/ROB Special Edition: Canada's Leading Litigation Lawyers (2014-2017) | Professional
Benchmark Canada (2017) | Professional
Top 50 Trial Lawyer in Canada and Litigation Star - Class Action, General Commercial, Insolvency and Securities
Benchmark Litigation | Professional
Top 25 Women in Canadian Litigation
Best Lawyers (2016-2018) | Professional
Corporate & Commercial Litigation, Insolvency & Financial Restructuring
Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory (2014-2017) | Professional
Class Actions, Litigation - Corporate Commercial, Litigation - Securities
Lexpert Guide to the Leading US/Canada Cross-border Litigation Lawyers in Canada (2013-2017) | Professional
Corporate Commercial Litigation, Litigation Lawyer to Watch (2013)
Lexpert Rising Stars (2012) | Professional
Leading Lawyers Under 40
Lexpert®/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada (2016-2018) | Professional
Corporate Commercial Litigation
Additional Titles and Affiliations
The Advocates' Society
Canadian Bar Association
Ontario Bar Association
Civil Litigation Section
International Women's Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation
Turnaround Management Association
Gale Cup Moot Committee
Chair
Ontario Trial Lawyers Association Moot
Coach, Osgoode Hall Law School
Osgoode Hall Law School
Adjunct Professor