Anne Merminod is an experienced and skilled litigator who devotes her practice to defending class actions. She currently defends clients, both at authorization, on the merits, or involved in settlements before judicial courts in first instance and at the appellate level, across a broad variety of industries in the fields of consumer protection, product liability, privacy law, health law, competition law, and environmental law. Anne is a sought-after speaker and author, she regularly speaks and writes on the subject of class actions. She is a member of the Executive Committee of the Class Actions Section of the Canadian Bar Association (Quebec Division) and sits on the committee of the National Conference of the Barreau du Québec on Class Actions, Recent Developments in Quebec, Canada, and the United States, the largest continuing professional training activity in the field in Canada. She is consistently recognized by Acritas Star, Benchmark Canada as a “Future Star" and on the 40 & Under Hot List, Chambers Canada (Dispute Resolution: Class Action (Defence) - Nationwide - Canada), and by The Best Lawyers in Canada (Class Action Litigation).