Deborah A. Glendinning

Deborah is a partner in the disputes department and practises nationally – defending and strategically advising on the avoidance of complex business critical multi-jurisdictional class actions and other large aggregate claims, particularly corporate, commercial and banking disputes, product liability, and negligence claims. Deborah’s experience includes acting as national coordinating counsel for a major consumer product company which requires strategic oversight and coordination of litigation internationally. Over the past 20 years, she has acted on cases which have produced ground-breaking decisions dealing with procedural and evidentiary aspects of certification, acted as coordinating counsel in cross-border cases and provided advice and assistance to corporations seeking to implement measures to avoid class action litigation. Deborah is a results-driven, innovative, and disruptive legal thinker focused on providing business solutions. She is a frequent speaker and author on cross-border, complex, and multi-jurisdictional class actions and risk management topics; developed and taught advocacy and training programs; and has been co-chairwoman of the ABA’s international subcommittee on class actions.