Karine M. Russell

Karine is an experienced litigator with specific expertise in defending class actions and in product liability, consumer protection, commercial and competition/antitrust cases. Recent examples of Karine’s representative work include successfully opposing a certification application seeking to certify a proposed national product liability class action, and successfully obtaining a stay of a proposed consumer class action prior to the certification stage on the basis of an arbitration clause in electronic terms of service.
Karine has appeared as counsel at all levels of court in British Columbia and has provided assistance on matters before the Supreme Court of Canada. She has trial experience and regularly appears in chambers in the Supreme Court of British Columbia.