President
Sandra A. Forbes
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP
Sandra A. Forbes has a broad commercial litigation practice across Canada, including class action defense and anti-trust matters. After graduating from Osgoode Hall Law School in 1990, she clerked for the Honorable Mr. Justice Peter Cory of the Supreme Court of Canada in 1990-1991. In 1992, she joined the predecessor to Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP, where she has practiced her entire career and now sits as a member of the firm’s management committee.
Currently serving as the 77th President of the American College of Trial Lawyers, Sandra has also served as President of The Advocates’ Society and a Director of Pro Bono Ontario. She is currently the Editor in Chief of The Ontario Reports. She is highly ranked by a number of legal directories, including Chambers (Band 1) and, in 2025, was awarded Litigator of the Year at the Canada Law Awards.
Sandra is a frustrated cellist and avid supporter of classical music, having recently completed her tenure as Director and Past-Chair of the Board of the Toronto Summer Music Festival. Sandra and her husband, Stephen Grant, reside primarily in Toronto and, when not cheering on the Toronto Blue Jays, enjoy travelling and spending time at their homes in Northern Ontario and in Naples, Florida.