Sandra A. Forbes

“Stellar. She gives strong arguments in court, is extremely well known and well trusted in the community in Canada, and can get work done on the joint defence side.” (In-house Counsel Chambers Canada)

A leading litigator specializing in corporate, class action, competition and securities litigation, Sandra is known for her incisive counsel and her courtroom skills. She achieves successful results on diverse issues, including class actions alleging anti-competitive conduct or collusion, and competition matters such as cartel, merger and abuse of dominance cases, and appears before all levels of court and various administrative tribunals in Canada, including the Supreme Court of Canada and the Competition Tribunal. She is highly experienced in defending litigation for directors and audit committees. Clients describe her as “one of the best competition litigators in Canada”, who “combines intelligence, strategic thinking and an encyclopaedic knowledge of the law with outstanding advocacy skills in court”. (Chambers)

Sandra is a past president of The Advocates’ Society, and a Fellow of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers. She has also spoken and written on competition and class action related matters in programs and conferences across Canada and internationally.

Sandra was honored as “Litigator of the Year” at the 2025 Canadian Law Awards, and is recognized as a leading lawyer by the following legal directories and publications: Chambers Global; Chambers Canada; Global Competition Review 100; The Legal 500 Canada; Benchmark Canada; The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory; The Best Lawyers in Canada; and Lexology Index.