Michelle joined CFM in June 2012 after articling with a large national firm. She attended the University of Toronto Faculty of Law, where she worked as a research assistant on several academic projects related to Law and Economics. She was a member of the Senior Editorial Board of the University of Toronto Faculty of Law Review, supervising the International Law Group. She also volunteered at both the Barbra Schliffer Commemorative Clinic and the Metropolitan Action Committee on Violence Against Women & Children, working in the areas of Family Law and Domestic Violence.

Michelle has a bachelor’s degree in International Development Studies and Economics from McGill University. Prior to attending law school, Michelle worked as an economics research assistant and tutor, and as a co-ordinator of child care programs at community centres around Vancouver.

Representative Experience

• Godfrey v. Sony Corporation et al,, SCBC S106462 (Vancouver Registry) Optical Disc Drive price fixing class action
• Schimpf v. Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. et al, SCBC S070350 (Vancouver Registry) Static Random Access Memory (SRAM) price fixing class action
• Ewert v. Nippon Yusen Kabushiki et al., SCBC S134895 (Vancouver Registry) Vehicle Carrier Services (RoRo) price fixing class action
• Autoparts price fixing class actions
• Low v. Pfizer Canada Inc. et al., 2014 BCSC 1469, Viagra class action
• Ramsay v. Panasonic Corporation et al., SCBC S146293 Capacitors price fixing class action

• Araya v. Nevsun Resources Ltd.,, SCBC S148932 (Vancouver Registry) Representative proceeding
• Cohen et al v. Northern Thunderbird Air Inc. , WCAT-2015-00533 and SCBC S137752 (Vancouver Registry)
• Beveridge v. British Columbia (Workers’ Compensation Board), 2014 BCSC 2145 (Vancouver Registry)