Lawyer Profile
Michelle T. Maniago
Vancouver, British Columbia
Overview
Recognized nationally as a leading dispute resolution lawyer by Chambers, Benchmark, Lexpert and more — including the Top 100 Women in Canada since 2022 — Vancouver-based Michelle Maniago is a go-to for complex commercial litigation, class actions, appeals and arbitration.
Michelle is known for her highly personable, intellectually rigorous and unfailingly practical approach to novel, complicated and high stakes disputes. She has experience across a range of industries, practice areas, claims and jurisdictions, including defence of national and global brands in high-profile provincial, national and multi-jurisdictional class actions.
Michelle is the Regional Group Manager for the Commercial and Construction Disputes group in Vancouver; a Regional Lead for BLG’s Appellate Litigation group; a key contact for BLG’s Class Actions group. For several years, she acted as the co-chair of BLG’s national disputes training program for associates and partners. She is a leader in technology-assisted and virtual hearings, and, in 2012, was one of the first counsel in British Columbia to conduct an e-trial. Michelle completed a one-year judicial clerkship at the BC Court of Appeal. She also received Osgoode Hall's prize for constitutional litigation.
Practice Areas
Bar Information
Called to the bar: 2008 (BC)
Professional Details
Education
LLB, Osgoode Hall Law School, 2007
BA (History and Political Science, First-Class Distinction), University of British Columbia, 2004