Overview

“Through my work at the UN in Geneva and in class actions at McKenzie Lake, I have learned the importance of strength in numbers.”

Chelsea Smith is a bilingual associate on McKenzie Lake’s highly experienced class actions team. Her practice focuses on representing plaintiffs in class action, mass tort, and complex multi-party litigation.

Prior to her call to the Ontario Bar in 2017, Chelsea worked at McKenzie Lake as a summer student and articling student. During this time, she assisted with several class actions and developed a keen interest in achieving justice through class action litigation. As part of the class actions team, Chelsea works and has worked on many high-profile cases, including the Elgin-Middlesex Detention Centre class action, the Volkswagen diesel emissions scandal class action, the 2011 Manitoba flood class action, and some of the largest pharmaceutical and consumer class actions in Canada.

Committed to enhancing the bilingual capacity of Ontario’s future and current legal professionals as an essential step in improving access to justice in French, Chelsea has worked as an adjunct professor at Western Law, where she taught two upper-year Juris Doctor courses and one LL.M. course in French. Before joining McKenzie Lake, Chelsea worked at the United Nations (UN) in Geneva, briefing the Canadian Ambassador and First Secretary, Legal Affairs on a variety of public international law issues.

Outside of the office, Chelsea enjoys reading, volunteering, and cheering on the Western Mustangs football team. She stays active by swimming with the London Silver Dolphins masters swim team.

Practice Areas

• Class Action Plaintiff

Bar Information

Called to the bar: 2017 (ON)