Lawyer Profile
Sandra Desjardins
Montréal, Québec
Overview
Sandra Desjardins is a litigator known for her thorough and vigorous approach to handling a wide range of civil and commercial disputes. She is especially familiar with class actions involving consumer, banking and securities law. She has also developed expertise in shareholder disputes and directors’ and officers’ liability, and has successfully represented a number of clients in commercial contract disputes.
Sandra has extensive experience in managing large-scale, complex projects. Her diverse clientele includes financial institutions, telecom companies and insurance companies. She knows how to be creative and listen to her clients so as to find the best approach to a case and resolve disputes whenever possible. She pleads before all levels of Québec courts and in commercial arbitration. Sandra also advises businesses on ensuring their activities comply with consumer law and encourages them to adopt best risk management practices and procedures.
Sandra’s expertise has been recognized in leading legal directories. She has appeared in Lexpert, first in 2023 as a Rising Star: Canada’s Leading Lawyers Under 40, then in 2024 in the Corporate Commercial Litigation category. From 2021 to 2024, Benchmark Litigation Canada has named her a Future Star. Sandra also writes articles on key topics and regularly gives talks on class actions, consumer law and securities.
Sandra is committed to the advancement of women in private law practice. That’s why she joined the Québec Bar’s Justicia project, aimed at developing and implementing best practices, policies and programs to promote the presence of women in private practice.
Practice Areas
Bar Information
Called to the bar: 2011 (QC)