Klein Lawyers LLP
1 lawyer · Metro Vancouver, City of Toronto
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Klein Lawyers LLP is a Vancouver based law firm that focuses on plaintiff side class action litigation across Canada, with a Toronto office and an affiliated firm in Quebec, Klein Avocats Plaideurs Inc. The main office is at 1385 West 8th Avenue in Vancouver. Managing partner David Klein has described the firm as built up 'over the past 30 years.' Klein Lawyers has recovered more than $1.4 billion for class members in cases involving defective drugs and medical devices, securities misrepresentation, deceptive marketing, food poisoning outbreaks, and institutional negligence, and the firm also takes personal injury cases.
Klein was called to the Ontario bar in 1980, the British Columbia bar in 1992, and the Washington State bar in 1995. Klein was plaintiffs' counsel in the first class actions certified in British Columbia, Manitoba, and Newfoundland and Labrador; the British Columbia case, Harrington v. Dow Corning Corp., concerned silicone breast implants. More recently, Klein Lawyers has represented claimants in the Indian Hospitals class action and helped negotiate the Indian Boarding Homes settlement, which compensates people who were placed as children in private homes under a federal program that ran from the 1950s into the early 1990s.
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Milestones & recognition
- David Klein was called to the Ontario bar in 1980, the British Columbia bar in 1992, and the Washington State bar in 1995, and served as President of the Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia in 1998 and 1999.
- Klein was plaintiffs' counsel in the first class actions certified in British Columbia, Manitoba, and Newfoundland and Labrador, and in the first tobacco class action and the first prospectus misrepresentation class action certified in Canada.
- The firm's first British Columbia case, Harrington v. Dow Corning Corp., concerned silicone breast implants and was litigated from the mid 1990s into the early 2000s.
- Klein is the author of two legal texts and has given more than 100 papers and presentations to law faculties, bar associations, and continuing legal education groups across Canada and the United States.
- Klein Lawyers has been named to Best Lawyers' Best Law Firms in Canada for class action litigation, and David Klein has been recognized in Best Lawyers in Canada and the Lexpert directory for class action litigation, and named a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America.
- Klein Lawyers has been recognized by Global Law Experts as Class Action Law Firm of the Year in Canada.
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Klein Lawyers' Toronto office is a satellite of a firm based in Vancouver; the main office remains on Canada's west coast. The Toronto location is at 100 King Street West, inside First Canadian Place, a 72 storey tower at King and Bay Streets that was Canada's tallest building from its completion in 1975 until 2025. The building sits in the center of the city's financial district and connects to the underground PATH system, a common address for firms with a presence in Toronto rather than a local headquarters.
Frequently asked questions
- What kind of cases does Klein Lawyers handle?
- Klein Lawyers focuses on plaintiff side class action litigation across Canada, covering defective drugs and medical devices, securities misrepresentation, deceptive marketing, food poisoning, and institutional negligence. The firm also takes on personal injury cases.
- I was a resident of a federal Indian hospital and I'm not sure if I qualify for compensation. Can Klein Lawyers help?
- Yes. Klein Lawyers represents claimants in the Indian Hospitals class action, where compensation ranges from $10,000 to $200,000 depending on the severity of what a person experienced. The claims period runs until July 27, 2028.
- I was placed in an Indian Boarding Home as a child. Does Klein Lawyers handle those claims too?
- Yes. Klein Lawyers helped negotiate the Indian Boarding Homes settlement and can help with both stages of the claims process at no cost, including an appeal if a claim is turned down.
- Where is Klein Lawyers based, and does it have an office in Toronto?
- The main office is in Vancouver, at 1385 West 8th Avenue. Klein Lawyers also has a Toronto office at 100 King Street West and an affiliated firm in Quebec, Klein Avocats Plaideurs Inc.
- Do I have to pay Klein Lawyers upfront to join a class action?
- Klein Lawyers takes on class actions on a contingency basis, meaning class counsel isn't paid unless the case succeeds.
- How long has Klein Lawyers been doing class action work, and has it handled cases outside British Columbia?
- Managing partner David Klein was plaintiffs' counsel in the first class actions certified in British Columbia, Manitoba, and Newfoundland and Labrador, and the firm continues to represent class members across the country.
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