Emily C. Assini
Automatically compiled listing. Details may contain errors.Partner at McKenzie Lake Lawyers LLP
- Called to the bar
- 2010
Class ActionsClass ActionsAbout Emily C. Assini
Emily Assini is a class actions lawyer and a partner at McKenzie Lake Lawyers in London, Ontario. The practice is devoted to complex class proceedings, mass tort claims and litigation involving many parties. For Emily, a class action is an efficient way for individual people to recover the compensation they deserve.
Emily earned a BA (Honours) at Western University and a JD at Queen's, then was called to the Ontario bar in 2010. In 2016 Emily joined McKenzie Lake's class action team, and on January 1, 2022 became a partner. A call to the British Columbia bar came the same year. Emily has appeared in every level of court in Ontario and regularly teams up with plaintiff lawyers from across the country on big, coordinated cases that span more than one jurisdiction.
Building community among plaintiffs' lawyers matters to Emily. Emily founded Women of Class, a network where female-identifying plaintiffs' counsel in class actions meet, mentor one another and work together, and co-chairs the Cambridge Forum on Canadian Class Actions. Emily also sat on the executive of the Ontario Bar Association's Class Actions Section and chairs McKenzie Lake's Student Committee, so law students applying to the firm send their cover letters to Emily.
Away from work, Emily is a keen skier and rider. Kids and horses came together at SARI Therapeutic Riding, where Emily served on the board for many years and was its president in 2020, and Emily also gave long service to the board of Big Brothers Big Sisters of London and Area. Today Emily is a director of Ronald McDonald House Southwestern Ontario.
Practice areas
Class proceedings and mass torts
Emily's caseload is made up of complex class actions, mass tort claims and other cases with many parties, often run together with plaintiff counsel elsewhere in Canada on coordinated actions in more than one jurisdiction.
Product liability and consumer claims
Emily's work also takes in pharmaceutical and product liability litigation, plus consumer protection matters.
Privacy and cyber security
Emily handles cyber security incident claims, and in 2021 Law Times featured Emily in an article on privacy class actions arising from the Facebook and Cambridge Analytica data breach.
Education & credentials
- BA (Honours), Western University (2006)
- JD, Queen's University (2009)
- Called to the bar of Ontario (2010)
- Called to the bar of British Columbia (2022)
Publications & speaking
- Class Action Claims, Mass Torts and Opt Out Litigation (with Sabrina Lombardi), Ontario Bar Association Class Action Colloquium (2020)
- Keeping Up with the Case Law, February session (with Chelsea Smith, a second straight year), Ontario Bar Association Class Actions Law Section (2021)
- Panel on pre-certification motions, Navigating Unique Issues Facing Class Action Plaintiffs, Ontario Bar Association Class Actions Law Section, London regional CPD (2026)
Memberships & affiliations
- Ronald McDonald House Southwestern Ontario: Emily Assini is a director on the charity's board.
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