About William

William Blakeney has been legal counsel on many of Canada's high-profile class action, institutional sexual abuse, and environmental cases, and was counsel throughout the Indian Residential Schools litigation. He holds an Honours degree in English from the University of Kings College, a J.D. from Dalhousie Law School, and an LL.M. in Alternative Dispute Resolution from Osgoode Hall Law School, and is called to the Bar in Ontario and the Maritimes.

Practice areas

Class Actions Civil Litigation & Dispute Resolution Administrative & Regulatory Law

Education & credentials

Law school
Dalhousie Law School

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