Professional Associations
In addition to her commitment to her clients, Mirilyn has contributed and continues to contribute to the practice of class actions in Ontario
Chair of the Ontario Class Action Bench-Bar Liaison Committee, 2022
Moderator and speaker at the 14th Annual Class Action Colloquium, December 2022
Newsletter Editor of the Ontario Bar Association Class Actions Section Executive, 2016-2018, 2020-2022
Past Chair of the Ontario Bar Association Class Actions Section Executive, 2019-2020
Member of the Ontario Class Action Bench-Bar Liaison Committee, 2019-2021
Chair of the Ontario Bar Association Class Actions Section Executive, 2018-2019
Member of the Canadian Bar Association Civil Litigation Section Executive Committee, 2018-2019
Member of the Advocates’ Society - Class Actions Group, 2018-2019
Speaker at Advocates Society: Young Lawyers Division - Advocacy Primer: Professionalism in Motions, December 2021
Keynote Moderator at the 13th Annual Class Action Colloquium, December 2021
Speaker at Law Society of Ontario Class Actions: Update for Litigators 2021, January 2021
Speaker at the 12th Annual Class Action Colloquium, December 2020
Speaker at OBA Institute on Class Actions Costs, February 2019
Co-Chair of the 10th Annual Class Action Colloquium, December 2018
In the Media
Recent win in Ontario Court of Appeal concerning class action opt-out rights quoted in Law Times re Johnson v. Ontario decision - 2022
Recent win in Ontario Court of Appeal concerning interlocutory vs final orders quoted in CanLII Connects re Johnson v. Ontario decision - 2021
Quoted in Canadian Lawyer Magazine on the vulnerability of Canadian businesses to class actions - 2020
Quoted in Law Times on the Blake v. Blake decision - 2019
Quoted in The Lawyers Daily on issues surrounding sustainable funding for Pro Bono - 2019
Quoted in Law Times on incumbent lawyer benchers - 2019
Quoted in The Lawyer’s Daily on Women mentors helping to smooth path to success in the law for colleagues - 2019