Andrea’s practice includes civil litigation, administrative law, constitutional and Charter litigation, select criminal matters, regulatory and professional discipline matters, and appeals and judicial review applications.
Papers she has co-published include topics on investigative hearsay and white-collar crime investigations.
Andrea’s civil litigation experience includes defamation, historical sexual abuse, civil fraud, complex commercial matters, and shareholder disputes.
She has appeared as counsel before all levels of court in Ontario and the Supreme Court of Canada, as well as various administrative tribunals including the Ontario Securities Commission, the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario, the Ontario Racing Commission and the Canadian Society of Immigration Consultants.
Andrea is the Team Advisor to Osgoode Hall Law School’s Laskin Moot team.
Andrea received her LL.B. from the University of Western Ontario in 2005, where she was awarded the gold medal.
She clerked for the judges of the Court of Appeal for Ontario before being called to the Ontario bar in 2006. Then she clerked for the Honourable Justice LeBel of the Supreme Court of Canada from 2006 to 2007.
She joined Stockwoods in 2007.
Andrea’s does pro bono work representing applicants at the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal, through the Human Rights Legal Support Centre, and has acted pro bono for the Criminal Lawyers’ Association and the Canadian Public Health Association as interveners in cases before the Supreme Court of Canada.
- R. v. Cunningham
Acted for the Criminal Lawyers’ Association, which was granted intervener status, and made submissions on the issue of whether the court may require defence counsel to continue to act for an accused after a financial retainer breaks down - Turmel v. CBC (Dragons’ Den)
Successfully obtained summary judgment for the CBC against a claim for defamation and breach of contract relating to the plaintiff’s appearance on the television show, the Dragon’s Den - Almalki v. Canada, Elmaati v. Canada, Nureddin v. Canada
Representing Canadian citizens suing the federal government for breaches of their Charter rights and various torts as a result of torture and mistreatment
- Chippewas of Rama v. Ontario
Acted as co-counsel for the Chippewas of Rama First Nation at trial and on appeal, in their action against the Ontario Government for their claimed 35% share of the net revenues of Casino Rama, located on their reserve lands - Sheppard v. Ontario Racing Commission
Successfully defended a judicial review application on behalf of the Ontario Racing Commission - Ontario Energy Board v. Summitt Energy Management
Assisted in the prosecution of an Ontario Energy Board licensee for regulatory violations
- Co-Author, The Application of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms to the Regulation of Health Professionals: Anaemic Rights & Prescriptions for Change,” Health Law in Canada, 2010
- Co-Author, Investigative Hearsay: R. v. Van, Law Society of Upper Canada, Six-Minute Criminal Defence Lawyer, 2010
- Co-Author, When Do You Advise Your Client to Go to the Police?: Representing Clients Involved in White Collar Crime Investigations, White Collar Crime: Prosecuting and Defending Regulatory and Criminal Proceedings, Law Society of Upper Canada, 2008
- Co-Author, The Oppression Remedy – A Complicated Application Made Simple, Current Issues in Civil Litigation: Keys to Victory, OBA Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 2008
- Team Advisor, Laskin Moot team, Osgoode Hall Law School
- Speaker, Practical Issues for Canadian Lawyers Representing Plaintiffs in Civil Lawsuits, Criminal and Civil Liability for War Crimes, Genocide and Torture, Canadian Council for International Justice, 2010
- Speaker, Workshop: The Rules of Evidence in a Nutshell, Decision Writing: A Legal and Practical Guide to Making Decisions and Writing Reasons for Members of Administrative Tribunals, Canadian Institute, 2009
- Speaker, Fundamentals on the Rules of Evidence, Process Fairness: The Adjudicator’s Guide to Manage and Conduct Hearings, Insight, 2009
- Member, The Advocates’ Society
- Member, Canadian Bar Association
- Member, Ontario Bar Association
- Member, Toronto Lawyers’ Association
