Karine Bédard

Karine is an associate lawyer at Waddell Phillips.

Karine is no stranger to complex litigation. They have been counsel on a wide range of class actions and multi-plaintiff actions involving the Charter, Crown liability, institutional abuse, fiduciary duties before all levels of court in Ontario and before the Superior Court in Quebec.

Before joining Waddell Phillips, Karine practiced at two leading plaintiff-side class action firms in Toronto.

Karine articled at the Superior Court of Justice in Toronto as the bilingual judicial law clerk, where they worked on civil, criminal, and commercial list matters as well as class proceedings.

Karine holds a common law and civil degree from McGill University. They were awarded the Justice Harry Batshaw prize for having the highest standing in the Foundations of Canadian Law course.

During law school, Karine competed in the Wilson Moot and placed first in the Start Proud Moot competition. They completed a student clerkship at the Superior Court in Montreal, worked as a research assistant for Professor Stephen Smith on the topic of common law remedies, and served as the Executive English Editor of the McGill Law Journal.

Karine gave back to the community during law school. They worked for the Mile End Legal Clinic and volunteered for organizations such as the Legal Information Clinic at McGill and Pro Bono Students Canada.

Karine remains actively involved in the legal community. They have been serving as an OBA class action section executive and its newsletter editor since 2023. Karine has also been published regarding some of the latest class action developments in the OBA class action section newsletter.

Karine is the co-chair for the OBA’s 2024 Annual Class Actions Colloquium.