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Samantha Gordon is a partner at McMillan LLP (Toronto, Canada). She is a talented litigation and dispute resolution lawyer with a focus on complex corporate, commercial and securities disputes. She has significant experience in cross-border and multi-jurisdiction class action defence including cartel and antitrust, securities, consumer protection, misleading advertising and product liability matters. Samantha has particular expertise in civil cartel cases including cases involving finance (foreign exchange, bonds), digital display advertising, computer components (DRAM, ODD), generic drugs, various auto parts, caustic soda, salmon, fragrance, and real estate brokerage commissions. Samantha regularly acts on securities litigation matters, including disputes involving shareholder and governance issues, contested M&A transactions, proxy and control contests, enforcement, derivative actions and oppression claims. Samantha was appointed to the Ontario Securities Commission – Securities Proceedings Advisory Committee in 2023. She also teaches Securities Litigation at Queen’s University (2020-2024). In 2019, Samantha completed a secondment with the Office of Mergers and Acquisitions at the Ontario Securities Commission. An experienced litigator, Samantha has appeared before the Supreme Court of Canada, all levels of court in Ontario, all levels of Federal Court, as well as courts in multiple provinces and various regulatory and arbitration tribunals. Samantha is recognized by Chambers Canada in class action defense, by Benchmark Litigation: Canada as a future star (2023) and litigation star, by Best Lawyers in Canada as one to watch in corporate and commercial litigation, and in Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory as a leading lawyer repeatedly recommended in competition law.