Kimberly is a partner in Fasken’s Litigation and Dispute Resolution department. Her practice focuses on business disputes, including breach of contract claims, complex negligence claims (including professional negligence), and shareholder disputes. She regularly represents clients at the Ontario Superior Court of Justice’s Commercial List, a court specializing in commercial matters.
Kimberly has industry experience in mining. She acts for mining companies in disputes before the specialized Ontario Lands Tribunal (formerly the Mining and Lands Tribunal) and in appeals from that tribunal. She also represents mining companies in contractual disputes involving mining rights. She holds the Osgoode Certificate in Mining Law.
Kimberly is developing an particular focus in Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) and climate litigation. She is a member of Fasken’s ESG Steering Committee and is the Chair of Fasken’s Climate Action Committee, which is tasked with evaluating, and ultimately mitigating, Fasken’s carbon footprint across all of its offices internationally.
Kimberly has appeared before administrative tribunals, all levels of court in Ontario, and the Supreme Court of Canada. As part of Kimberly’s pro bono practice, she successfully represented the Canadian Civil Liberties Association in striking down the mandatory minimum sentence under the Criminal Code for possession of a loaded firearm in R v. Nur, 2015 SCC 15.
Prior to joining Fasken, Kimberly clerked at the Ontario Court of Appeal for the Honourable Justices Goudge, Juriansz and Ducharme.
Kimberly is an active member of the legal community. She is a current member of the Mid-Career Advocates’ Standing Committee (MASC) of the Advocates’ Society and is the co-chair of the Women’s Legal and Education Action Fund (LEAF) Reproductive Justice Project in Toronto.
Kimberly is repeatedly ranked as a Future Star in Litigation by Benchmark Litigation, was ranked in Benchmark’s “40 and Under Hot List” in 2020, and is ranked in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada for her work in Corporate and Commercial Litigation and Administrative and Public Law.
