MARIE AUDREN AD. E. Education / Bar Admissions EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Professional Involvement REPRESENTATIVE WORK Community Involvement

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1 MARIE AUDREN AD. E. Partner T F Montréal MAudren@blg.com Class Actions Banking Litigation and Arbitration Appeal and Review Product Liability Education / Bar Admissions LL.B., Université de Montréal (1991) B.A. in Translation, Concordia University (1988) Québec, 1992 Professional Involvement Founder and former President of the Class Action Section of the Canadian Bar Association Québec Division Chair of the Annual Conference of the Canadian Bar Association on Class Actions from 2006 to 2010 Member of the Canadian Bar Association's National Task Force on Multijurisdictional Class Actions Member of the Class Action Committee of the Barreau du Québec Member of the Planning Committee of the Osgoode Hall National Symposium on Class Actions Community Involvement Member of the Board of Directors of the SBC Gallery of Contemporary Art, Member of Clarity, an international association promoting plain legal language EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Marie Audren is the Regional Leader of our Class Action Group. Her practice is focused on class actions, principally in the fields of telecommunications, consumer law, product liability and banking law. She directs a team of seasoned lawyers who have developed significant expertise in these areas. Marie has been retained as defence counsel in more than forty class actions by a wide range of clients, including large corporations such as Bell Canada, parapublic corporations such as the Agence métropolitaine de transport, as well as the Quebec Bar's Professional Liability Insurer to defend lawyers sued by way of class action. She has also argued on the plaintiff side before the Supreme Court of Canada in a landmark class action regarding municipal taxation, Marcotte v. Longueuil, 2009 SCC 43. Marie is highly regarded for her extensive experience, comprehensive vision, and ability to communicate in a clear and concise manner. In 2013, she was awarded the distinction Advocatus Emeritus (Ad. E.) by the Barreau du Québec. REPRESENTATIVE WORK Marie has acted as lead counsel for: Agence métropolitaine de transport in a class action following a mass transit strike. Bank of Nova Scotia in a class action involving vehicle financing insurance premiums. Bank of Nova Scotia in a class action alleging the failure to disclose cash rebates in vehicle financing contracts. Bell Canada in a class action involving early termination fees and 30-day deactivation fees for landline telephone service. Bell Canada in a class action involving the throttling of internet traffic. Bell Canada in a class action involving early termination fees for internet and television services.

2 Bell Mobility in a class action involving late payment charges. Bell Mobility in a class action involving early termination fees for wireless service. Bureau en Gros in a class action alleging misrepresentations as to extended warranties. Best Buy Canada in a class action involving misleading advertising. GlaxoSmithKline in a class action relating to Requip, a dopamine agonist medication. Kativik School Board in a class action alleging institutional abuse. Purdue Pharma in a class action relating to OxyContin, an opiate analgesic medication. The Québec Bar's Professional Liability Insurer in a class action alleging prosecutorial abuse. The Québec Bar's Professional Liability Insurer in a class action alleging defamation. Torys LLP in a class action involving Conrad Black and Hollinger and allegations of non-disclosure of information to investors. Bank of America in a major commercial banking dispute. Dieffenbacher GmbH in an arbitration before an ICC panel concerning manufacturer's liability. PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS Publications Co-Author, "Overview of the Canadian Class Action Legislation Landscape," Développements récents en recours collectifs, vol 380, Éditions Yvon Blais, 221, Co-Author, "Class Action: A Renewed Sense of Commonality", The Canadian Institute, Co-Author, "Commentaire sur l'affaire Option consommateurs c. Pharmascience : l'importance des faits en recours collectif", Repères EYB2006REP489, Co-Author, "Le règlement d'un recours collectif" in Congrès annuel du Barreau du Québec, Service de la formation continue du Barreau du Québec, Co-Author, "Class Action: Navigating the Provincial Landscape", The Canadian Institute, Author, "L'article 1048 C.p.c.: une disposition d'exception,", Développements récents en recours collectifs, vol 232, Éditions Yvon Blais, 133, Co-Author, "Le règlement d'un recours collectif et le processus d'approbation d'une transaction", The Canadian Institute, Co-Author, "La multiplicité de défendeurs en l'absence d'intérêt et de cause d'action : le recours collectif est-il à la dérive?", Développements

3 récents en recours collectifs, vol 213, Éditions Yvon Blais, Cowansville, 197, Author, "Un recours collectif contre une industrie, est-ce possible?", 15:3 Le Monde Juridique, Presentations 12 th National Symposium on Class Action, Osgoode Hall, The Class Action Trials of the Year, Toronto, April th National Symposium on Class Actions, Osgoode Hall, The US Supreme Court on Class Actions, Toronto, April récents sur les recours collectifs au Québec, au Canada et aux États- Unis, Les classes nationales, recours multiterritoriaux, multijuridictionnels et quoi encore, Montréal, March th National Symposium on Class Actions, Osgoode Hall, National Class Update, Toronto, April récents sur les recours collectifs au Québec, au Canada et aux États- Unis, Recours collectifs multijuridictionnels et groupes nationaux, Montréal, March th National Symposium on Class Actions, Osgoode Hall, National Class Update, Toronto, April th National Symposium on Class Actions, Osgoode Hall, Overtime Class Actions, Toronto, April BLG Commercial Litigation Symposium, Le recours collectif, Montréal, February Conférence annuelle avancée sur la conformité réglementaire dans le domaine pharmaceutique, The Canadian Institute, What's the Latest in Product Liability Class Actions?, Montréal, November récents en recours collectifs, L'arrêt Marcotte, Montréal, October Western Canadian Class Actions Conference, British Columbia Law Society, Quebec Class Actions Update: A Renewed Sense of Commonality, Vancouver, November th Annual National Forum on Litigating Class Actions, The Canadian Institute, Quebec Class Actions Update: A Renewed Sense of Commonality, Toronto, September récents en recours collectifs, Revue de la dernière année de la jurisprudence au Québec, Montréal, October New York State Bar CLE Seminar, Skadden Arps, Class Actions in Canada: A Comparison of Our Experience with Yours, New York, November récents en recours collectifs, Revue de la jurisprudence récente en matière de recours collectif au Québec et au Canada, Montréal, October 2007.

4 Canadian Bar Association, Différents enjeux soulevés par les recours collectifs, Montréal, May Canadian Defence Lawyers/CICMA Joint Conference, Quebec Ice Storm Class Action: Pushing the Boundaries for Economic Loss, Toronto, February Barreau du Québec Annual Convention, Avocats en entreprise : Atelier sur les recours collectifs, Montréal, May Conférence sur les litiges en assurances, The Canadian Institute, Risques et nouvelles tendances, Montréal, November récents en recours collectifs, L'article 1048 C.p.c. :une disposition d'exception, Montréal, October th Annual National Forum on Litigating Class Actions, Navigating the Provincial Legislative Landscape, Toronto, September e Conférence avancée sur les recours collectifs, The Canadian Institute, Le règlement d'un recours collectif : le processus d'approbation d'une transaction, Montréal, February récents en recours collectifs, La multiplicité de défendeurs en l'absence d'intérêt et d'une cause d'action, Montréal, October McGill University Faculty of Law, Practical Perspectives in Class Actions, Montréal, November State Bar of New York, Professional Training Course, Class Actions in Canada:Comparison of Our Experience and Yours, New York, November John Molson School of Business of Concordia University, Québec Class Actions: Management Strategies, Montréal, October 2007 and November RANKINGS & RECOGNITIONS Recognized as a leading litigator in the 2015 edition of the Lexpert /Report on Business Litigation Special Edition. Recognized with a 2014 Lexpert Zenith Award (Litigation Class Actions). Named Advocatus Emeritus of the Barreau du Québec in Selected by her peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in Canada (Litigation Class actions) every year since Recognized in the 2015 edition of Benchmark Canada The Definitive Guide to Canada's Leading Litigation Firms & Attorneys as a "Local Litigation Star: Québec" and a "Litigation Star: Product Liability, General Commercial, Insurance and Class Actions." Recognized in The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory (Class Actions) every year since Recognized in the 2015, 2014 and 2013 editions of the Lexpert Guide

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