Jessica Mank is an associate in McCarthy's Litgation Group in Toronto. She maintains a general litigation practice acting for clients on a variety of proceedings, including commercial cases, class actions, regulatory proceedings and professional liability. Jessica represents both individuals and corporations in complex, high-stakes disputes.
Jessica has acted for clients before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, Divisional Court of Ontario, Ontario Court of Appeal and Health Professions Appeal and Review Board.
Jessica’s litigation experience includes:
- Representing a corporation in a high stakes dispute regarding the termination of a merger agreement;
- Representing government agencies, hospitals and post-secondary institutions in complex construction disputes, including regarding public-private partnerships (P3s);
- Representing a corporation in a dispute regarding a public procurement process;
- Representing a cannabis company in a securities class action;
- Representing a major telecommunications company in proceedings on the Commercial List;
- Representing the Canadian Civil Liberties Association in its landmark challenge to the constitutionality of prolonged solitary confinement in Canadian prisons; and
- Defending physicians against allegations of professional negligence or misconduct.
Jessica received her JD from the University of Toronto Faculty of Law, where she held executive positions with the Business Law Society; served as a Senior Editor to the Journal of International Law and International Relations; and volunteered with Pro Bono Students Canada and Downtown Legal Services. Jessica also completed an exchange at the Hong Kong University Faculty of Law.
Prior to law school, Jessica obtained her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from McGill University.
Jessica was called to the bar in 2019. She is a member of The Advocates’ Society, the Canadian Bar Association, the Ontario Bar Association and the Construction Law Section of the Ontario Bar Association