Linda Visser

First Year of Call
2006 Ontario

Areas of Practice
Class Actions

Description
Linda is a partner in Siskinds’ class action department. Linda’s practice is focused primarily on price-fixing conspiracy class actions. She has been recognized as a leading lawyer in this area.

Education
Western University, LL.B. 2005 – Recipient of Dean of Law Entrance Scholarship; gold medalist 2003/2004, and recipient of various other academic awards.

The Australian National University (Canberra, Australia) – Student exchange program.

Wilfrid Laurier University H.B.A. 2002 – Graduated with honours.

Linda J. Visser is a partner of Siskinds LLP. Linda has a diverse class actions practice. She prosecutes complex price-fixing, product liability, consumer protection (including drip pricing) and institutional abuse class actions.

Linda has been counsel in many important price-fixing cases, including the recent Supreme Court of Canada decision in Pioneer Corp. v Godfrey, 2019 SCC 42, which dealt with important issues relating to who can assert a claim based on price-fixing and what claims can be brought. Linda was also counsel in hydrogen peroxide – the first case to be certified on behalf of a class that includes indirect purchasers. Linda has argued at all levels of court, including before the Supreme Court of Canada. In recent years, she was before the Ontario Court of Appeal or Supreme Court of Canada on important legal issues, including the court’s jurisdiction of foreign class members, whether umbrella purchasers (purchasers of the relevant product from non-defendant manufacturers) have a cause of action in a price-fixing claim, and whether the statutory claim contained in the Competition Act provides for discoverability.

Linda served two terms on the Siskinds Board of Directors, shaping the future direction of the firm and making important decisions on investment in technology and IDEA (inclusion, diversity, equity and accessibility).

Linda was a member of the Ontario Class Action Bench-Bar Liaison Committee, and chaired the Committee in 2023. She also served on the multi-jurisdictional subcommittee and the nominations subcommittee.

For the last several years, including most recently for 2025, Linda has been a ranked lawyer in the nationwide plaintiff class action lawyers rankings by Chamber & Partners.

In 2019, Linda was honoured as London’s top 20 under 40 by London Inc. Magazine. Recipients are judged based on the overall impact of their work – both professional and volunteer contributions.

In 2014, Linda was awarded the Order of Merit by the Consumers’ Association of Canada in recognition of her outstanding contribution to Canadian consumers.

Prior to joining Siskinds in 2007, Linda practiced commercial litigation in the Toronto office of a large national firm.