First Year of Call
2018 (Ontario)

Areas of Practice
Civil Litigation, Construction Law

Description
Sienna is a litigation associate at Shibley Righton LLP and practices in all areas of litigation, with a primary focus on construction law and professional liability. Prior to joining Shibley Righton LLP, Sienna practiced at a boutique insurance defence litigation firm in downtown Toronto. She also gained valuable experience as a solicitor working for a period as inhouse legal counsel at a private company.

In her practice, Sienna has successfully defended clients in the Court of Appeal, Superior Court of Justice and across various tribunals. Sienna passionately represents client interests, working diligently to analyze case merits, minimize risk and propel positive resolutions to complex legal matters. She has proven success achieving case dismissals, advantageous settlements and favourable verdicts at all levels of Court.

Sienna is a contributing author to the Annual Review of Civil Litigation 2018, a publication regularly cited by appellate courts across Canada including the Supreme Court of Canada, with an article titled “Sexual Aggression and the Civil Response”. The Annual Review of Civil Litigation has been providing leading-edge coverage of the issues that matter.

Sienna is bilingual, fluent in both French and English. Growing up, Sienna was a competitive dancer and carried on with this passion until she went to law school, including dancing for the Toronto Raptors for a significant number of years. In her spare time, she continues to take and teach hip-hop classes in Toronto. Sienna’s passion, other than law, is to travel. She went to law school in London, UK, and travelled throughout Europe and continues to travel when the opportunity presents itself.