Joel Rochon

Joel Rochon is a founding partner of Rochon Genova LLP and heads the firm’s class action group. His practice primarily involves product liability, train and aviation accidents, defective drugs and medical devices, securities, anti-trust, consumer protection, and institutional abuse. Through his work, Joel strives to provide access to justice for individuals who have suffered harm.
Since establishing the firm in 1999, Joel has lead or co-lead many of Canada’s most important class actions. He is a fierce advocate for those who have suffered harm as a result of the fault of major corporations or governments.

Joel is a member of the Law Society of Upper Canada, the Advocates’ Society, The Canadian Bar Association, The Trial Lawyers for Public Justice, The Association of Trial Lawyers of America and the Association of Jurist de l’expression Française de l’Ontario (AJEFO).

Joel is the co-author of two books: The Emotional Consequences of Personal Injury – A Handbook for Psychiatrists and Lawyers, 1992 (now in 2nd Edition) and Interlocutory Proceedings – Strategy and Practice, 1996, both published by Butterworths. He is also the author of a number of articles on class action litigation and is a regular speaker at class action conferences in Canada, the United States and France.

He has been recognised by L’Expert as the “most consistently recommended lawyer” in Class Action Litigation and cross-border litigation.