Toronto Sexual Abuse Lawyer
I’m LAUREN L. MALATESTA
ASSOCIATE
I am motivated to seek justice and advocate for survivors of sexual abuse.
MY WORK & EXPERIENCE
I’m passionate about civil sexual assault work because it’s a way to hold others accountable for their wrongful actions. It is also a way for survivors to share their stories about what they’ve been through and how they’ve been impacted, in a way they’re unable to in the criminal system.
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SHE Matters Event Committee Member, Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic (2023 to present)
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Admitted to the Ontario Bar (2020)
Juris Doctor, on Dean’s List, Queen’s University (2016 to 2019)
Honours Bachelor of Science, with High Distinction, University of Toronto, St. George Campus (2011 to 2015)
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Associate Lawyer, Lerners LLP (2024 to present)
Associate Lawyer, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (2020 to 2024)
Articling Student, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (2019 to 2020)
Summer Law Student, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (2018)
Summer Legal Volunteer, Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic (2017)
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Mondal v. Kirkconnell, 2023 ONCA 523 - Acted as Counsel for the successful Respondents in appeal of an anti-SLAPP motion.
Rainbow Alliance Dryden et al. v. Webster, 2023 ONSC 7050 - Acted as Counsel for the Intervener, Egale Canada (an 2SLGBTQI advocacy organization), in an anti-SLAPP motion.