Caroline is particularly recognized for her work tracing and recovering assets in the context of commercial conflicts and contentious estates, advising clients on strategic, results-oriented approaches to protecting and restoring value in high-stakes matters.
Her practice spans corporate and commercial disputes, complex trusts and estates litigation, and cross-border asset tracing and recovery. Caroline regularly represents a broad range of clients, encompassing corporations, institutions, fiduciaries, and business owners, in significant matters involving fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, shareholder and partnership conflicts, and estate-related disputes. She has acted as counsel before all levels of court in Ontario and before the Federal Court of Canada, and also maintains an active arbitration and mediation practice, guiding clients through both adversarial and alternative dispute resolution processes.
Caroline’s work frequently involves international and cross-border elements, including navigating multi-jurisdictional asset-recovery strategies, particularly in the context of estates and commercial litigation. Her experience in these matters reflects a sophisticated understanding of the interplay between domestic litigation and global enforcement considerations.
She is consistently recognized as a leader in her field. Caroline has been listed in the Lexology Index for Asset Recovery, the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, and Best Lawyers in Canada for Corporate and Commercial Litigation. She was also named a Litigation Lawyer to Watch in Lexpert’s US/Canada Cross-border Litigation Guide, highlighting her prominence in complex, cross-border disputes.
Beyond her litigation practice, Caroline has held numerous leadership roles in the legal community. She has served as Co-Chair of the International Private Client Committee of the American Bar Association Section of International Law and as National Representative (Canada) for the International Association for Young Lawyers. Her prior service also includes roles on the Council of the Ontario Bar Association, as Chair of the OBA Trusts and Estates Law Section Executive, and as President of The Advocates’ Society. Caroline currently serves as Chair of the firm’s WeirFoulds-Arnup Cup Committee, playing a pivotal role in administering the annual trial advocacy competition for law schools in Ontario.
Caroline is also committed to legal education and thought leadership. She has taught as an adjunct professor at the University of Western Ontario Faculty of Law and is a frequent speaker on topics including asset recovery, cross-border litigation, estates disputes, and developments in commercial litigation and dispute resolution. In recognition of her professional contributions, she was elected a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation, an honour limited to a small percentage of lawyers across North America.
