Practice Expertise

  • Commercial Litigation
  • Construction and Surety Law
  • Construction
  • Class Actions

Areas of Practice

  • Class Actions
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Construction
  • Construction and Surety Law
  • Consumer
  • Government affairs and public law litigation
  • Infrastructure
  • Mediation and Arbitration
  • Municipal Affairs
  • View More

Profile

Partner

Laurence Bich-Carrière practises in the Litigation Group. A member of the Quebec Bar and of the Law Society of Ontario, her practice is wide-ranging, and she provides services in areas that include class actions, appeal, consumer protection, administrative law, and infrastructure. She represents a variety of clients before  the court, particularly in appeal cases, and also advises clients on drafting and negotiating contracts and settlements and on risk management.

Education

  • LL.M., University of Cambridge, 2009
  • B.C.L./LL.B. (Dean’s honour list), McGill University, 2008

Areas of Practice

  • Class Actions
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Construction
  • Construction and Surety Law
  • Consumer
  • Government affairs and public law litigation
  • Infrastructure
  • Mediation and Arbitration
  • Municipal Affairs

Professional Career

Significant Accomplishments

Ms. Bich-Carrière won a number of speaking competitions both in Quebec and internationally, and has authored scholarly publications on defamation, technology and procedure. She maintains close ties with the university community and contributes to academic endeavours as a lecturer and as a researcher affiliated with the Working Group on Private Law. She is also actively involved in the legal community, for instance as a member of the civil procedure committee of the Quebec Bar and with the Canadian Bar Association.

During the course of her studies, Ms. Bich-Carrière managed to entertain both a very active extracurricular life and excellent results, as she consistently appeared on the Dean’s list and received a number of scholarships for academic excellence, including the Greville-Smith scholarship and the Macdonald Travelling Scholarship for graduate studies.

After completing a master’s degree at the University of Cambridge, Ms. Bich-Carrière served as law clerk to the Honourable Mr. Justice Ian Binnie at the Supreme Court of Canada. She also worked at the Hague Conference on Private International Law and practised commercial litigation with a Canada-wide firm. She joined Lavery in 2014.

Publications



Professional Associations
Canadian Bar Association
Young Bar Association of Montreal
The Law Society of Upper Canada (Ontario)
Swiss Institute of Comparative Law
Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History


Professional Activities and Experience
Accolades
  • Best Lawyers 2021
  • Best Lawyers 2022
  • Lexpert
  • Best Lawyers 2024


Articles

  • Changes to the Code of Civil procedure (Quebec) - Small claims: From $7,000 to $15,000
  • A Heads-up on Asbestos!
  • Farmers, drivers and debtors: The Supreme Court considers the conflicts between the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act and several provincial statutes
  • Contracts by public entities: stay tuned on June 1, 2016
  • Licence security requirements to be hiked shortly
  • Roaming fees: a long and winding road
  • Class Actions to Watch this Year
  • Securities and class actions: screening authorizations
  • The City of Montreal revises its by-law on contract management
  • A Decision of Interest to the Entertainment Industry
  • Bill 37: What changes can be expected for Public Contracts?
  • Class actions to watch in 2024

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