Howard W. Dermer
Partner

Howard W. Dermer holds extensive experience in civil business law and commercial litigation. He has handled several franchising cases and has given conferences on the challenges faced by franchisors in litigation with franchisees. Howard has successfully completed a course on mediation in civil and commercial matters offered by the Quebec Bar Association and Harvard Law School. He has also attended numerous conferences in both Canada and the U.S. on litigation, broaching various facets of the topic, namely matters of franchising, leasing and real estate, as well as construction law and financial accountability.

• Civil and Commercial Litigation

• B.C.L., McGill University, 1969
• B.A. (Economy), McGill University, 1966

• Member of the Quebec Bar
• Member of the Canadian Bar Association
• Member of TerraLex®
• Co-president of The Ride to Conquer Cancer
• Principal of the Miss Edgar’s and Miss Cramp’s School, Westmount
• Director of the Jewish General Hospital Foundation
• Member of the board of trustees of Le Fonds Veritas, Selwyn House School
• Member of the Jewish General Hospital’s Quality and Risk Management Committee (2006 – today)