Louis P. Brien
Partner

Louis P. Brien is Head of the Insurance Group. His expertise covers general and professional liability, product liability, as well as directors and officers liability. He is also active in the construction industry, where he is called upon to represent various stakeholders.

His areas of interest further include personal injury claims as well as municipal liability litigation. In addition, his insurance litigation practice extends to subrogation recoveries and advising clients on coverage issues.

Louis acts before all Quebec courts.

• Civil and Commercial Litigation
• Construction Law
• Insurance Law

• LL.B., Université de Sherbrooke, 1988
• B.Sc. (Political Science), Université de Montréal, 1985

• Canadian Bar Association
  • President of the Quebec Division of the Insurance Law and Civil Litigation Section of the Canadian Bar Association (2017-2019)
  • Executive member of the Quebec Division of the Insurance Law and Civil Litigation Section of the Canadian Bar Association (2008- )
  • Executive member of the National Insurance Law Section of the Canadian Bar Association (2009-2013)
  • Executive member of the National Civil Litigation Section of the Canadian Bar Association (2009-2011)
• Montreal Bar
  • Member of the Superior Court, Civil Matter Liaison Committee (2011-2014)
• Quebec Bar
  • Member of the Quebec Bar
  • Member of the Quebec Bar Disciplinary Committee (2009- )
  • Governor of the Quebec Bar Foundation
• Quebec Bar School
  • Lecturer - Contract Law (2010)
  • Lecturer - Civil Liability (2011-2014)

• January 2016
  Code of Civil Procedure: new rules for insurers
• September 2011
  “Criminal Act” Exclusion and the matter Promutuel Bagot v. Lévesque, 2011 QCCA80
• May 2011
  Les clauses d’exclusion en matière d’acte criminel en assurance de dommages : tendances et perspectives

• April 30, 2019
  Demystifying Construction Standards: Technical and Legal Aspects
• October 2, 2015
  Conference on recent developments in insurance law
• April 30, 2014
  "La responsabilité civile des intervenants en matière de construction"
• October 1, 2013
  "Prescription, avis et recours contre les municipalités, un guide pratique"
• May 27, 2011
  "Les développements récents en droit des assurances"

• Claude-Beaudoin Award, CBA-Québec, 2019