Litigation: Products Liability

Partner based in Montréal, Michel’s practice focuses on commercial and civil litigation, and more specifically on complex technical litigation.

Michel specializes in defending class actions as well as in environmental litigation. More specifically, he defends manufacturers’ liability class actions related to pharmaceutical and consumer products, as well as medical devices. He has extensive lead counsel experience in personal injury cases and in cases involving toxicology and scientific issues. He regularly pleads before the civil courts. His experience includes numerous proceedings for damages, injunctive relief and judicial review. Michel also acts as lead appellate attorney. He has experience in statutory penal law and has pleaded before numerous administrative tribunals and arbitration boards.

Quebec Bar, 1989. Canadian Product Liability Attorney of the Year in 2020 by LMG Life Sciences.

Past chair of the Environmental Law Section of the Canadian Bar Association’s Québec Branch and a member of the Defense Research Institute.