Woods LLP

Partner

Louis Seveno specializes in high-stakes civil and commercial litigation and arbitration. He acts in cases involving Canadian and foreign corporations dealing with local, cross-border or multi-jurisdictional issues. Admitted to the bars of Quebec, Ontario and New York, he appears before trial and appellate courts, as well as before domestic and international arbitral tribunals.

A versatile litigator, Louis practices mainly in contractual disputes, corporate and shareholder litigation, insolvency, employment law, professional liability, class actions, private international law, and injunctive proceedings. He has acquired substantial expertise in construction and PPP disputes.

He sits on the Board of Directors and Executive Committee (President) of the Canadian Bar Association, Quebec Division, including various ad hoc committees. He is a guest lecturer at the Université de Montréal (Civil Litigation Workshop) and McGill University (Law for Architects and Engineers), and he frequently offers pro bono services. Louis is fluent in English, French and Spanish.

French, English, Spanish

Professional activities

Canadian Bar Association, Quebec Division Board of Directors and Executive Committee member President (July 2023 to June 2024 mandate) Vice-president (July 2022 to June 2023 mandate) Secretary (July 2020 to June 2022 mandates) Director (July 2019 to June 2020 mandate) Éducaloi: Ally (since 2016) Fondation du Barreau du Québec, Governor (since 2020)

Associations

Quebec Bar Canadian Bar Association New York State Bar Association Law Society of Upper Canada ICC Canada Arbitration Committee The Advocate’s Society Young Canadian Arbitration Practitioners (YCAP)

York University, Osgoode Hall Law School, Juris Doctor (JD), 2003

Université de Montréal, Faculty of Law, Bachelor of Civil Law (LL.B.), 2002

Université de Poitiers (France), Exchange program in French and European Union law, 2001