Mr Louis Seveno > Woods LLP > Montreal, Canada > Lawyer Profile
Woods LLP Offices
2000 MCGILL COLLEGE AVE, SUITE 1700
MONTREAL, QUEBEC H3A 3H3
Canada
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Mr Louis Seveno
Position
Partner
Career
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.
Languages
French, English, Spanish
Memberships
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)
- Board of Directors and Executive Committee member
- 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)
Education
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
Lawyer Rankings
Canada > Dispute resolution: Quebec
Montreal-based boutique litigation firm Woods LLP demonstrates strength in insolvency, class action and commercial agreement disputes, as well as in corporate liability and governance disputes. Sylvain Rigaud, who leads the insolvency and restructuring group, heads the team, along with Richard Vachon and Marie-Louise Delisle, who is highly active on class action defence and professional liability matters, with a focus on telecommunications law, competition affairs and civil liability. Louis Seveno handles litigation and arbitration relating to construction and PPP disputes. Other key members include international arbitration specialist Stephen Drymer and Eric Bédard. Patrick Ouellet was appointed as a Judge of the Superior Court of Quebec for the district of Montréal in April 2023. Managing partner Caroline Biron departed the firm in August 2023.