Éric Préfontaine

Practice Areas

Éric is a key contact for Osler’s National Class Action Defence group, and an experienced class actions practitioner in the Québec bar with specialized expertise in the defence of consumer protection, product liability and securities matters. While leading the firm’s class action matters in Quebec, Éric also consistently brings his expertise to multi-jurisdictional matters for firm strategic clients.

In addition to his leading role in class actions, Éric’s commercial litigation practice includes advising clients on highly complex commercial litigation and representing them before commercial and civil courts, administrative tribunals and in arbitration proceedings. His practice includes disputes in a wide range of expertise, including: securities, shareholders, product liability, banking and financial services, franchising, consumer protection and insolvency and restructuring. Eric also has extensive experience in urgent and special procedures such as injunctions and seizures.

Career

Stikeman Elliott 1999-2008

Joined Osler: 2008 as an associate, became partner: 2011

Professional Memberships

Barreau du Québec, Canadian Bar Association, The Advocate’s Society

Publications

Obtaining Evidence in Canada for Use in U.S. Litigation, 2018

L’action collective en matière de valeurs mobilières : une analyse de l’état actuel du droit au Québec, 2018

Personal

Université de Montréal, LL.B. (Civil Law)2000

Université du Québec à Montréal, B.A. (Political Science)1996

Québec Bar, 2001