Sébastien Richemont
Recognized since 2018
Montréal, Quebec
Practice Areas
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Class Action Litigation
Corporate and Commercial Litigation
Insurance Law
Product Liability Law
Securities Law
Sébastien Richemont has over 20 years of commercial litigation experience. In court, he is both formidable and passionate, and out of court he is a strategic counsellor in litigious matters and devoted partner to his colleagues and clients. As a frequent speaker and teacher, he also appreciates the academic aspects of the law. His areas of expertise include contractual disputes, class actions, manufacturer’s liability, professionals liability (lawyers, accountants, engineers), as well as shareholder disputes, securities litigation, and arbitrations. He has acted in a number of high-profile cases, including the restructuring of the Canadian Asset-Backed Commercial Paper (ABCP) market, following the liquidity crisis of 2007, in the context of which he represented a group of Quebec corporations holding an aggregate of $1.2 billion of ABCP. He has also acted in the matter of Automobiles Jalbert v. BMW which resulted in a judgment of principle by the Court of Appeal, as well as in a number of arbitrations in the information technology sector.
Contact & Links
- E-mail: srichemont@fasken.com
- Direct Phone Number: 514-982-4545
- Phone Number: 514-982-4545
- Lawyer Page: https://www.litigationboutique.com
Location
- 800 Victoria Square, Suite 3500
P.O. Box 242
Montréal, QC H4Z 1E9
Canada
Languages
- English
- French
Bar Admissions
- Quebec, 1997
Headquarters:
Toronto, Ontario
389 The Best Lawyers in Canada™ awards
90 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Canada™ awards
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
- Product Liability Law, Montréal, Canada (2023)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada™ 2025 for work in:
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Class Action Litigation
- Corporate and Commercial Litigation
- Insurance Law
- Product Liability Law
- Securities Law
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