Atty. Bernard Amyot Ad. E.
For more than 35 years, Bernard Amyot has developed a practice that is primarily focused on civil and commercial litigation. He has extensive experience before the Quebec courts, having represented Canada’s leading financial institutions.
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Bernard Amyot Ad. E. is a business, class action, product liability, litigation, and government attorney based in Montreal, Quebec, practicing at LCM Avocats Inc. They have 42+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1984. Admitted to practice in Quebec (1984). Educated at McGill University (LL.B., 1983). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Administrative and Public Law (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Alternative Dispute Resolution (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — Class Action Litigation (2026). Serands clients in Montreal, QC and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- For more than 35 years, Bernard Amyot has developed a practice that is primarily focused on civil and commercial litigation
- He has extensive experience before the Quebec courts, having represented Canada’s leading financial institutions
- He has lectured and written frequently on legal issues of interest to his clients
- His professional liability defence work extends to lawyers as well as stockbrokers, insurance brokers, engineers and accountants
- He has acted as lead counsel in numerous class action matters involving multiple jurisdictions across Canada and cross-border issues
- Finally, he regularly acts as a mediator and arbitrator in major commercial disputes
- The Bar has benefited from Mr. Amyot’s relentless commitment
- In 2007-8, he served as National President of the Canadian Bar Association
- Previously, he served as President of the Young Bar Association of Montreal from 1991 to 1992, and subsequently was a member of the Council of the Montreal Bar and Executive Committee of the Quebec Bar
- He also served as President of the American Counsel Association
- He is the first Canadian to become a member of Council of the Section of Litigation of the American Bar Association (2018-2020)
- In 2019, he was appointed to the Board of Directors of The Advocates’ Society
- Mr. Amyot’s involvement in business circles and the community is equally noteworthy
- He served as Chairman of the Board of Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf from 2005 to 2011 and was a director of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra
- He also served as Chair of the Board of Directors of the National Theatre School of Canada from 2012 to 2018
- He also served on the Board of the Canadian Foundation for Legal Research from 2017 to 2020
- In 2009, Mr. Amyot was awarded the Quebec Bar’s honorary title of Advocatus Emeritus
- In 2011, he became a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, has served as its Quebec Province Committee Chair from 2019 to 2022 and has been elected to a 4-year term (starting in September 2022) as Regent representing Region 15 consisting of its Ontario, Quebec, and Upstate New York chapters
- On March 7, 2022, he was inducted into the International Society of Barristers (ISOB)
- In August 2015, he was inducted as a Fellow of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers
- In 2020, he was recognized by Chambers Canada in Commercial Litigation
- Since 2012, he has been recognized annually as a leading practitioner in the area of corporate and commercial litigation and Product Liability Law by The Best Lawyers in Canada (Woodward / White)
- From 2012 to 2017, Mr. Amyot was also recognized for his expertise in securities litigation, in Corporate Commercial Litigation and US/Canada Cross-Border Litigation by the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory
- He has also been recognized as a Local Litigation Star in Commercial Litigation and Insurance by Benchmark Canada since 2013
- In 2012, he was awarded the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal in recognition of his contribution to the development of arts and culture in Canada
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Each practice area below reflects the types of cases Bernard Amyot Ad. E. handles, with a brief overview of what that area of law covers.
Business attorneys advise founders and growing companies on entity formation, contracts, financing, M&A, and dispute resolution.
Bernard Amyot Ad. E. is one of 501,317 business attorneys indexed nationally. Browse business attorneys in Quebec →
Bernard Amyot Ad. E. is one of 26,424 class action attorneys indexed nationally. Browse class action attorneys in Quebec →
Bernard Amyot Ad. E. is one of 66,193 product liability attorneys indexed nationally. Browse product liability attorneys in Quebec →
Civil litigation attorneys for breach of contract, business disputes, civil rights, and class action lawsuits.
Bernard Amyot Ad. E. is one of 454,532 litigation attorneys indexed nationally. Browse litigation attorneys in Quebec →
Attorneys for administrative law, agency hearings, government contracts, licensing, and public benefits.
Bernard Amyot Ad. E. is one of 132,225 government attorneys indexed nationally. Browse government attorneys in Quebec →
Jurisdictional Context
Why local counsel matters in Quebec
Practicing law in Quebec. Legal matters in Quebec are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Montreal are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Quebec state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Quebec brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Quebec courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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