Alexandra Provost

 Lawyer
Key practice areas
Insurance and Reinsurance, Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Professional Liability, Internal and Regulatory Investigations, Compliance and White Collar Defence, Civil and Commercial Litigation
Québec Bar 2023
Montréal
+1 438 844 7840
alexandra.provost@langlois.ca
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Alexandra Provost focuses her practice on civil and commercial litigation, insurance, and civil and professional liability. Having served a diverse client base on a wide range of complex engagements, she is very well equipped to guide clients at all stages of litigation strategy development. Clients particularly appreciate her exceptional creativity and discipline, and informed judgment.

Alexandra is regularly called upon to represent and advise professionals being sued for professional misconduct in the civil courts, insurers in insurance policy interpretation disputes, and legal persons or individuals in civil liability actions.

She holds a Licentiate in Law (LL.L.) and an Honours Bachelor’s in International Development and Globalization and offers legal services in English and French. She joined the firm as a law student in 2021 and completed her articling period in 2023.

During her law studies, Alexandra achieved outstanding academic performance, earning a host of awards, scholarships and bursaries, as well as a place on the Dean’s Honour List. She also took part in the Guy-Guérin moot court competition, where she won the prize for best examination.

Prior to joining the firm, Alexandra completed several legal internships with various government departments and non-profit organizations, and developed a keen interest in public speaking, legal drafting and access to justice.

Civil and commercial litigation

  • Attorney for a franchisee business being sued under an interim interlocutory injunction dealing in particular with whether the franchise contract concluded between the parties was null and void since its purpose was prohibited by law, and whether the non-compete clauses included in the contract were enforceable against the franchisor. The Superior Court agreed with the defendant’s arguments and dismissed the plaintiff’s action.

Insurance litigation

  • Represents and advises insurers in insurance policy interpretation disputes before the Superior Court of Québec and the Court of Québec, such as in Wellington motions.

Civil and professional liability

  • Represents a legal person being sued for civil liability as a result of bodily injuries before the Court of Québec.
  • Advises individuals and legal persons in civil liability proceedings before the Small Claims Division of the Court of Québec.
  • Assists various professionals, such as lawyers, architects and real estate brokers being sued in various professional civil liability actions.
  • Dean’s Honour List, University of Ottawa's Faculty of Law, 2017-2021
  • Québec Professional Association of Lawyers, Member, since 2023
  • Young Bar of Montréal, Member, since 2023
  • Co-speaker: Cap-midi : l’éthique et l’encadrement légal de l’intelligence artificielle [Ethics and legal framework for artificial intelligence], Canadian Association of Paralegals, webinar, May 15, 2024.

Honours B.Soc.Sc. in International Development, magna cum laude, University of Ottawa, 2021

LL.L., magna cum laude, University of Ottawa, 2021

Featured Articles

Publications
August 28th, 2024

Legal framework for artificial intelligence: How is copyright protected?
In the contemporary landscape of emerging technologies, artificial intelligence (AI) is developing as a major catalyst for multisectoral transformations. From medicine to finance, even law and entertainment, AI is set to profoundly redefine the way we work and interact professionally. However, the swift ascent of AI also raises significant legal and ethical questions. Among these questions, a topic that often raises issues is the impact of AI in the field of copyright.
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Publications
February 1st, 2024

Legal framework for artificial intelligence: What is the approach of the European Union, the United States and China?
Introduction Several major Canadian cities, including Toronto, Montreal and Edmonton, are considered prime hubs for investors and companies looking to develop, design and deploy artificial intelligence (“AI”) systems.1 Home to national AI institutes such as the Québec AI Institute in Montreal,2 post-secondary institutions with cutting-edge research centres and collaborative networks featuring some of the world’s […]
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Publications
November 10th, 2023

Legal framework for artificial intelligence: Where do we stand in Canada and Quebec?
Foreword In recent years, advances in artificial intelligence1 (AI), particularly in generative AI,2 have been impressive. Whether we’re talking about large language models capable of processing and generating human-like text, self-driving cars, or the facial biometric authentication now used to unlock most cell phones, AI systems occupy a significant place in every sphere of human life. […]
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Publications
September 12th, 2023

Ethics in artificial intelligence: Discriminatory biases
Introduction With the rapid advances in artificial intelligence (“AI”), the call for an ethical framework for AI is growing louder. But what exactly does that entail? “Derived from the Greek word ‘ethos,’ which means ‘way of living,’ ethics is a branch of philosophy that is concerned with human conduct, more specifically the behaviour of individuals […]
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