Carole Samuel

Carole Samuel focuses her practice on insurance, construction, infrastructure and professional liability law. She has extensive experience in all types of litigious files related to the insurance sector and represents professionals, insurers, businesses and various construction and infrastructure stakeholders before all levels of the civil courts in Québec, primarily in the context of civil litigation.

Carole advises and defends directors and officers of businesses and non-profit organizations, as well as clients from a wide range of industries. She is implicated in shareholder disputes and seeks the necessary Court orders to preserve her clients’ rights.

She also has extensive knowledge of personal injury liability, a field in which she has considerable expertise.

Carole has considerable experience in employment law litigation, particularly in matters of wrongful dismissal, injunctive relief, non-compete and non-solicitation clauses, directors’ and officers’ liability, fiduciary duties, confidentiality obligations, and harassment and discrimination in the workplace.

Over a career spanning 30 years, Carole has managed complex cases and has regularly pleaded before ordinary courts and administrative tribunals. She has handled class actions involving major claims and has participated in landmark trials before various judicial bodies.

Since 2007, she has been a member of the Disciplinary Council of the Québec Bar. In this role, she is called upon to render decisions on disciplinary complaints lodged against members of the profession.

Before joining the firm, Carole worked for an international firm specializing in insurance law.