
Katherine Loranger
Lawyer, Partner - Montréal
Katherine Loranger is a member of the litigation group in the Montréal office of Langlois Lawyers. She has wide-ranging expertise in civil and commercial litigation, particularly in the areas of insurance law, construction litigation, professional liability and product liability.
Katherine also has significant experience in matters involving fraud, representing clients before all levels of the courts and advising them on the detection, investigation, prevention and recovery of proceeds of fraud. Her services are also called upon in files involving extraordinary remedies such as injunctions and seizures before judgment.
Before joining Langlois Lawyers, Katherine practiced civil and commercial litigation at a national law firm for several years and worked in the legal department of a major Canadian insurance company.
Education
Certificate of Qualification in Common Law, University of British Columbia, 2007
LL.B., Civil Law, Université de Montréal, 2005
Rankings & Recognitions
- Best Lawyers in Canada 2024
- Benchmark Litigation 40 & Under 2023 Canada
- Benchmark Litigation Canada 2023
- Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory 2023
- The Best Lawyers in Canada 2023
- Benchmark Litigation 40 & Under List 2022
- Benchmark Litigation Canada 2022
- Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory 2022
- The Best Lawyers in Canada 2022
- Benchmark Litigation 40 & Under Hot List 2021
- Benchmark Litigation Canada 2021
- Benchmark Litigation 40 & Under Hot List 2020
- Benchmark Litigation Canada 2020
Shortlisted for the Canadian Bar Association’s National Lawyers Pro Bono Award, 2012
Shortlisted for the Canadian Bar Association’s National Young Lawyers Pro Bono Award, 2011-2012
Recipient of the Lexpert Zenith Award Pro Bono Team of the Year (Réjean Hinse’s team), 2011
Nominated in the Young Bar of Montréal Pro Bono Lawyer of the Year Award category, 2010
Areas of Practice
- Anti-Corruption and Regulatory Crisis Intervention
- Banking Litigation
- Commercial Leasing
- Commercial Litigation
- Construction Insurance
- Construction Litigation
- Construction Risk
- Cyber-risk Insurance Policy
- Financial Institutions and Financial Services Law
- General Liability
- Insurance
- Insurance Litigation
- Litigation and Dispute Resolution
- Product Liability
- Professional Liability
- Property Insurance
Representative Work
Wrongful conviction – Crown liability – Civil action
Acted for a victim of a miscarriage of justice in his civil lawsuit against the Federal and Provincial governments.
Civil liability – Vicarious liability
Represented various entities in civil cases involving allegations of sexual misconduct by an employee.
Insurance law – Product liability
Successfully defended a manufacturer and its insurer following the sale and collapse of a greenhouse with a galvanized steel structure.
Publications
Articles
News
Other Publications
2009 – Author of an article on the termination as of right of a commercial lease, published on Les Affaires.com on June 22, 2009
