TEAM

EVELYNE
VERRIER

Direct Line:
514 877-3075
Fax:
514 871-8977

Montreal

BIOGRAPHY

Partner
Evelyne Verrier is a partner at the firm's Montreal offices. She is a graduate of Laval University in both Actuarial Science and Law. Her practice is primarily focused on civil litigation and insurance, and she is the coordinator of the firm’s Civil Litigation and Insurance Group.

 

Ms. Verrier frequently appears before the courts in disputes concerning life and disability insurance, damage insurance and professional liability. Her practice also extends to pension and benefits law in litigious matters involving the liability of the various actors and participants in this field, as well as insurance coverage issues. In addition, she also has expertise in various aspects of the distribution and compliance of financial products and services.

 

Ms. Verrier regularly appears as a speaker at conferences on the subjects of insurance litigation and employee benefits litigation.

 

Professional and community activities

  • Member of the Board of Directors of the Canadian Pension & Benefits Institute (CPBI), 2004-2008
  • Member of the Board of Directors and of the ethics committee of an insurance company
  • Member of the Board of Directors and of the committee of the causes of the Fondation Noël au printemps (FNAP)

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

  • Canadian Bar Association (CBA)
  • Montreal Association of Insurance Women (MAIW)
  • Institut d'assurance de dommages du Québec (IADQ)
  • Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montreal
  • Women's Executive Network (WXN)
  • Canadian Pension & Benefits Institute (CPBI)
  • Association of Quebec Women in Finance (AQWF)
  • Governing Board of École Saint-Germain in Outremont

EDUCATION

  • Université Laval, LL.B., 1991
  • Université Laval, B.Sc. in actuarial science, 1988
  • Member of the Quebec Bar since 1993

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