Stéphane Richer

Partner

Montréal
[email protected]
514.954.3199

Stéphane Richer is an experienced litigator who has pleaded many times before all courts of law, including the Supreme Court of Canada (6362222 Canada inc. v. Prelco inc., 2021 SCC 39), as well as before several administrative tribunals. He specializes in commercial litigation, more specifically in real estate litigation, class actions and extraordinary remedies such as injunctions, seizures before judgment and Anton Piller orders. He also has expertise in litigation in the area of :

  • commercial leases
  • real estate law
  • co-ownership
  • acquisitive prescription
  • municipal law
  • environmental law
  • expropriation
  • access to information
  • breach of confidentiality obligations
  • data protection
  • cyber security
  • fraud
  • banking
 

Experience

  • Class Actions

    • Royal Bank of Canada (Gabriel Bélanger v.), Discrimination class action
    • Société des alcools du Québec (Sonia Cohen v.), Class action related to the Consumer Protection Act
    • Royal Bank of Canada (Nicolas Salko v.), Discrimination class action regarding currency conversion fees in the context of brokerage contracts
    • Royal Bank of Canada (Nathalie Nasseri v.), Class Action.
    • Bell Canada (Carole Ouellet v.), Class Action.
    • Aisan Corporation of America (Serge Asselin et al. v.), Competition class action.
    • Aisan Industry Co. Ltd. et al. (Serge Asselin et al. v.), Competition class action.

Beyond Our Walls

Professional Involvement

  • Member, Canadian Bar Association
  • Member, Montréal Bar Association
  • Member, Urban Development Institute of Québec
  • Member, Strategy Committee, Avocats en pratique privée diplômés de l'UQAM
  • Member, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, Montréal Chapter
  • Member, Association des professionnels en droit de passage et immobilier du Québec
  • Member, The Advocates' Society

Awards & Recognitions

  • Recognized in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada® (and since 2024 for Class Action Litigation and since 2021 for Corporate and Commercial Litigation).
  • Recognized in the 2023 edition (and since 2021) of The Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory (Litigation - Corporate Commercial).
  • Recognized in the 2024 edition (and since 2022) of Benchmark Litigation — The definitive guide to litigation firms and attorneys in Canada as a "Litigation Star", and from 2020-2021 as a "Future Star"
  • Recognized in the 2023 edition of Lexpert Special Edition Litigation

Bar Admission & Education

  • Québec, 2002
  • LLB, Université du Québec à Montréal, 2001
  • BA in History, Université Laval, 1997