Practice Expertise
Areas of Practice
- Commercial Litigation
- Construction
- Debt Financing and Banking
- Health and Social Services
- Information, Privacy and Defamation
- Insurance
- Professional Liability
- Real Estate View More
Profile
Partner
As a partner and member of the Litigation and Dispute Resolution group, Karl Chabot has a dynamic and broad practice in civil and commercial law, and health and social services law. He offers his clients-mainly SMEs, large corporations and government agencies-an integrated approach. His extensive expertise in several areas of law allows him to deal with various challenges with remarkable agility.
Karl is involved in all stages of various matters and disputes, from developing strategic advice and legal and corporate positions to representing clients before Quebec's trial and appellate courts.
Considering his wide range of litigation skills and previous position as senior legal counsel with the largest cooperative financial group in North America, Karl has developed a unique talent for assessing both legal and business risks, and for anticipating and preventing potential disputes. He is steadfast in using his pragmatic approach and strategic vision to quickly resolve conflicts for the long term, thus cementing his reputation as a key business ally for his clients.
Beyond his practice, Karl is committed to enriching the future of law by teaching civil law, contract law, and securities law at the École du Barreau du Québec, and by helping develop its classroom resources. He is actively involved in the professional community, having served four years on the board of the Fondation de l'Ordre des dentistes du Québec and is a Governor of the Future with the Fondation du Barreau du Québec.
Furthermore, Karl is a member of the Disciplinary Council of the Barreau du Québec
Education
- Specialized Graduate Diploma, Health Law and Policy, Université de Sherbrooke, 2019
- J.D., Université de Sherbrooke, 2014
- LL.L., University of Ottawa, 2013
Areas of Practice
- Commercial Litigation
- Construction
- Debt Financing and Banking
- Health and Social Services
- Information, Privacy and Defamation
- Insurance
- Professional Liability
- Real Estate
Professional Career
Representative Mandates
- Represented health and social services professionals from the Montréal West Island Integrated University Health and Social Services Centre in the Desmond Fatality Inquiry in Nova Scotia.
- Represented the Montréal West Island Integrated University Health and Social Services Centre in Independent Special Interlocutor for Missing Children and Unmarked Graves and Burial Sites associated with Indian Residential Schools v. Société québécoise des infrastructures, 2024 QCCA 379 (Superior Court: Kahentinetha v. Société québécoise des infrastructures, 2023 QCCS 4738) - claim by an Indigenous community for unceded lands and request for access to information on health and social services.
- Represented the CISSS des Laurentides by supporting them following the Riopel c. Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux des Laurentides decision, 2024 QCCA 210 (interim injunction following the CISSS's decision to close the Centre hospitalier de Rivière-Rouge's emergency department from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m.) - case settled in a settlement conference.
- Represented the Montréal West Island Integrated University Health and Social Services Centre in Centre Intégré Universitaire de Santé et de Services sociaux de l'Ouest-de-l'Île-de-Montréal c. Perry, 2021 QCCQ 1534; supported the Centre hospitalieruniversitaire Sainte-Justine in Centre hospitalier universitaire Sainte-Justine c. O.R., 2022 QCCQ 1191 - these decisions established a change in case law in access to information.
- Represented several financial institutions in securities actions.
- Represented a national chain of grocery stores in several real estate disputes.
- Represented directors and officers in liability cases.
- Represented several private companies and public bodies in governance, civil, medical and professional liability, and access to information matters.
- Participated in preparing the "Rapport du groupe de travail en médecine esthétique" for the Collège des médecins du Québec (2016).
Publications
- " La responsabilité civile des forces policières" contribution to the fascicle published in JurisClasseur Québec -Responsabilité civile et professionnelle, Montréal, LexisNexis, 2015, updated annually.
Professional Activities and Experience
Accolades
- Best Lawyers - Ones to Watch 2026
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