Laurent Nahmiash is a member of the board of the Montréal office and of the following three practice groups: Class Actions, Insurance, and Pensions & Benefits. His practice primarily consists of class action defence work, as well as pension plan, insurance and commercial litigation.

Laurent is regularly retained by the automotive industry and currently represents 15 vehicle manufacturers and their credit affiliates in various consumer protection and product liability class actions. He represented the Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers’ Association (CVMA) in its successful intervention in the landmark Agropur decision of the Québec Court of Appeal. He is currently involved in various securities class actions. He also defends pharmaceutical clients in various pending class actions.

He currently advises pension committees and has been retained to defend various class actions involving pension surplus, entitlement disputes, contribution holidays and alleged breaches of fiduciary duties by pension trustees.

Laurent is also regularly retained to defend insurance brokers and financial advisors, and planners in the context of professional liability claims, both before the civil courts and disciplinary bodies. He has been retained as coverage and defence counsel by numerous insurance carriers.

Laurent has amassed considerable commercial litigation and arbitration experience and has been involved in a number of cross-border and offshore statute lawsuits in the U.S., particularly in high-technology and e-commerce cases.

Laurent is a regular commentator and speaker on the subject of class actions and pension plan litigation.