Alice Bourgault-Roy is a partner in our Insurance Law Group, which she joined at the beginning of 2019. A rigorous, efficient and supportive lawyer, she focuses her practice on the defence of professional liability, civil liability and personal insurance cases.
An important part of Alice’s work consists of defending professionals in cases assigned to her by their liability insurance funds. Drawing from her broad experience, Alice also handles numerous files related to general civil liability. She represents contractors, sellers, manufacturers, property owners, municipalities, corporations and individuals in cases related to manufacturing defects, bodily injuries and municipal law.
Furthermore, Alice has developed her practice in the field of personal insurance, particularly with life, disability, and travel insurance. She advises and represents insurers in litigation arising from claims for indemnities, coverage issues, and invalid or lapsed policies.
Alice began her career in a regional firm, where she managed files pertaining to various fields of law, mainly professional and real estate law. She then joined the legal department of a regulatory institution in the construction industry, where she performed various tasks as clerk of a disciplinary committee, prosecutor, and legal advisor to mechanical building systems contractors.
This experience allowed her to develop skills and techniques in arcane areas of law and regularly appear in court. Having acted as a commissioner and investigator, she developed indispensable abilities that, even today, allow her to creatively investigate facts and perform in-depth analyses of her files. Alice is known for her intellect and her ability to develop detailed arguments involving complex legal questions.