Gabriel Di Genova

Partner | Co-Department Head, Litigation

Gabriel is a litigator specialized in civil, commercial and corporate litigation, with notable experience in real estate litigation and shareholder disputes. He also has a breadth of experience in matters of professional liability, estate litigation and labour disputes.

Gabriel joined KRB in 2017 after having gained substantial litigation experience with a reputable Montreal boutique corporate firm. From the start of his practice, his work has been oriented towards adopting entrepreneurial and cost-effective approaches to settling disputes.

Recognized as a Future Star by Benchmark Litigation Canada in 2024, Gabriel frequently pleads before the Court of Quebec, the Superior Court, administrative tribunals, various municipal courts, appellate courts and in the context of arbitration. He has particular experience pleading before the Commercial Division of the Superior Court for shareholder oppression remedies.

In 2015, Gabriel acted as lead counsel in presenting an appeal before the Supreme Court of Canada and successfully overturned a Quebec Court of Appeal ruling in a real estate dispute.

Awards and Recognitions

Benchmark Canada:

– Litigation, Future Star, 2024

Memberships and Affiliations

Italian Chamber of Commerce in Canada (ICCC)

Association of Italian-Canadian Jurists of Quebec (AICJQ)

Lord Reading Law Society

Quebec Bar (2012)

Superior Court Liaison Committee, Commercial Division

The Advocates’ Society

University of Montreal – Faculty of Law (Lecturer)

 

Practice Areas

Corporate and Commercial Litigation

Real Estate Litigation

Estate Litigation

Extraordinary Recourses

Shareholder Disputes

Individual Labour Disputes

Regulatory and Penal Defense Work

Education

University of Sherbrooke, J.D. (2010)

University of Montreal, LL.B. (2009)