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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.
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)
Publications
Acquisitive Prescription: When “Title” Isn’t Everything
Notices of Municipal Evaluation (2023-2024-2025): Deadlines and Modalities for Contestation
Invoking the COVID-19 Pandemic to Terminate Fixed Term Employment Contracts: A Warning to Employers
The Application for Substitution of Security (art. 2731 C.C.Q.): Strict and Specific Parameters
The Perils of a Premature Corporate Dissolution
Invoking “Critical Supplier” Status Pursuant to the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA)
How Can You Find the Trustee Overseeing Insolvency Proceedings?
Unchartered Territory in the Rental Market
What Recourses do Businesses Have in a Time of Limited Court Resources?
Construction Contractors: Take Steps to Prove Your Legal Hypothec is Valid
Real Estate Brokers: Identify Yourselves!
Wills and Estates: Incapacity and Undue Influence
Prescriptive Regimes in Construction Disputes