Bar or Paris – (1981-2021)
- Profile
- Professional experience
- Representative work
- Publications & conferences
- Education & Recognitions
With an unmatched expertise in construction law, Olivier handles complex disputes on major construction sites, representing stakeholders from project owners to contractors with unparalleled skill. 
Areas of expertise
Professional experience
Olivier Fraticelli started his career in Québec in 1985 after having been sworn in as a member of the Paris Bar in 1981. After over twenty years at Fraticelli Provost, a boutique litigation firm that he had founded in 1996 and of which he was one of the principal partners, he joined LCM Attorneys in 2017. Since the beginning of his career, he has focused his practice on litigation, and more particularly on advising and representing clients in the fields of professional liability, construction law, insurance law, civil liability, and product liability.
He is, and has been for several years, identified by Lexpert magazine as one of the best lawyers in the fields of professional liability and insurance law. He was chosen by his peers as lawyer of the year in the field of construction law in the 2015 edition of “The Best Lawyers in Canada”.
As a member of both the Paris Bar (from 1981 to 2021) and the Quebec Bar, he has often represented French individuals and corporations in relation to their activities in Quebec.
Representative work
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Olivier Fraticelli has been involved in numerous major cases and hundreds of disputes in the fields of construction, professional liability for architects, engineers, and chartered accountants, as well as environmental law.
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He has also argued numerous cases related to these matters, having acted as lead counsel in very lengthy trials with major economic stakes, including in the following matters:
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Trial lasting more than six months concerning the construction of a tunnel under Highway 20 in Quebec City.
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Long-duration trial (over six months) in a $20 million dispute concerning the expansion of Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital, involving several parties and numerous experts.
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Several trials involving environmental issues following a petroleum product spill and violations of the Environment Quality Act during bridge rehabilitation work.
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Numerous trials involving the professional liability of major engineering and architectural firms.
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Counsel in a dispute currently before the courts involving the liability of a manufacturer and representing several hundred millions of dollars.
Conferences
Olivier has given many conferences and has taught many courses to members of the Quebec Professional Order of Architects (Ordre des architectes du Québec) on the issue of architect liability before, during and after construction.
News
Admission to the bar
- Bar of Québec – 1985
- Bar of Paris – (1981 – 2021)
Education
- LL.L., University of Ottawa, 1984
- Masters in comparative law program, McGill University, 1981
- Certificat d’aptitude à la profession d’avocat (France), 1981
- Masters of Law, Université de Nice (France), 1980
- Bachelor of Law, Université de Nice (France), 1978
Awards and recognitions
- Best Lawyers Canada (Construction law, Insurance law, Corporate and Commercial litigation and Product Liability Law) – since 2006
- Lexpert Special Edition – since 2023
- Benchmark Canada “Litigation Star” – since 2019
- Recognized for many years in the Canadian Lexpert legal directory for his expertise in the fields of insurance law, professional liability, and construction law.
- Lawyer of the year 2015 in construction law in Montreal (The Best Lawyers in Canada)
Affiliations
- Bar of Québec
- Canadian Bar Association
