David Huard

Called to the bar of four Canadian law societies, David practices law since 2010. In 2016, he joined the Toronto office of the law firm Cozen O’Connor. In 2020, he became the first lawyer of the Cozen O'Connor Montreal office. His practice focuses on commercial litigation with an emphasis on insurance and subrogation. He manages the entire litigation process from start to finish including the drafting of legal proceedings, all aspects of the discovery process, motions, mediations, pre-trials, settlement negotiation, trials and appeals, if necessary. Fluent in both French and English, he has appeared before numerous courts in Canada, including the Superior Court of Justice of Ontario, the Court of Appeal for Ontario, the Superior Court of Quebec, the Supreme Court of British Columbia and the Federal Court. David’s previous employment was with a commercial litigation boutique located in Toronto’s financial district where he was acting as a commercial litigator with a focus on transportation law. He has advised and acted for carriers, shippers, intermediaries, shipping lines and insurers on various transportation law related matters. David went to law school and business school through a dual program at Université de Sherbrooke in Quebec where he received a Civil Law degree (LL.B) and a Master in Business Administration (M.B.A.) in 2008. In 2009, he received a Common Law degree (J.D.) from Queen’s University.