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Olivier Fraticelli

LCM Attorneys

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Position: Senior Counsel
Rating:
  • Litigation Star
Practice Areas:
Construction
Jurisdictions:
Industry Sectors:
Construction
Languages:
French
English
Bar Admissions
  • Quebec Bar, 1985
  • Paris Bar, 1981–2021
Biography

Olivier Fraticelli is a Senior Counsel at LCM Attorneys Inc. with more than 35 years of experience in civil and commercial litigation. Called to the Québec Bar in 1985 and previously a member of the Paris Bar (1981–2021), he brings a broad, cross-border perspective to complex disputes.

Before joining LCM in 2017, he founded Fraticelli Provost, a boutique litigation firm, where he practised for over two decades as a principal partner. His practice focuses on professional liability, construction law, insurance law, civil liability, and product liability, where he advises and represents clients in high-stakes matters.

Mr. Fraticelli is consistently recognized by Lexpert as a leading practitioner in professional liability and insurance law. He was also selected by his peers as “Lawyer of the Year” in construction law in The Best Lawyers in Canada (2015).

He regularly advises and represents French individuals and corporations in connection with their activities in Québec.

 

Recent matter /case highlights
  • Trial lasting more than six months concerning the construction of a tunnel under Highway 20 in Quebec City.

  • Long‑duration trial (over six months) in a $20 million dispute concerning the expansion of Maisonneuve‑Rosemont Hospital, involving several parties and numerous experts.

  • Several trials involving environmental issues following a petroleum product spill and violations of the Environment Quality Act during bridge rehabilitation work.
Key practice areas
  • Commercial disputes
  • Construction
  • Construction and real estate
  • Energy and construction
  • Environmental
  • Insurance
  • Professional liability
Academic qualifications
  • LL.L, University of Ottawa, 1984
  • Masters in comparative law program, McGill University, 1981
  • Masters of Law, Université de Nice, 1980
  • Bachelor of Law, Université de Nice, 1978
Association/network memberships
  • The Advocates' Society
  • Canadian Bar Association
Address:
600 De Maisonneuve Blvd. West, Suite 2600
Montreal, Quebec, H3A 3J2
Canada
Tel:+1 514 375 2669 Email:Contact this practitioner Website:https://lcm.ca/en/avocat/olivier-fraticelli/