Guillermo Uria

Associate Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
Guillermo Uria

Guillermo Uria

Biography

Guillermo Uria Santander is a Montreal-based civil and commercial litigation lawyer. He handles a wide range of mandates before the Quebec courts and arbitration tribunals and focuses primarily on class actions, civil liability, insurance law and commercial insolvency.

Guillermo has acted on behalf of major Canadian and international corporations in complex litigation and class actions instituted in Quebec under the Consumer Protection Act.

While studying law, Guillermo clerked for Justice Eric Downs at the Superior Court and for Justice Magali Lewis at the Court of Québec.

Guillermo is fluent in English, French and Spanish.

Professional experience

Representative experience

Representative experience

Guillermo is or has been a member of a team of the firm, representing the following clients:

  • A medical products distributor operating in the Middle East and North Africa, in an arbitration concerning the wrongful termination of a distribution contract.
  • A Quebec medical-product import company, having been the subject of a bankruptcy petition by a Quebec state body.
  • A major Canadian food distributor in a class action instituted under the Consumer Protection Act.

Education

Education

LL.B., Université de Montréal, 2021
L.L.M., Université de Montréal, 2019
B. Sc. (Political Science), Université de Montréal, 2015

Memberships and activities

Memberships and activities

  • Canadian Bar Association

Languages

Languages

  • English
  • French
  • Spanish

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