Full Profile
Trevor McCann is a widely recognized Canadian insurance lawyer and a partner in Clyde & Co’s Montréal office, with a practice focused on insurance coverage, professional liability, and D&O disputes. He represents domestic and international insurers in high stakes, multi jurisdictional disputes, with a particular emphasis on claims involving lawyers, accountants, financial services professionals, financial institutions, and corporate directors and officers.
Trevor is regularly instructed on complex coverage issues arising from securities litigation, professional negligence, and management liability exposures. His practice also extends to specialty insurance lines, including warranty and indemnity, commercial crime, technology risks, environmental hazards, pharmaceutical products, sexual abuse claims, business interruption, and contingency coverage.
In addition to contentious mandates, Trevor advises insurers on policy structure and wording, risk allocation, and claims strategy, drawing on his experience conducting claims audits, insurance exposure reviews, and underwriting support. He has also advised on professional standards and risk management and has taught insurance law at McGill University’s Faculty of Law.
Trevor serves on Clyde & Co’s North American Management Board and is the firm’s Risk Partner for Canada. He is consistently recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada for insurance, professional malpractice, and D&O law. Bilingual in English and French, Trevor frequently speaks internationally on insurance law, professional liability, and risk management.
Admissions
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Québec Bar
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Law Society of Ontario
Leadership
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Board Member, Clyde & Co North American Management Board
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Board Member, Clyde & Co Canadian Management Board
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Canadian Risk Partner
