Pierre Larouche
Competition law, economic governance, and civil liability
- Professeur titulaire
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Faculté de droit
Pavillon Maximilien-Caron, room A-9470
Media
Profile
Research expertise
As an expert in competition law, economic governance, and civil liability within the traditions of civil and common law.
Mr. Larouche also developed and established an innovative undergraduate program, the Bachelor in Global Law, at Tilburg University. Furthermore, he taught at the College of Europe in Bruges, and was a visiting professor at several universities in America (Northwestern, Pennsylvania), Europe (Sciences Po, Bonn), and Asia (Singapore).
Biography
As an expert in competition law, economic governance, and civil liability within the traditions of civil and common law, Pierre Larouche is a full professor in law and innovation at the Faculty of Law at the Université de Montréal. A graduate from the law faculties of McGill University, the University of Bonn, and Maastricht University, Mr. Larouche has been a full professor in competition law at Tilburg University, in the Netherlands, since 2002, where he notably co-founded the Tilburg Law and Economics Center (TILEC), a world-leading research centre in economic governance. Over the course of his academic career in Europe, Mr. Larouche also developed and established an innovative undergraduate program, the Bachelor in Global Law, at Tilburg University. Furthermore, he taught at the College of Europe in Bruges, and was a visiting professor at several universities in America (Northwestern, Pennsylvania), Europe (Sciences Po, Bonn), and Asia (Singapore).
Prof. Larouche has published some sixty monographs, articles, and scientific contributions, and his work, which has been cited by the Court of Justice of the European Union and the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, informed the electronic communications and competition policies adopted by the European Commission.
In addition to his private law practice, he served as law clerk to the Honourable Charles D. Gonthier of the Supreme Court of Canada. Prof. Larouche also participates in the activities of the Public Law Research Centre (CRDP) and the Centre of the Law of Business and International Trade (CDACI). Additionally, he contributed greatly to the “Innovation, Science, Technology, and Law” doctorate option launched by the Faculty in the fall of 2017.
Awards and recognitions
Scholarship of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD).
Scholarship of the Quebec Fonds pour la formation de chercheurs et l'aide à la recherche (FCAR).
University Scholar (1990).
Member of the Scarlet Key Society (1990).
McGill Law Students Association Prize (1990).
John G. Ahern, Q.C. Memorial Award (1990).
John W. Cook, K.C. Prize (1990).
Maurice Goldenberg Scholarship (1990).
Rogers, Bereskin and Parr Prize in the Law of Intellectual and Industrial Property (1990).
James McGill Award (1989, 1987).
Faculty Scholar (1989, 1987).
Wainwright Essay Prize (1989).
Daniel Mettarlin Scholarship (1989, 1988).
Pelletier, Poirier, Leroux, Kimmel Award (1989).
David Litner, Q.C., Scholarship (1988).
Lord Reading Law Society Prize (1987).
Adolphe Mailhot Commemorative Prize (1987)
education
- 1990 — B.C.L. et LL. B. — Droit — Université McGill
- 1993 — LL. M. — Droit — Universität Bonn
- 2000 — LL. D. — Droit — Universiteit Maastricht
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Affiliations and responsabilities
Teaching and supervision
Student supervision
Theses and dissertation supervision (Papyrus Institutional Repository)
Les nouvelles formes de monnaie : entre encadrement des initiatives privées et renouvellement de l’offre publique
Cycle : Master's
Grade : LL. M.
La portabilité des données personnelles des consommateurs, ses aspects juridiques dans l'Union européenne, au Canada et au Québec : applications, possibilités et risques
Cycle : Master's
Grade : LL. M.
Projects
Research projects
Potentialiser le leadership normatif de l'Organisation mondiale de la santé: une étude internationale
Outreach
Publications and presentations
Disciplines
- Law
- Sociology
Areas of expertise
- Competition
- Governance
- Civil responsibility
- Common law
- Civil Law