The Bâtonnier of Montreal
Mtre David Ettedgui (2010)
David Ettedgui has a Bachelor’s degree and a Master’s in Law from the University of Montreal. He became a member of the Bar in 2010 and quickly made his mark by setting up his own firm (D.E LÉGAL) specializing in litigation and business law. He advised and represented different types of clients before the various courts and tribunals of Quebec as well as during private mediation and arbitration.
For the past five years, Mtre. Ettedgui has been President of the Investigation Committee of the Quebec Department of Education and Higher Education. In addition to his practice, he lectures in business law at HEC Montréal. Since 2022 he has been the senior partner at Kliger Ettedgui Legal Inc. (formerly D.E. LÉGAL) in Montreal.
One of Mtre. Ettedgui’s strengths is his extensive involvement in Quebec’s legal community. He was the youngest President of the Lord Reading Law Society and is a member of several boards of directors and committees, including the English Speaking Section of the Bar of Montreal and the Committee on Access to Justice in English which he joined in 2014.
He has also been involved in the Montreal Bar as Councillor (2018 to 2020), Treasurer (2021 to 2022) and First Councillor (2022/2023).
On May 10, 2023, he was officially named Bâtonnier de Montréal, succeeding Mtre. Julie Mousseau. He is the 158th Bâtonnier in the section’s history.