Denis Boivin is a full professor at the University of Ottawa Faculty of Law.
He has taught in the Common Law Section since 1993. A former law clerk to Justice Iacobucci of the Supreme Court of Canada (1991-92) and a proud graduate of uOttawa (LL.B. 1991) and Yale Law School (LL.M. 1993), Professor Boivin specializes in insurance law, tort law, and remedies.
He is the author of numerous articles and books, including La responsabilité délictuelle en common law, 2nd ed (Yvon Blais, 2023), Le droit des assurances dans les provinces de common law, 2nd ed (LexisNexis, 2020), Insurance Law, 2nd ed (University of Toronto Press, 2015), and La réparation en common law et en equity (Yvon Blais, 2012).
A member of the Ontario Bar since 1995, Professor Boivin served on the Financial Services Tribunal of Ontario from 2004 to 2019 and acted as legal counsel at Heenan Blaikie LLP (2008-2012) and CazaSaikaley LLP (2012-2018).
He is the recipient of numerous teaching and research awards, including the Common Law Section Teaching Excellence Award (2017), the Ordre du mérite of the Association des juristes d’expression française de l’Ontario (2017), the University of Ottawa Teaching Excellence Award (2007), and the Canadian Association of Law Teachers Scholarly Writing Award (1999).