From the Department of Justice news release:
Justice Andres C. Garin is fluent in French and English and also speaks Spanish. He began his career with the Montreal firm of Lapointe Rosenstein before joining the federal civil service as legal counsel with the Civil Code Section of the Department of Justice Canada.
From 1999 to 2006, he worked at the Supreme Court of Canada, first as legal counsel with the Law Branch, and subsequently as legal officer in the chambers of the Chief Justice. In 2006, he entered private practice with the Montreal office of Ogilvy Renault (now Norton Rose Fulbright), where he practised commercial litigation, with a focus on public law.
Between 2010 and 2012, he had the privilege of serving as executive legal officer to the Right Honourable Beverley McLachlin, Chief Justice of Canada. Since 2013, Justice Garin has been a litigation partner with Norton Rose Fulbright, where he chaired the firm’s Supreme Court of Canada and Appellate Advocacy group.
He has appeared and argued before the Quebec Superior Court, the Quebec Court of Appeal, the Federal Courts, and the Supreme Court of Canada.
Congratulations to Justice Garin! We wish him much success in this new role.