Patrice Deslauriers has a Bachelor’s and a Master’s Degree from Université de Montréal, as well as a Master’s of Advanced Studies (D.E.A.) degree in private law from Université Panthéon-Sorbonne (Paris I). He was called to the Barreau du Québec in 1987 and is a Full Professor at the Faculty, where he has been teaching since 1990. He also occupied the post of Associate Dean, Academic Development. Since 2003, he has been the associate editor of The Canadian Bar Review.

At Université de Montréal, he teaches civil liability, the theory of obligations, professional responsibilities and insurance law, among others. Patrice Deslauriers has been a visiting professor at Universités Paris XII (St-Maur), Paris II (Panthéon-Assas) and Paris I (Panthéon-Sorbonne), is a lecturer at École du Barreau du Québec and has been a conference speaker in Quebec and around the world.