Marc Guy Sauvé

Marc Sauvé is widely recognized as one of Ottawa’s leading trial and litigation lawyers, representing businesses, financial institutions, municipalities, Crown corporations, professionals, and individuals in high-stakes and complex disputes throughout Ontario and Canada.

As Managing Partner of David & Sauvé LLP, Marc has built a reputation for delivering strategic, results-driven advocacy in some of the most challenging civil and commercial litigation matters. His practice focuses on complex commercial disputes, fraud and asset recovery litigation, medical malpractice, catastrophic personal injury claims, professional liability matters, shareholder disputes, injunction proceedings, and employment litigation.

Marc is particularly recognized for his work in fraud litigation and investigations. He regularly advises clients facing allegations of fraud, misappropriation of funds, breach of fiduciary duty, civil conspiracy, asset tracing, and emergency recovery proceedings. He has extensive experience obtaining and defending extraordinary remedies, including Mareva injunctions, Anton Piller orders, Norwich orders, tracing orders, and other urgent court interventions designed to preserve assets and protect clients’ interests.

Over the course of his career, Marc has represented a diverse range of sophisticated clients, including national banking institutions, Crown corporations, multinational corporations, municipalities, public bodies, healthcare professionals, lawyers and business owners. Notably, he acted as outside counsel to the City of Ottawa for more than a decade, advising and representing the municipality in complex litigation and risk-management matters. His extensive experience working with public institutions and regulated organizations provides him with a unique understanding of governance, accountability, and strategic dispute resolution.