Background
BRIEN, JACQUES was born on January 31, 1932 in Montreal, Quebec.
BRIEN, JACQUES was born on January 31, 1932 in Montreal, Quebec.
Ottawa University (Bachelor of Arts, 1955). University of Montreal (Licentiate of Laws, 1958). McGill University.
Worked at McMaster Meighen (Montreal, QU) specializing in Administrative Law, Admiralty and Transportation, Banking, Bankruptcy and Insolvency, Computer and High Technology Law, Construction and Surety Law, Corporate and Commercial, Environmental Law, Estates, Trusts and Pensions, Finance and Securities, Immigration, Insurance, Intellectual Property, Labour, Litigation, Medical Malpractice, Municipal Law, Professional Liability, Real Estate, Tax. Admitted to the bar, 1959, Quebec. Member: Montreal Junior Bar Association (President, 1967).
Montreal (Member of Council, 1968-1969) and Quebec (Member of Council, 1968-1969) Bars.
Canadian Bar Association (Convention Chairman, 1980. Chairman, Communications National Committee, 1980-1982).
HISTORY: McMaster Meighen was founded in Montreal in the year 1823 by the Honourable William Badgley, Queen's Counsel and included among its early partners Sir John J.C. Abbott, the third Prime Minister of Canada.
Member: Montreal Junior Bar Association (President, 1967). Montreal (Member of Council, 1968-1969) and Quebec (Member of Council, 1968-1969) Bars. Canadian Bar Association (Convention Chairman, 1980.
Chairman, Communications National Committee, 1980-1982).