Best Lawyers in Quebec, Canada for Corporate and Commercial Litigation
Richard Vachon practices mainly in the fields of commercial litigation, class actions, litigation in securities, defamation, and employment law. He pleads regularly before the courts of first instance and the Court of Appeal of Quebec as well as arbitration tribunals. He also acts as strategic advisor to many of his clients. Notable representative clients, among others, include: Chrysler Canada Inc.; Quebecor Inc.; Groupe TVA Inc.; Desjardins Securities Inc.; Former Member of the Liaison Comm...
Serge LeBel is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Corporate and Commercial Litigation. Serge practices law in Québec, Quebec Best Lawyers has recognized Serge LeBel since 2025. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Serge LeBel is held by other lawyers.
Mirna Kaddis practices in the Litigation and Dispute Resolution Group in the Montreal office. Mirna acts on a regular basis on behalf of internationally known corporations in the defence of significant class actions, with a particular emphasis on consumer protection, product liability, cybersecurity and privacy and competition class actions. Many of her cases have cross-border and international implications and Mirna works closely with counsel in the other jurisdictions to ensure strategic co...
Alex Dobrota is a partner at Woods LLP whose practice focuses on complex commercial cases, cross-border disputes, insolvency matters (domestic and international) and international arbitration. He has extensive experience pleading before all levels of Quebec courts and participating in commercial arbitrations with strategic and/or reputational risks for Canadian and foreign companies in the province of Quebec. He has successfully represented clients in the context of litigations arising from s...
Sophie Melchers practises mainly in the areas of commercial, corporate and securities litigation. She has represented clients before the Quebec courts and the Supreme Court of Canada in connection with disputed take-over bids, dissenting shareholder remedies, plans of arrangement, insider trading and market manipulation. Her broad experience in securities litigation also encompasses representation of reporting issuers and their officers in connection with investigations conducted by the AMF, ...
Louis is a partner of the firm. Member of the Quebec, Ontario, and New York bars, he has been practicing civil and commercial litigation and arbitration since 2004. He regularly represents clients before both trial and appellate courts, as well as before domestic and international arbitral tribunals. He has particular expertise regarding contractual disputes, corporate and shareholder litigation, manufacturers’ liability, insolvency, employment law, private international law and injunct...
Jean-Yves Simard is a partner and a member of the board of directors of the firm, who specializes in commercial litigation, bankruptcy and insolvency, extraordinary remedies, and realizing on security. Mr. Simard acts in commercial litigation of all kinds, major insolvency cases, shareholder disputes, securities litigation, liquidation proceedings, injunctions, and cases involving the realization of movable and immovable security. At conferences organized by the Canadian Bar Association, Insi...
Stéphanie Lavallée is a litigator who practises in the area of major complex litigation involving commercial disputes, class actions, product liability and civil liability. As part of her practice, she regularly appears before the courts at all levels. Stéphanie has gained valuable experience in large-scale litigation cases that require considerable evidence management. She acts primarily in complex cases and in class-action defence. She provides practical, innovative adv...
Marc James Tacheji is a litigation lawyer and partner in our Montréal office. His practice focuses on both commercial and real estate litigation, as well as applications for judicial review of government and administrative decisions. He assists businesses, contractors, developers and companies in matters directly affecting the continuity of their operations, market access or the completion of key projects. His clients rely on his practical judgment, strategic vision and ability to over...
A fine strategist, Bertrand Giroux is known for his technical efficiency and his tremendous talent as a jurist. With a career spanning more than thirty years, he specialises in insolvency and commercial litigation, and is recognized by his peers for his intelligence, diplomacy and dexterity when tackling complicated matters or in high pressure situations. He advises companies on major operational restructurings. Bertrand recently successfully completed the restructuring of Groupe Hexagone. He...
Hubert Sibre is regularly involved in high-risk transactions and negotiations along with matters dealing with insolvency, litigation and creditors’ rights (secured and others). His roster of clients includes financial institutions, suppliers, investors along with larger businesses and entrepreneurs dealing with high-risk situations. Entrepreneurs and executives constantly rely on him for his business acumen and to deal with important business and strategic issues. He started his career ...
Mélanie Béland acts as counsel within the Litigation group at our Montréal Office. As such, she assists clients in securities matters in a litigious context or before such a situation arises. Mélanie has extensive knowledge in this area as well as in criminal and administrative matters after having worked for 12 years as a prosecutor for the Litigation Department of the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF). She has made numerous representations befor...
François Barette is recognized as a leading litigator and tax lawyer. He represents diversified clients including individuals, corporations and trusts both in Canada and internationally. François’ practice extends well beyond tax litigation and he is asked to intervene in a range of civil and administrative matters. François advises clients on issues concerning federal and provincial income tax, sales tax, goods and services tax, excise tax, payroll taxes and proper...
Dave Robitaille is a renowned strategist and litigator in our Quebec City office, practicing in the area of complex civil and commercial litigation. Over the years, he has acquired extensive experience in commercial law, construction law, real estate law, municipal law and product liability law. He also has valuable experience in shareholder disputes and oppression remedies. Dave is known for his thoroughness, listening skills, effectiveness and ability to identify practical, innovative solut...
Stefan Chripounoff is a commercial litigation partner at the Montréal office of Langlois. His practice focuses on commercial litigation and on restructuring & insolvency. The current chair of the firm’s arbitration and ADR group, he acts in a significant number of large-scale files before all levels of the courts and arbitration tribunals. He also practices energy law and, over the past twenty years, he advised his clients on their natural gas purchase and sale contracts and ...
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