Best Lawyers in Quebec, Canada for Corporate and Commercial Litigation
David Quesnel is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Administrative and Public Law, Appellate Practice, Corporate and Commercial Litigation and Product Liability Law. David practices law in Montréal, Quebec Best Lawyers has recognized David Quesnel since 2024. 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 David Quesnel is held by ...
Mr. Joanisse’s clients include corporations such as Xerox Canada, Garda and Neptune Technologies, as well as public entities such as the city of Saint-Eustache and the Agence Métropolitaine de transport, Greater Montreal’s public transit commission. Mr. Joanisse has represented his clients in the following capacities: Representing majority and minority shareholders in numerous oppression remedy actions before Quebec courts. Defending several corporations against oppres...
David Banon is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Alternative Dispute Resolution and Corporate and Commercial Litigation. David practices law in Montréal, Quebec Best Lawyers has recognized David Banon since 2022. 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 David Banon is held by other lawyers.
Laurence Ste-Marie, a partner at the firm, brings over ten years of experience resolution dispute in civil and commercial matters. Building on a diversified background, Laurence has consistently shown a facility to adapt her legal services to complex situations and provide tailored strategies and solution. She appears before the Quebec and federal courts, including in class actions, as well as in international arbitration. Laurence Ste-Marie | Woods
A partner at Woods LLP, Eric serves a wide range of industries, including financial services and natural resources. He also handles employment-related matters for employers as well as senior management. Eric is a frequent author and speaker on topics such as evidence, civil procedure and international arbitration. An accomplished trial and appellate lawyer, Eric has developed a particular expertise in domestic and international arbitration. His experience includes acting for Canada in the NAF...
Julie Dorion practices primarily in the field of litigation, handling civil, commercial and construction law cases. She also devotes part of her practice to insolvency matters. She regularly pleads before the courts of Québec and frequently assists her colleagues in complex technical cases. Julie is a member of the advisory team of the Fondation du CHU de Québec and is part of the 2019-2021 cohort for the Programme Philantropes Émergents Centraide (PPEC). She is active wi...
Me Denis Cloutier, associé et membre du conseil d’administration de Cain Lamarre, pratique le droit depuis de nombreuses années. Il a rejoint Cain Lamarre en 1999. Avocat de litige, il a plaidé de nombreuses causes complexes devant les tribunaux dans divers domaines, dont la responsabilité civile, les litiges entre actionnaires et les contextes de différends liés à tous les secteurs d’activité de la société. Il ...
Jean-François Gagnon is the Chief Executive Officer of Langlois Lawyers. He is also a member of the firm’s Executive Committee and Board of Directors. His practice focuses on complex commercial litigation, corporate governance, strategy, crisis management, ethics and deontology. He has wide-ranging experience in matters involving directors’ and officers’ liability, the management of not-for-profit organizations, construction law and insurance law. Jean-François...
Marie-Julie Lafleur practices civil and commercial litigation, administrative law, municipal law as well as professional liability. Marie-Julie has also developed an important expertise in the preservation of agricultural land and agricultural activities. She assists in the preparation of cases, the drafting of proceedings and with legal research. While in law school, Marie-Julie was awarded an entrance scholarship from Université Laval as well as a scholarship for excellence in admini...
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 ...
Ian Gosselin handles complex litigations, primarily in construction law and product liability. He has extensive experience in commercial litigation and is also involved in the defence of class actions. Mr. Gosselin has frequently pleaded before civil courts and arbitration tribunals and has cumulated more than 500 days before the courts over the course of his career. He also acts as mediator in civil and commercial disputes. Due to his considerable experience in construction and engineering, ...
With over 30 years of experience, Francis is a seasoned commercial litigation lawyer, practicing in a wide range of areas: corporate litigation, particularly shareholder disputes, product liability, contract law, and disputes related to insurance, construction, and securities. He also has extensive knowledge in class actions concerning competition law, consumer contracts, and product liability. Francis has represented clients before all judicial levels, including the Federal Court and the Sup...
Barry Landy is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Corporate and Commercial Litigation. Barry practices law in Montréal, Quebec Best Lawyers has recognized Barry Landy 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 Barry Landy is held by other lawyers.
Mihnea Bantoiu practises primarily civil and commercial litigation. He has acted in a variety of high-profile litigation matters, including investment services and insurance liability, commercial and shareholder disputes, class actions, estate litigation, bankruptcy and insolvency, compliance with non-competition clauses and injunctions and other provisional measures. Mihnea has also assisted companies and their executives in defence of legal proceedings instituted by the Autorité des ...
Cara Cameron is a partner in the Litigation practice. She has particular expertise with commercial and corporate litigation that involves shareholders rights’ disputes, white-collar investigations and defence, commercial fraud and recovery actions (including Anton Piller and asset freezing orders), as well as with multi-jurisdictional enforcement and liquidation proceedings. She has represented clients at both trial and appellate levels, including at the Supreme Court of Canada. Cara's ...
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