Best Quebec Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Lawyers
Luc Béliveau practises in the areas of restructuring and banking law. Luc was a member of the firm's Partnership Board from 2013 to 2020 and Chairman of the Board from 2015 to 2020. Luc regularly represents debtors, borrowers, lenders, investors, creditors, receivers, monitors and trustees. He defends the interests of clients in restructurings, liquidations, recapitalizations, realizations of security interests, and asset recoveries. Luc sits on the boards of several private corporatio...
Noah Zucker practices primarily in the areas of commercial insolvency and banking law. He acts for creditors, debtors, court-appointed officers and other stakeholders in matters ranging from complex corporate reorganizations to personal bankruptcies. Noah also represents clients in other civil or commercial disputes and advises on deals, always striving to find practical, business-oriented solutions to difficult problems. Noah appears regularly before the Superior Court of Québec and h...
Gary Rivard is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law. Gary practices law in Montréal, Quebec Best Lawyers has recognized Gary Rivard 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 Gary Rivard is held by other lawyers.
Geneviève Cloutier is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law. Geneviève practices law in Montréal, Quebec Best Lawyers has recognized Geneviève Cloutier since 2021. 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 Geneviève Cloutier is held by other lawyers.
Éliane Dupéré-Tremblay is an associate in the Montréal office's Commercial Litigation Group. Her practice focuses on insolvency and bankruptcy and she is regularly involved in cases involving the security enforcement, asset recovery and restructuring. In the course of her practice, Éliane takes part in hearings before the Superior Court and the Quebec Court of Appeal and represents clients from various sectors and industries. Her broad understanding of the c...
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...
Charles Lapointe is a partner in Langlois Lawyers’ Quebec City office. He practices primarily in the areas of commercial litigation, insolvency, banking law, intellectual property law and information technology law. In his insolvency practice Charles regularly represents financial institutions, bankruptcy trustees and receivers, while his intellectual-property clientele consists primarily of SMEs, providers of technological solutions and their customers, and telecommunications enterpris...
Samuel Perron practises mainly in commercial litigation, security enforcement and bankruptcy and insolvency matters. His services are regularly used by financial institutions, secured and unsecured creditors and insolvency professionals. In commercial litigation, he deals mainly with contract disputes, shareholder disputes and matters relating to restrictive covenants. Within this context, he frequently acts in matters involving emergency procedures such as injunctions and safeguard measures....
Alexandre Forest is a member of Gowling WLG Montreal's Restructuring, Bankruptcy & Insolvency Group and Commercial Litigation Group, notably construction and real estate law and commercial leasing. He was Bâtonnier (president) of the Montreal Bar in 2019-2020, the youngest to serve as such. His practice involves representing companies in the process of restructuring as well as their creditors and also focuses on various aspects of commercial and civil litigation and real estate. Ale...
With more than 35 years of experience, Sylvain Rigaud is a leading lawyer in bankruptcy, insolvency, financial restructuring, and related litigation. Sylvain has represented clients across a broad range of industries, including financial services, real estate, natural resources, pulp and paper, mining, energy, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, life sciences, technology, retail, aeronautics, construction, aircraft financing, shipping, and admiralty. Sylvain has acted for all types of parties inv...
Partner at Woods, Bodgan Catanu’s practice focuses on complex commercial disputes. He has extensive experience in high-stakes contractual matters, class actions, and corporate litigation. He has pleaded before the first instance and appeal tribunals of the province of Québec. He acted as lead counsel in several commercial arbitrations, notably a $200 million supplier–distributor UNCITRAL arbitration. He was recently co-lead counsel for certain bondholders of Nemaska Lithium...
Eric Savard is a litigator who regularly represents financial institutions, trustees-in-bankruptcy and medium-to-large businesses. In addition to court advocacy on their behalf, he also provides his clients with business and strategic advice. He is also a member of the firm’s Board of Directors. Eric has particular expertise in insolvency and restructuring matters, in respect of which he advises financial institutions, businesses and bankruptcy trustees. He also specializes in security ...
With more than two decades of dedicated legal experience in restructuring proceedings, Marc-André is a highly respected figure in the Canadian legal community. Throughout his career, he has consistently delivered exceptional results for clients facing complex financial challenges. Marc-André has a deep understanding of Canadian insolvency and bankruptcy law, coupled with extensive experience representing a wide range of clients, including corporations, financial institutions, cr...
Alain Riendeau is a partner of the Commercial Litigation section and member of the Insolvency & Restructuring group. He practices in the fields of civil and commercial litigation, with a focus on insolvency and corporate restructuring. Alain has been involved in many complex financial disputes and in most of the large restructurings that have taken place in Québec over the last three decades. Alain frequently pleads before both trial and appeal courts.
The Honourable Clément Gascon joined Woods as Senior Counsel in the Spring of 2020. After a career of more than seventeen years in the Canadian judiciary, he returned to the private practice of law, which he had left in 2002. He uses his in-depth expertise and experience to guide and assist parties and their counsel in resolving disputes through arbitration at the national and international levels and acts as a strategic advisor in the insolvency, restructuring and litigation matters o...
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...
