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Practice Area Overview
Another aspect of construction law involves negotiation and documentation of project finance. Legal assistance may also be required in procuring labour and material or performance bonds from sureties and with issues arising when such bonds are utilized to complete the project. When property owners or contractors become insolvent, construction lawyers can assist in resolving the priority disputes that arise between lenders, government agencies, employees, and general creditors. A construction lawyer may also assist in review of various insurance policies such as builders’ risk/course of construction, wrap-up, and general liability policies and issues arising between construction parties and insurers if disputes arise.
Construction litigators are involved when disputes arise either through or after the construction process. During the tender process, there may be disputes regarding the bid process. During or after construction, there may be disputes about work that is part of or extra to the contract, costs associated with a delay in the construction, quality issues, and damage to the actual project. These issues may be resolved through mediation, arbitration, or trial. Construction law also involves the lien process whereby a legal charge is registered against the land to secure unpaid work or materials.
Odile Archambault represents clients before the Quebec courts, in particular the Court of Quebec, the Superior Court and the Court of Appeal, as well as certain administrative tribunals. She also assists clients and represents them in mediations and civil arbitration. Ms. Archambault's practice focuses primarily on construction, commercial litigation and commercial and professional liability. She frequently represents clients, contractors, subcontractors and construction professionals in comp...
As a litigation lawyer, Me Ayotte practices primarily in civil and commercial litigation, particularly in the areas of bankruptcy, insolvency, and restructuring, construction law, real estate law, professional liability, and civil liability. He regularly represents the interests of all types of stakeholders in bankruptcy, insolvency, and restructuring cases, including secured creditors, debtor companies, trustees, controllers, receivers, and buyers. He has been involved in several complex dis...
Joelle Briand-Diguer practises civil and commercial litigation. In her practice, she focuses primarily on insurance law, construction law, civil liability and professional liability matters. She represents the interests of various companies before the civil courts of the province of Quebec. As part of her law program at Université Laval, Ms. Briand-Diguer also studied at the faculty of law of Université du Luxembourg.
Maxime Cantin practises primarily construction law. He has over 20 years of experience in litigating construction disputes, including delay claims, additional costs claims, construction insurance claims, tender issues and engineers errors and omissions. He also has extensive experience in contract review and drafting. He also handles on a regular and continuous basis complex commercial litigation. Mr. Cantin thus regularly represents contractors, owners, commercial tenants, manufacturers, ser...
Louis Carrière is a civil and commercial litigator. He has a vast experience before the Quebec courts. Louis has remarkable experience regarding shareholders’ disputes, professional and product liability claims and bankruptcy and insolvency matters. He also excels in construction litigation and, as such, judiciously advises primary surety firms, contractors and suppliers.
Marie-Claude Carrier is a construction law specialist with more than 25 years’ experience in this area. She has been listed in The Best Lawyers in Canada directory in construction law since 2012. In 2020, Marie-Claude was invited to join the Construction Lawyers Society of America as a Fellow. As an international organization, the Society brings together lawyers whose expertise in construction law has been specifically recognized. Marie-Claude frequently argues cases in this area on beh...
Stéphan Charles-Grenon co-leads the Litigation group of BCF’s Quebec City office. He specialises in commercial and corporate litigation helping clients to make the right decisions at the right time. Pragmatic, efficient and results-oriented, he knows how to adapt to the needs of the entrepreneurs he supports in order to ensure that the legal issues converge with the clients’ commercial issues. Stéphan has a particular interest in shareholder litigation, unfair compet...
Jean Patrick Dallaire acts as a strategic advisor, risk analyst, negotiator, writer and trainer in matters relating to the legal management of projects, construction documents and claims, regardless of how the work is carried out. Having pleaded before all levels of the courts, including the Supreme Court of Canada, he also remains active in the prevention and resolution of construction disputes. Jean Patrick is the author of numerous publications, conferences and accredited workshops namely ...
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...
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, ...
A dedicated lawyer valued by his peers, Nicolas Gosselin practices real estate litigation and construction law. Being an experienced litigator, Nicolas handles complex litigation before Quebec courts and administrative tribunals. Nicolas represents a diverse clientele of real estate promoters, contractors, manufacturers and materials suppliers to whom he brings a results-oriented approach, as well as creative and practical solutions. He frequently acts as a consultant for the negotiation and ...
Raphaëlle L. Mignault practises primarily in civil and commercial litigation, focusing on construction law and bankruptcy and insolvency law. She also takes an interest in insurance law and is involved in professional liability proceedings. Her practice includes providing legal advice, drafting proceedings, managing court files, conducting examinations on discovery and representing clients before various judicial bodies. Ms. Mignault studied both civil law and common law as part of the U...
Ms. Émilie Nadeau practises mainly in the fields of insurance law and civil litigation. More specifically, she is involved in files regarding damage insurance and professional liability. She also practices in commercial litigation and in construction law. Émilie has also developed qualifications in group insurance of persons (disability, life and travel insurances) matters, having work in this field prior to joining Stein Monast. Member of the Bar since 2009, she regularly plead...
Éric Orlup specializes in construction, insurance and shareholders disputes and advises on obtaining injunctions and prosecuting claims for reputational damage. He regularly represents clients in intellectual property litigation and labour conflicts. Éric has developed a particular expertise in complex technical litigation involving numerous experts. Clients from various industries also turn to Éric to obtain legal opinions and avoid potential disputes. He pleads regularl...
Ms. Maud Rivard practises mainly in the fields of insurance law, civil liability and professional liability. Ms. Rivard regularly represents clients before the various judicial authorities and in the dispute resolution process. She also renders opinions on insurance coverage. Known for her pragmatic approach to cases, she is able to keep the costs down and bring a case to a speedy trial or settlement, as the case may be. From the start of her law career, Ms. Rivard has played an active role i...
Dave Robitaille is a renowned strategist and litigator who practises in the area of complex civil and commercial litigation. Over the years he has acquired expertise in construction, real estate, municipal and product liability law. He also has vast experience in shareholder disputes and oppression remedies. He represents a diversified and loyal clientele that includes international manufacturers, financial institutions, SMEs, real estate promoters, property owners, general contractors, mater...
Mario Welsh is a recognized leader in the field of civil and commercial litigation, construction law and professional liability. He has appeared before every level of federal or provincial court - from the Court of Québec to the Supreme Court of Canada as well as before various administrative tribunals. He joined BCF in 2014, and has since been managing partner of the Québec office. Mario excels in several other areas of law, including class actions. He has been involved in some...
Maxime L. Blanchard s’est joint au groupe Litige civil et commercial de BCF en 2018. Depuis le début de sa carrière, Maxime a su mener à bien toutes les étapes du processus judiciaire. Il a eu l’occasion de plaider différents dossiers tant en première instance qu’en appel. Il a d’ailleurs participé activement à certaines actions collectives d’importances en matière de concurrence. Maxime est ég...
Senior Associate Marc-André Bouchard is a member of the Litigation group. He regularly represents professionals, contractors, project owners and insurers in the construction and infrastructure sector in litigation and dispute resolution matters. He also acts for insurance companies and businesses in commercial, contractual and professional liability matters. As a litigator, he represents his clients before the Quebec courts in civil and commercial litigation, and as such, has had the o...
Steven Brassard is a lawyer in the Litigation and Dispute Resolution team at our Quebec City office. In recent years, he has worked on numerous commercial and corporate law matters, including disputes between shareholders, remedies for oppression and rectification of abuse of power or iniquity. He also had the opportunity to represent clients in litigation involving construction contracts. His field of practice leads him to regularly plead before the various courts. He is particularly experie...
Mr. Nicolas Dubé practises mainly in the fields of insurance law, civil and professional liability. Mr. Dubé joined the firm after having worked two years in general insurance and civil liability cases. He completed his law degree at Université Laval in 2017 and was called to the Bar the following year. Mr. Dubé is particularly interested in professional liability, product and manufacturer’s liability as well as litigation related to hidden latent defects. Mr...
Stéphanie Fortier-Dumais is a partner in Langlois Lawyers’ Quebec City office. She practices primarily in the areas of construction law and commercial litigation. In the area of construction law, Stephanie represents mainly a clientele of general and specialized contractors, material suppliers and project owners. She acts on their behalf in a broad range of litigious matters, such as claims for construction defects and extra work and related claims, legal construction hypothecs (...
Louis-Vincent Hébert deals with all aspects of litigation and works on civil litigation matters in construction law, civil liability and bankruptcy and insolvency. His practice covers the provision of legal advice, drafting of proceedings and representation in court. As part of his education at Laval University, Mr. Hébert studied at Pierre Mendès-France University (Grenoble, France).
Émilie Leblanc practises mainly in the civil and commercial litigation group, focusing on municipal and administrative law. Émilie works with both private sector companies and public sector organizations such as municipalities. In this capacity, she advises and assists clients in urban planning, expropriation, and the environment. She also acts in public contracts processes, access to information, protection of agricultural land and municipal taxation. Part of her professional a...
Mr. Gilles-Étienne Lemieux practises mainly in the fields of civil and commercial litigation, construction and insurance law. Mr. Lemieux has been involved in numerous professional liability matters concerning notably architects and engineers. He advises clients on a regular basis, assists them with the amicable settlement, or appears on their behalf before judicial and administrative instances. Mr. Lemieux also holds a Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacology from Université de ...
Isabel Pouliot primarily practices civil and commercial litigation, more specifically in the field of construction law. She joined BCF in 2016, after practising with a boutique firm and completing her articling at a national law firm. Isabel graduated from Université Laval, where she acted as a volunteer for various legal organizations and was featured on the Faculty’s Honour Roll as a result of her excellent academic performance. During her academic career, she also studied at t...
Bryan Roy focuses on civil and commercial litigation, primarily in construction, in which he advises, drafts proceedings and represents clients before the courts. As part of his university studies, Mr. Roy studied transnational commercial law at the EBS University of Business and Law, in Germany.
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