Norton Rose Fulbright‘s ’very knowledgeable’ Quebec group is regularly instructed by financial institutions, retail, energy, tech, and life sciences and healthcare companies for its dispute resolution capabilities. Core areas of expertise include commercial litigation, class action defence, securities litigation and restructuring and insolvency matters. The team is led by Quebec City-based Christian Roy, who specializes in cases involving the liability of company directors and officers. Additional key contacts include Sophie Melchers, who has particular expertise in securities litigation; Jean Bertrand, who handles commercial litigation, class actions, arbitration and administrative law matters; national litigation chair François-David Paré; and fraud and anti-corruption specialist François Fontaine. Former co-head Horia Bundaru departed in September 2024, having been appointed a judge of the Superior Court of Quebec for the district of Montreal.
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Distinctions
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Témoignages
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‘Very specialized knowledge in the area of antitrust.’
‘Very knowledgeable in the field.'
Clients clés
- Concordia University
- Dima Marketing & Distribution Sal
- Hydro-Québec
- Groupe Lune Rouge
- Hexo
- Groupe Park Avenue
- Bombardier
- Fiera Comox
- Desjardins
- Krueger International
Points forts
- Represented Bombardier in appeal before the Supreme Court on issues relating to international letters of credit and the contours of the fraud exception.
- Represented Hydro-Québec, one of the one of the world’s largest hydroelectricity producers, in a C$4bn action filed by Innu Nation on behalf of the Aboriginal Innu of Labrador and claiming damages and disgorgement of profits stemming from the construction and operation of the Churchill Falls hydroelectric project.
- Defended Hexo Corporations and its former CEO in a securities class action which alleged misrepresentations made in the company’s public disclosures during 2018 and 2019, including in a prospectus.
Avocats
Les grands avocats du marché
Avocats associés reconnus parmi les leaders du marché par leurs pairs et leurs clients, régulièrement présents dans les grands dossiers dans lesquels ils sont au premier plan.
Responsable de la pratique
Christian Roy
Autres avocats clés
Sophie Melchers; Jean Bertrand; François-David Paré; François Fontaine