Woods LLP

Lawyer

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 has frequently pleaded in first instance and has acquired particular experience in appeals, including before the Supreme Court of Canada. She is also frequently called upon to act in international and multi-jurisdictional matters and has assisted clients in a variety of fields and industries, including financial services, engineering, construction, renewable energy, telecommunications and professional liability. Known and appreciated for her discernment, she regularly advises clients in sensitive matters raising reputational stakes.

Laurence is admitted to the Quebec, Ontario and Paris bars. She previously practiced international arbitration in Paris and clerked at the Supreme Court of Canada for the Honourable Marie Deschamps.

English, French

Member of the Quebec Bar since 2013 Member of the Ontario Law Society since 2011 Member of the Paris Bar since 2015

Professional Activities

Lecturer of the course Techniques de procès civil at the Faculty of Law of the Université de Montréal with Bogdan Catanu and Marie-Louise Delisle (since winter 2021) Focus Week Workshop on the Supreme Court with the Honourable Clément Gascon (winter 2022) Member of the Liaison Committee with the Court of Appeal of the Bar of Montreal (since 2021) Young Canadian Arbitration Practitioners (YCAP) The Advocates’ Society Member of the International Liaison Committee of the Bar of Montreal (2019-2022) Member of the Young Patrons Committee of the Fondation de la Place des arts (2016-2017)

Associations

Canadian Bar Association Young Bar of Montreal Young Canadian Arbitration Practitioners (YCAP) The Advocates’ Society

Quebec Bar, Intensive Seminar: Techniques of Trial Advocacy (Université de Sherbrooke), 2017

York University, Osgoode Hall Law School, Juris Doctor (J.D.), 2010

Maritime Booker Prize (highest standing in Legal Ethics)

Université de Montréal, Faculty of Law, Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.), 2009

Roll of Honour Robic Prize (highest standing in Intellectual Property)

Université du Québec à Montréal, Faculty of Political Science and Law, Bachelor of International Relations and International Law (B.A.), 2006

Charles-Rousseau moot competition (International Public Law), best team prize and individual prize