Woods LLP

Partner

Bogdan-Alexandru (Alex) Dobrota is a Partner whose practice focuses on complex commercial cases, cross-border disputes, insolvency matters (domestic and international) and international arbitration.

He has extensive experience pleading before all levels of Quebec courts and participating in commercial arbitrations with strategic and/or reputational risks for Canadian and foreign companies in Quebec. He has successfully represented clients in the context of litigations arising from shareholder disputes, construction and mining projects, international sale of goods and service agreements, product liability and defamation.

Alex’s publications and reference works – including a chapter in Halsbury’s Laws of Canada on bankruptcy assets and order of distribution – are widely cited by the courts. A McGill University graduate, he maintains strong ties with his alma mater as a lecturer, speaker and guest lecturer in several courses, notably the Advocacy course.

Prior to practicing law, he wrote for a national newspaper as a parliamentary and foreign correspondent.

English, French, Romanian, Spanish

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

McGill University, Faculty of Law, Lecturer of the Advocacy course since 2022 McGill University, Faculty of Law, Co-lecturer of the Civil Litigation Workshop, (2019-2022) McGill University, Faculty of Law, coach of the moot team participating at the Willem C. Vis International Arbitration Moot Competition, (2013-2018) McGill University, Faculty of Engineering, guest lecturer for a course on bankruptcy and insolvency, (2013-2017) Teaching assistant to Professors Alain N. Tardif and Philippe H. Bélanger at l’Université de Montréal, Faculty of Law, bankruptcy and insolvency course, (2010-2011)

ASSOCIATIONS

Quebec Bar Governor of the Future of the Quebec Bar Foundation Canadian Bar Association Montreal Young Bar Association

McGill University, Faculty of Law, Bachelor of Civil Law (B.C.L.) and Common Law (LL.B.), 2010

2007-2010 : McGill University, Faculty of Law, Valedictorian (2010-2011) Dean’s honour list Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt Prize in corporate and commercial law Osgoode Society Legal History Book Prize Second prize, legal writing contest of the Chair of Notaries of the University of Montreal, awarded by DeGrandpré Joli-Coeur LLP

Concordia University, Faculty of Arts and Science, Bachelor of Arts – Journalism and Political Sciences (B.A.), 2006