Woods LLP

Partner

Sebastian L. Pyzik is a Partner of the firm. He is a versatile and effective litigator whose practice focuses on large, sensitive, reputational or strategic civil and commercial litigation. He regularly appears before the trial and appeal courts of Quebec as well as before arbitration tribunals. Sebastian also acts as a strategic advisor to the firm's clients in litigious matters.

Sebastian represents public and private companies and their officers, directors and shareholders in complex and often sensitive commercial disputes. He also regularly acts for clients dealing with disputes in the construction and real estate sectors, including large-scale projects such as public-private partnerships. His practice extends to injunctions and urgent requests, reputational and crisis management matters and penal matters, including cases involving government entities.

Sebastian is also a recognized sports lawyer, routinely representing and advising sports federations, coaches and top athletes across the country in a variety of litigation matters, including doping, sports selection and disciplinary investigations.

Sebastian has published numerous articles in recent years, including leading articles on good faith and the implied duty of confidentiality in Quebec civil law. He is also very involved with The Advocates’ Society, both in Quebec and Canada, and teaches at the Quebec Bar School.

French, English, Polish

Professional activities

Teacher at the Quebec Bar School, Obligations Author for several legal journals, such as La Référence (Yvon Blais) and La Revue du Barreau Member of the Young Advocates Standing Committee (YASC) of The Advocates’ Society Governor of the future, Quebec Bar Foundation

Associations

Member of the Advocates’ Society Young Bar Association of Montréal Canadian Bar Association

Université de Sherbrooke, School of Management, Master of Business administration (MBA), 2013 Université de Sherbrooke, Faculty of Law, Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.), 2013