Gowling WLG's Quebec disputes practice is well-placed to represent clients in shareholder and partnership disputes, derivatives litigation, securities litigation and class actions, as well as breach of contract and product liability matters. Real estate, commercial, environmental, insolvency and construction litigation are additional key areas of focus for the group. Charles Daviault acts as practice head. Additional contacts of note include Guy Poitras, who has experience acting for manufacturers in individual and class actions for damages pertaining to defective products; Mathieu Lévesque, who specializes in contentious insolvency and restructuring mandates; and Alexandre Sami, who handles product liability matters and commercial litigation.
Key clients
- Royal Bank of Canada
- Lafarge Canada
- Amazon Web Services
- The Brick Warehouse
- Glen Dimplex
- The Cadillac Fairview Corporation
- Callidus Capital Corporation
- Sanimax
- Industrial Gas Users Association (IGUA)
- Jaguar Land Rover Canada ULC
- United States Attorney General (United States Department of Justice)
- Société des transports de Montréal (STM)
Work highlights
- Acted for the United States Attorney General in an application to dismiss in a largely publicized case related to patients being unknowingly brainwashed as part of the Montreal Experiments in the 1950s.
- Advising The Brick Warehouse LP on three class actions of alleged misrepresentations in the context of the sale of extended warranties.
- Acted as counsel to the successful appellant Callidus Capital Corporation in CCAA proceedings before the Quebec Court of Appeal involving Bluberi Group and others in relation to third-party litigation funding in the context of insolvency.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Charles Daviault