WOODS - Key Persons
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Adam J. Beauregard acts in a wide range of civil, commercial and administrative litigation involving complex issues and matters of strategic importance. His versatility, dedication and creativity contribute to the successful formulation of tailored solutions to his client's challenges.
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Alexandra Fabre has completed an internship with the firm as part of Université de Sherbrooke's co-op program in the summer of 2021 and winter of 2023. She is currently enrolled in the Master of Business Administration (MBA) program in parallel with her law studies.
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Alexandre Furino is a Partner at the firm, with a diversified practice, revolving around civil and commercial litigation, as well as arbitration. He leads, amongst others, large-scale professional and D&O liability cases, contractual disputes, competition and construction litigation matters. Alexandre advises and represents our clients in complex and sensitive business matters, as well as in injunction cases, both as counsel for plaintiffs and defendants. As a litigator, he has defended their interests before all levels of Quebec courts and before several arbitration and administrative tribunals.
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Aliya Behar is currently completing her B.C.L/J.D. at McGill University and is set to article at Woods in 2025.
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Arielle Reeves-Breton is a lawyer in civil and commercial litigation. She joined the firm after completing her articling with a large regional law firm.
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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.
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Cara Cameron is a highly skilled litigator and negotiator trusted by clients with their most challenging commercial disputes, specifically in matters concerning contractual and shareholders' rights, as well as white collar investigations and defence, commercial fraud, asset tracing and recovery proceedings. Cara has substantial experience in managing large and complex multijurisdictional cases, where success depends on the effective coordination of multi-professional teams.
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Carolan Villeneuve handles complex and varied litigation in civil, commercial, and administrative matters.
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Managing partner of the firm since 2019 and litigator since 1992, Caroline Biron advises the firm's clients in the resolution of high-stakes disputes in a variety of areas, ranging from commercial law, corporate law, employment law, civil litigation (including defamation issues), privacy and professional liability law.
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Catherine completed her law degree at Université de Québec à Montréal, where she distinguished herself both by her outstanding results and her ongoing involvement. She was named to the Faculty's honour roll and was active as a mentor to her peers.
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Charbel G. Abi-Saad is a civil and commercial litigation lawyer. He is involved in complex and large-scale litigation files, particularly in class actions, defamation suits, corporate and financial disputes, injunctions and commercial arbitrations.
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Since joining the firm, Emily Martin is developing a diversified practice focused on both civil and commercial litigation as well as arbitration. Emily is in involved in major and complex files in matters of professional liability, regulatory issues and contractual disputes. During her articling position at a regional firm in Quebec City and prior to being called to the Quebec bar in 2021, she was involved in research and drafting for commercial litigation, insurance litigation, and transportation law files.
Emmanuelle Lanctôt joined our litigation team after having completed her articling with the firm. Particularly meticulous and skilled in legal analysis and drafting, she is active in the firm's complex litigation files, particularly in the areas of private international law, class actions and defamation.
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Ghazal Sari is beginning her legal career as a civil and commercial litigator after completing her articling with the firm. She focuses her practice on dispute resolution, particularly in complex commercial disputes as well as construction and infrastructure litigation. She also contributes regularly to class action cases.
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The Honourable Clément Gascon joined Woods as Senior Counsel in the Spring of 2020. After a career of more than seventeen years in the Canadian judiciary, he returned to the private practice of law, which he had left in 2002. He uses his in-depth expertise and experience to guide and assist parties and their counsel in resolving disputes through arbitration at the national and international levels and acts as a strategic advisor in the insolvency, restructuring and litigation matters of the firm.
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The Honourable Joseph R. Nuss, Q.C., is a former Justice of the Quebec Court of Appeal. He joined Woods LLP, as Senior Counsel, in December 2009 following his retirement from the Court. In addition to giving advice as senior counsel, he concentrates his practice in the fields of domestic and international arbitration and mediation.
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Ioana Jurca is a versatile litigator with several years of experience in complex litigation and arbitration both domestically and internationally.
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James A. Woods, the founder of our firm, is widely regarded as one of the leading lawyers in Quebec and Canada. A seasoned litigator and arbitrator with 40 years of experience, he has garnered a long history of success before all levels of federal and provincial courts in Ontario and Quebec, as well as the Supreme Court of Canada.
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Jennifer Price is completing her law degree at the Université de Montréal and will be articling with the firm in 2025.
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Joshua (Josh) Crowe practices civil and commercial litigation across a number of industries. He frequently intervenes in litigation involving multidisciplinary issues, often with highly technical and cross-border aspects. In addition to representing the firm's clients before all levels of court in Quebec, he also acts as counsel or tribunal assistant in domestic and international arbitrations, including investor-state proceedings.
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Justina Di Fazio has a diverse civil and commercial litigation practice focusing on highly complex business and legal issues at all levels of court, including administrative tribunals.
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Lara Itani completed the BCL/JD program and a minor in Political Science at McGill University, coupled with a semester of study in International, European and Comparative Law at the University of Trento in Italy.
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.
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Louis Seveno specializes in high-stakes civil and commercial litigation and arbitration. He acts in cases involving Canadian and foreign corporations dealing with local, cross-border or multi-jurisdictional issues. Admitted to the bars of Quebec, Ontario and New York, he appears before trial and appellate courts, as well as before domestic and international arbitral tribunals.
Marc-Antoine Côté is a litigation and dispute resolution lawyer. With his superior legal reasoning and drafting skills, Marc-Antoine stands out for his ability to develop sophisticated and innovative arguments. His practice focuses on all aspects of complex civil and commercial litigation, including shareholder disputes, defamation, financial and securities litigation and professional liability claims across a wide variety of industries. He also regularly acts in injunctions and cross-border litigation.
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Marie-Hélène Beaudoin has devoted her career to dispute resolution in civil and commercial law since her admission to the Quebec Bar in 2007. An experienced litigator, she is also a certified mediator and arbitrator.
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Marie-Louise Delisle is a partner at the firm with over 20 years of experience in large-scale commercial litigation raising complex legal issues. She has notably led cases involving injunctions, construction in the context of public-private partnerships and professional liability. She is active in several arbitration proceedings.
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Marie-Pier Cloutier has vast experience in civil, commercial and administrative litigation obtained over the course of ten years in high-profile and large-scale cases before trial and appeal courts, including the Supreme Court of Canada.
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Mélissa Lewandowski concentrates her practice on civil and commercial litigation. Prior to joining Woods and having a strong interest in dispute resolution, she practiced in a boutique firm dedicated to civil and commercial litigation and class actions following her admission to the Bar in 2021.
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Olivier Archambault-Lafond has extensive expertise in civil, commercial, and administrative litigation that entails financial, strategic, and reputational risks.
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Richard Vachon's practice focuses on commercial litigation, administrative law, class actions, securities litigation, defamation and employment Law. Richard is known for his keen understanding of economic, strategic and operational issues and, as such, regularly acts as business advisor.
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Sandrina Domingues participates in the management of electronic files, more particularly with regards to compiling, analyzing and summarizing documentation. Sandrina assists lawyers in the preparation of proceedings, examinations, undertakings, and trials. In the course of her mandates, she also conducts legislative, case-law and doctrinal research, as well as searches in various public records.
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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.
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Érika Normand-Couture practices in large-scale civil and commercial litigation matters involving complex issues. She has extensive expertise in class actions, contractual disputes, shareholder disputes, defamation, injunctions, and securities.