The Lexpert Guides to the Leading US/Canada Cross-Border Corporate and Litigation Lawyers in Canada profiles leading business lawyers and features articles for attorneys and in-house counsel in the US about business law issues in Canada.
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CORPORATE COMMERCIAL Louis P. Bélanger Stikeman Elliott LLP Tel: (514) 397-3078 Fax: (514) 397-3578 Montréal lpbelanger@stikeman.com Senior partner and Chair of the National Litigation Group, with extensive experience in civil, commercial, corporate, administrative and securities litigation matters. As a trial lawyer, he appears regularly before all levels of courts and many administrative tribunals where he acts as senior and, most often, lead counsel; in this capacity he heads a team of lawyers specialized in legal troubleshooting and crisis management dealing with highprofile and complex cases, and issues of new law. He was named Plaideur de l'Année 2013 (Litigator of the Year for 2013). He is included in The Best Lawyers in Canada; Chambers Global's Guide to the World's Leading Lawyers for Business; Benchmark Litigation's Definitive Guide to Canada's Leading Litigation Firms & Attorneys; and The 2006 Lexpert ® Guide to the 100 Most Creative Lawyers in Canada; Lexpert®'s 2012 special edition on Leading Litigation Lawyers (one of 20 leading litigation lawyers in Québec). Member of Québec Bar Disciplinary Committee (1993‒96) and Montréal Bar liaison committee with the Superior Court (2003‒08). Jean G. Bertrand, AdE Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP Tel: (514) 847-4401 Fax: (514) 286-5474 Montréal jean.bertrand@nortonrosefulbright.com Pierre Bienvenu, AdE Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP Tel: (514) 847-4452 Fax: (514) 286-5474 Montréal pierre.bienvenu@nortonrosefulbright.com William Brock, AdE Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP Tel: (514) 841-6438 Fax: (514) 841-6499 Montréal wbrock@dwpv.com 88 | LEXPERT • December 2013 | www.lexpert.ca Jean G. Bertrand is a senior partner of Norton Rose Fulbright in Canada and a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. He is the managing partner of the Norton Rose Fulbright Montréal office. He focuses on commercial and corporate litigation, as well as class actions and arbitration, and on administrative law, with emphasis on regulated activity such as competition, transportation, international trade and energy. He frequently appears before Québec and federal courts, as well as before regulatory boards. He has also appeared before parliamentary commissions and other government bodies regarding proposed changes to legislation or to government policies. He has extensive experience representing the Canadian and Québec governments in negotiations with First Nations people. Pierre Bienvenu, AdE, is a senior partner of Norton Rose Fulbright in Canada, the Global Co-head of International Arbitration at Norton Rose Fulbright and a member of Norton Rose Fulbright's supervisory board. Practices in international commercial arbitration, corporate and commercial litigation, and constitutional law. Acted as counsel in numerous international arbitrations involving disputes in telecommunications, aeronautics, joint ventures, construction, M&A and foreign investment. Also represents parties in court proceedings to enforce or set aside arbitral awards. Regularly serves as arbitrator in international arbitrations. A member and Vice President of the LCIA Court, and President of the LCIA's North American Users' Council. Has pleaded before the courts of Québec, the Federal Court of Canada and the Supreme Court of Canada and participated in numerous challenges to the constitutional validity of provincial and federal legislation. A fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, he is fluent in English and French. Partner. Practice focused on major commercial, corporate and securities litigation relating to M&A, commercial contract disputes, fraud claims and Mareva-type injunctions, shareholder disputes and domestic and international arbitration. Conducts litigation at trial and appellate levels, including before the Supreme Court of Canada. He has represented Canada's leading public and private companies and government institutions. Recognized by Chambers Global, The Best Lawyers in Canada, Canadian Who's Who, Benchmark Canada, The Canadian Legal Lexpert ® Directory, Lexpert ® Top 25 Corporate Litigators in Canada (2002) and The 2006 Lexpert ® Guide to the 100 Most Creative Lawyers in Canada. Awarded Avocat Émérite (Distinguished Counsel) by the Barreau du Québec in 2009 and the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal for his outstanding contribution to the community. Author and photographer: Portraits of Hope, published by Les Presses de l'Université de Montréal, June 2012. BComm (Hon.), University Scholar, BCL (Hon.), University Scholar and LLB, McGill University. Called to Québec Bar in 1979.