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Partner of the firm since 2011, Bogdan Catanu has a diverse litigation and arbitration
practice, with extensive experience in complex commercial, corporate and civil matters.
He was named one of Lexpert®'s "Rising Stars: Leading Lawyers Under 40" in 2014. He
was also named by Benchmark Canada as a Future Star for Québec and as Emerging Tal-
ent of the Year in 2015.
Partner and trial lawyer in the Litigation, Financial Restructuring & Insolvency, and En-
vironmental practices. He has a varied commercial litigation practice with an emphasis
on complex litigation cases, including litigation dealing with real estate development, the
purchase and sale of businesses and real estate, contractual disputes, business contracts
and construction law, environmental matters and administrative law. He has also been in-
volved in cases dealing with highly contentious bankruptcy and insolvency matters and
those comprising significant environmental issues, as well as several class-action cases, in-
cluding cases based on environmental liability. He has represented clients before courts of
all levels, including before the Supreme Court of Canada and arbitration tribunals. He is
recognized as a leading practitioner in Chambers Global, named a Future Star in Bench-
mark Canada: e Definitive Guide to Canada's Leading Litigation Firms & Attorneys and
recognized as a leading practitioner in Corporate and Commercial Litigation in e Best
Lawyers in Canada.
Regional leader of BLG's Banking Litigation Group in Montréal. Practice includes bank-
ing litigation, bankruptcy and insolvency, as well as financial restructuring. Also has exten-
sive experience in bills of exchange, enforcement of security law and commercial litigation.
Advises financial institutions, creditors, receivers and trustees in bankruptcy concerning
the realization of security and their ranking, as well as with respect to insolvency and
asset recovery. He also frequently represents US creditors (Chrysler USA, CIT, CNH-
CASE, Global Payments, Veyance and official unsecured creditors' committees) in major
insolvency and restructuring matters. President of the Canadian Bar Association's Bank-
ruptcy and Insolvency Section, QC Division (CBA Award granted to the section during
his mandate). Member of the INSOL Association, ADMA, ACFE and TMA. Obtained
LLB from Laval University in 1997. Completed MBA with recognition award through
combined program with the Université Laval and Clark University in Worcester, Mass. in
2000. Called to the Québec Bar in 2001.
Sophie Prégent acts as both litigator and counsel to clients from various industries, such as
energy production, transportation, product manufacturing, real estate and agri-food. Her
sought-aer expertise and versatility enables her to meet all needs in the areas of adminis-
trative law, business law and litigation from an environmental perspective. Specialized in
administrative law, her practice is focused on environmental, energy and natural resources
law, regulatory compliance as well as government relations and constitutional law. She also
handles matters related to land use planning and development, penal law and Aboriginal
law. She advises clients on all aspects related to their business operations, including the ne-
gotiation and draing of agreements and contracts, project compliance analysis, investiga-
tions and inspections, the obtaining of permits, environmental risk management strategies
as well as contaminant discovery and the remediation of contaminated lands. Recognized
for her communication skills, she has delivered many talks and written numerous articles.
Québec Bar 2007.
Bogdan
Catanu
Woods LLP
Tel: (514) 982-6157
Fax: (514) 284-2046
Montréal
Marc-André
Boutin
Davies Ward
Phillips &
Vineberg LLP
Tel: (514) 841-6527
Fax: (514) 841-6499
Montréal
Mathieu
Lévesque
Borden Ladner
Gervais LLP
Tel: (514) 954-3122
Fax: (514) 954-1905
Montréal
Sophie
Prégent
Lavery, de
Billy, L.L.P.
Tel: (514) 877-2948
Fax: (514) 871-8977
Montréal
bcatanu@woods.qc.ca
maboutin@dwpv.com
malevesque@blg.com
spregent@lavery.ca
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