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Ouellet, Patrick, Woods LLP Montréal - (514) 982-2551 - pouellet@woods.qc.ca
Patrick Ouellet has been a partner of the firm since 2006. He is known as one of Québec's finest trial and
appellate lawyers. His practice spans the fields of commercial, corporate and civil litigation as well as arbitra-
tion. Ouellet's particular focus has been in litigation involving securities, telecommunications, class actions,
construction and shareholder disputes, in which he has been and remains responsible for many especially
high-profile cases. In February 2016, Ouellet was named Quebec Litigator of the Year by Benchmark Canada,
an honor bestowed on the basis of extensive research and peer review and ranking. He is also listed as one of
Québec's preeminent litigators in a number of fields by publications such as Lexpert®, Benchmark and Cham-
bers Canada. Ouellet has taught e Law of Evidence at the Québec Bar School for many years and he is a
sought-aer speaker on diverse subject matters related to his areas of practice.
Andrews, Mark D., QC, Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP Vancouver - (604) 631-3115 - mandrews@fasken.com
Chair of the firm's Commercial Litigation Group in Vancouver. General litigation counsel experienced in
business disputes, including corporate, partnership and joint-venture disputes; investment; contract (par-
ticularly purchase and sale agreements); fraud, breach of trust and fiduciary duty cases; securities (civil and
regulatory disputes); real estate and municipal cases; class actions; pension disputes and tax cases. Experienced
with applications for emergency relief, such as Mareva freeze orders, injunctions and Anton Piller orders.
Also practices administrative/regulatory law, including investigations and regulatory hearings; public law and
white-collar criminal cases. Admitted to BC Bar in 1986. Appointed QC, 2004. Ranked AV by Martindale-
Hubbell. Recognized for corporate commercial litigation, dispute resolution and directors' & officers' liability
by Lexpert®, Chambers Global, Benchmark Canada, e Legal 500 and e Best Lawyers in Canada. Included
in e Lexpert®/ALM Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada, 2009-2015. Fellow of the American Col-
lege of Trial Lawyers.
Cowper, Geoffrey, QC, Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP Vancouver - (604) 631-3185 - gcowper@fasken.com
Senior counsel and leader of the firm's Litigation & Dispute Resolution Group. Top ranked by Chambers
Global in dispute resolution. Named one of Canada's 25 Most Influential Lawyers by Canadian Lawyer
(2013). Named Best Lawyers' 2016 Bet-the-Company Litigation Lawyer. Listed in seven areas of practice by
e Best Lawyers in Canada. Featured in e Lexpert®/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in
Canada. Recognized for Commercial Litigation and Product Liability Defense by Who's Who Legal Canada
2016. Named a litigation star for arbitration, class actions, general commercial and securities in Canada by
Benchmark Canada 2016. Chair of the BC Justice Reform Initiative 2012. Counsel to commissions of inquiry
into Indian Affairs Policy, Securities Regulation and the Frank Paul Inquiry. Counsel in the SCC on constitu-
tional and Charter issues, commercial, tort and administrative law. Active on investor-state and international
commercial arbitration matters, including CMD v. DRC. Former Director and Chair of Legal Services Soci-
ety and BC Chair of ACTL. Appointed QC, 1997.
Woods, James A., AdE, Woods LLP Montréal - (514) 982-4503 - jwoods@woods.qc.ca
Senior partner of the firm, James Woods practices exclusively in litigation and arbitration and has pleaded at
all levels of the federal and provincial courts in Ontario and Québec, including the Supreme Court of Canada.
Member of the Faculty of Law and lecturer in civil litigation at McGill University. Author of Cases and
Materials on Civil Procedure (Carswell Legal Publications, 1987) and numerous articles and papers, including
"Measuring the Results of Class Actions," IBA Conference on Class Actions, Rome, 2007. Called to the Bars
of Québec in 1976, Ontario in 1979, Alberta and British Columbia in 2006, England and Wales in 2007 and
Barreau de Paris in 2013. He has also acted as an attorney and arbitrator, either as president or member of an
arbitration tribunal, in many commercial and international arbitrations, including ICC and ad hoc.
