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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Litigation: General Commercial

Canada Guide 2027 : Québec

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

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The Osler Montréal advocacy team is deeply integrated into Osler’s national team. They provide seamless service, from a multi-disciplinary platform to Canadian and international clients operating in Québec, as well as leading and mid-sized Québec-based companies and financial institutions doing business domestically and globally. Osler’s Montréal team is involved in some of the most important litigation in the province. The team has extensive experience in class actions, commercial litigation, and arbitrations. Osler has been especially active in matters relating to the Québec Consumer Protection Act, the federal Competition Act, product liability, and shareholders’ remedies. Members of the team act on many “first in kind” cases in securities litigation as well as regulatory investigations.

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Litigation: General Commercial - Québec

Band 3

What the Team is Known For

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt is a national firm with a capable Montréal team that regularly handles general commercial litigation, arbitration and class actions. The group is active on matters ranging from product liability to consumer protection and securities matters, as well as insurance and white-collar defence. It represents a number of major household names from the financial services, retail, pharmaceutical and construction sectors.

À propos de l’équipe

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt est un cabinet national doté d'une équipe compétente à Montréal qui traite régulièrement des litiges commerciaux généraux, des arbitrages et des actions de groupe. L'équipe est actif dans des domaines allant de la responsabilité du fait des produits à la protection des consommateurs et aux questions de valeurs mobilières, ainsi qu'aux assurances et à la défense de crime en cols blancs. Le groupe représente plusieurs grands noms des secteurs des services financiers, du commerce de détail, de l'industrie pharmaceutique et de la construction.

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Work Highlights

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  • Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP represented Roblox, Ubisoft, and Warner Bros. in a proposed class action concerning the collection of minors’ personal information.

  • Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP a représenté Roblox, Ubisoft et Warner Bros dans une action collective proposée concernant la collecte de renseignements personnels sur des mineurs.

Strengths

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  • Osler has an experienced team who understands our needs and provides good quality work.

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  • With their detailed understanding of the issues and related regulations, the team at Osler are able to distill complex issues into simple terms and find a solution.

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  • The team at Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt are very good litigators.

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  • Osler manages negotiations really well and the work is excellent.

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  • L'équipe d'Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP est composée d'excellents plaideurs.

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  • Osler possède une équipe expérimentée qui comprend nos besoins et fournit un travail de qualité.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Fabrice Benoît
    Fabrice Benoît

    Fabrice Benoît

    Fabrice Benoît is a popular choice as counsel on securities matters and litigation. He has significant experience in the securities regulatory space out of Montréal, having worked for the AMF prior to joining the firm.

    Fabrice Benoît est un choix populaire en matière de valeurs mobilières et de litiges. Il possède une expérience significative dans le domaine de la réglementation des valeurs mobilières à Montréal, ayant travaillé pour l’AMF avant de se joindre au cabinet.

    • Fabrice is very experienced counsel.

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    • Fabrice knows how regulators think which is very beneficial to clients.

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    • Fabrice est un avocat très expérimenté.

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    • Fabrice sait comment pensent les régulateurs, ce qui est très avantageux pour les clients.

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  • Éric Préfontaine
    Éric Préfontaine

    Éric Préfontaine

    Éric Préfontaine is sought after for his knowledge of disputes, and especially class actions, for a variety of clients hailing from the banking, technology and pharmaceutical sectors.

    Éric Préfontaine est convoité pour sa connaissance des litiges, et notamment des actions collectives, pour une clientèle variée provenant des secteurs bancaire, technologique et pharmaceutique.

    • Éric is a senior and highly experienced litigation practitioner. He is strategic, smart and highly skilled.

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    • Éric has a real capacity to negotiate.

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    • Éric is a great lawyer.

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    • Éric est un excellent avocat.

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    • Éric a un véritable don pour la négociation.

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    • Éric est un avocat plaideur chevronné et très expérimenté. Il est stratégique, intelligent et extrêmement compétent.

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  • Alexandre Fallon
    Alexandre Fallon

    Alexandre Fallon

    Alexandre is a trusted advisor and litigator with expertise in Québec regulatory compliance, class actions, infrastructure disputes and complex commercial litigation.

    Alexandre est un conseiller et un avocat plaideur de confiance possédant une expertise en matière de conformité réglementaire au Québec, de recours collectifs, de litiges relatifs aux infrastructures et de contentieux commercial complexe.

    • Alexandre is an amazing communicator and great speaker. He can take very complex situations and make them seem simple.

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    • Alexandre is very well versed in his files and always takes strategy into consideration.

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    • Alexandre Fallon is excellent. He is a real big thinker, very practical and really enjoyable to work with.

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    • Alexandre possesses a rare combination of academic depth and courtroom grit. He doesn't just manage a file, he masters every microscopic detail.

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    • Alexandre possède une rare combinaison de connaissances académiques approfondies et de ténacité au tribunal. Il ne se contente pas de gérer un dossier, il en maîtrise chaque détail microscopique.
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    • Alexandre Fallon est excellent. Il est capable d'avoir une vue d'ensemble, il est très pragmatique et c'est un vrai plaisir de travailler avec lui.

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    • Alexandre est un communicateur incroyable et un orateur exceptionnel. Il sait rendre simples des situations très complexes.

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    • Alexandre connaît parfaitement ses dossiers et prend toujours la stratégie en considération.
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