Bogdan Catanu

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A partner at Woods LLP, Bodgan Catanu has a practice focusing on complex commercial disputes. He has extensive experience in high-stakes contractual matters, corporate litigation and class actions. He has pleaded cases before trial and appellate courts in Quebec, as well as before domestic and international arbitration tribunals. He acted as lead counsel in several commercial arbitrations, notably a $250-million supplier-distributor UNCITRAL arbitration. He was co-lead counsel for certain bondholders of Nemaska Lithium Inc. in claiming a $93-million make-whole payment. He played a leading role in defending BCE Inc.'s privatization worth approximately $52 billion against a challenge by bondholders. He later defended the purchasers sued by BCE Inc. for a $1.2-billion break fee. He contributed significantly in the asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP) market litigation.