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Provided by Jean-Marie Fontaine
Litigation practice includes cargo claims, collisions, personal injury claims, pollution charges, shipbuilding disputes, vessel & cargo arrest and charterparty disputes. Commercial practice includes charterparties, logistics & warehousing agreements, shipbuilding contracts and marine insurance; purchase, sale, financing and registration of vessels. Appeared before all levels of provincial and federal Courts, including the Supreme Court.
Québec Bar. LLB/BCL, McGill.
Director, Canadian Maritime Law Association; Board of Youth of Shipping/Jeunesse maritime.
Co-author, “General Average” chapter in Essentials of Canadian Law – Maritime Law, 2nd ed.
Provided by Chambers
Montréal-based lawyer Jean-Marie Fontaine is engaged by clients for contentious cases, often involving cargo claims, collisions and shipbuilding disputes, as well as for regulatory maritime matters. He is the national leader of the firm's shipping focus group.