LAWYER PROFILE

Jean-Marie Fontaine

Canada 2026

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Ranked in 1 practice area

Transportation: Shipping

Nationwide - Canada

10 years ranked

About

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Canada

Practice Areas

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.

Career

Québec Bar. LLB/BCL, McGill.

Professional Memberships

Director, Canadian Maritime Law Association; Board of Youth of Shipping/Jeunesse maritime.

Publications

Co-author, “General Average” chapter in Essentials of Canadian Law – Maritime Law, 2nd ed.

Chambers Review

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Chambers Canada Guide

Transportation: Shipping - Nationwide - Canada

Band 1

Individual Editorial

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.

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