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Serge Benoît is a partner in our firm who graduated from the Université de Montréal and was called to the Québec Bar in 1977. His extensive experience as a litigator and negotiator benefits employers in various fields including manufacturing, metallurgy, municipalities, retail, cement manufacturing, service organizations, and public and parapublic organizations. During the implementation of the Act Respecting Municipal Territorial Organization dealing with municipal...

Your interests are Louis Samuel’s priority. Louis is a member of the board of directors and head of the Commercial Litigation team. His practice focuses on real estate and estate litigation, and his clientele consists primarily of real estate owners, developers and brokers. Over the years, he has developed unique advocacy skills and handles a wide array of disputes pertaining to estates and estate liquidation, including disputes involving liquidators, administrators, trustees and heirs....

Adam Barza is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate and Commercial Litigation. Adam, who practices law in Montréal, Quebec, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Adam is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Julie Tremblay is passionate about defending taxpayers’ rights. Julie is the head of the Tax Litigation team. She assists individuals and companies in disputes with tax authorities, including income and commodity (GST/QST) tax disputes. Having previously worked at Revenu Québec, she has a unique understanding of the organization and uses this advantage to help clients navigate administrative tax procedures, including voluntary disclosure, tax audits and objections. She also has e...

Jocelyn Auger is a partner in the Business Law Group in our Montreal office. His field of experience extends to marketing, intellectual property protection, financing, privacy, data protection and cybersecurity. A member of the Barreau du Québec since 1997, Jocelyn has successfully combined his legal background with the business experience he acquired during his years as a senior manager. He has worked in the information technology and telecommunications industries, as well as in green...

David Turgeon is the leader of the Global Intellectual Property group, a lawyer and a patent agent. He represents clients before different courts, protects their inventions through patents and provides strategic advice. David represents clients operating in a variety of industries, more particularly the life sciences (namely biologics), biomedical devices and manufacturing sectors. David specializes in high-stakes patent litigation involving clients’ flagship products. As lead counsel o...

Carl Trudeau is a partner in the Labour, Employment & Human Rights Group in our Montréal office. As part of his practice, Carl advises clients in the private and public sectors on labour relations, union certification, collective agreement negotiations, occupational health and safety, and termination claims. Additionally, he provides strategic advice on pay equity matters at both the provincial and federal levels. He also represents employers before administrative tribunals special...

François Viau is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Commercial Leasing Law and Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law. François, who practices law in Montréal, Quebec, has been recognized since 2018. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which François is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

The Honourable Clément Gascon joined Woods as Senior Counsel in the Spring of 2020. After a career of more than seventeen years in the Canadian judiciary, he returned to the private practice of law, which he had left in 2002. He uses his in-depth expertise and experience to guide and assist parties and their counsel in resolving disputes through arbitration at the national and international levels and acts as a strategic advisor in the insolvency, restructuring and litigation matters o...

Eugene Czolij is a partner. He handles cases involving the insolvency of major corporations with international implications and deals with creditors and debtors rights, corporate and commercial litigation, oppression remedies and class action suits. He represents clients before the Supreme Court of Canada, all court levels in Québec, and arbitration and administrative tribunals. He has also made various submissions to parliamentary committees.