Michel Bélanger-Roy

Associate
Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP

Montréal T:+1 514 847 6193

Michel Bélanger-Roy

Litigation and disputes

Michel Bélanger-Roy is a litigation lawyer based in our Montreal office. His practice covers all aspects of civil and commercial litigation, including contracts, administrative and constitutional law, insurance law, construction law and class actions. He has represented major corporations before the Quebec courts and has a significant interest in the law of evidence and procedure.

During his university studies, Mr. Bélanger-Roy, and his team from McGill University, won the national Laskin Moot Court Competition in Canadian administrative and constitutional law, in addition to ranking in the categories of best oralist pair and best factums.

Professional experience

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Education

B.C.L./LL.B, (minor in Economics), McGill University, 2016

B.A. (Communications), Université du Québec à Montréal, 2012

Admissions

Quebec 2018

Representative experience

M. Bélanger-Roy acts or has recently acted on behalf of the following clients:

Matrox Graphics Inc., a Quebec manufacturer of graphics cards, in connection with a $25 million lawsuit relating to the sale of computer equipment.
Gender Creative Kids Canada, in connection with a pro bono case challenging the constitutionality of provisions of the Civil Code of Québec governing gender identification in official documents.
Hydro-Québec, in connection with a $36 million lawsuit arising from the construction of an electricity substation.
Waste Management Recycle America, industry leader in recycling, in connection with an extra-contractual dispute with a competitor.

Rankings and recognitions

Best Lawyers in Canada: Ones to Watch: Corporate and Commercial Litigation, 2023-2024; Administrative and Public Law, 2024
Dean's Honour List, McGill University, 2015-2017
James A. Woods Scholarship in Civil Litigation, McGill University, 2016
Daniel Mettarlin Memorial Scholarship (Civil law and public interest advocacy), McGill University, 2016
1^st prize - School; 2^nd prize - Pair; 4^th prize - Factums, The Laskin Moot, 2016
Francine and Robert Wiseman International Human Rights Internship Award, McGill University, 2015
Schull Yang International Experience Award, McGill University, 2015
Honourable mention for academic performance, Université du Québec à Montréal, 2012
René Malo award of excellence, Université du Québec à Montréal, 2011
Cogeco award of excellence, Université du Québec à Montréal, 2010