Michel Bélanger-Roy
Michel Bélanger-Roy
Biography
Michel Bélanger-Roy, a litigation lawyer based in our Montreal office, handles a wide variety of commercial, civil and public law disputes, and pleads before the Quebec courts and arbitration tribunals. He specializes in contracts, constitutional law, shareholder disputes and class actions. He also intervenes in urgent extraordinary proceedings such as injunctions and Anton Piller-type orders in matters of commercial fraud and unfair competition.
In 2023, Michel was awarded the Pro Bono Rajpattie-Persaud Award by the Canadian Bar Association, Quebec Branch, for his commitment to public interest litigation to advance marginalized communities’ right to equality and for his involvement on the boards of non-profit organizations.
Professional experience
Representative experience
Representative experience
Michel acts or has recently acted on behalf of the following clients:
Civil and commercial law
- A medical products distributor operating in the Middle East and North Africa, in an arbitration concerning the wrongful termination of a distribution contract.
- Majority and minority shareholders, in connection with various oppression actions before the Quebec courts and in arbitration.
- Several companies and individuals, in the context of appeals against Anton Piller-type orders in matters of commercial fraud and unfair competition, both as plaintiff and defendant.
- A major Quebec manufacturer of graphics cards, in connection with a $25 million lawsuit relating to the sale of computer equipment.
Public law
- Jeunes Identités Créatives/Gender Creative Kids Canada, as intervenor, in connection with a constitutional challenge to facilitate access for trans, non-binary and intersex people to official identity documents that correspond to their identity.
- LGBT+ Family Coalition and two multi-parent families, plaintiffs in a constitutional challenge seeking legal recognition of multi-parent families in Quebec.
Rankings and recognitions
Rankings and recognitions
- Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Canada: Corporate and Commercial Litigation 2023-2025; Administrative and Public Law, 2024-2025
- Pro Bono Rajpattie-Persaud Award, Canadian Bar Association, Quebec Branch (2023)
- The Laskin Moot (2016) – 1st prize – School; 2nd prize – Pair; 4th prize – Factums
- McGill University – Dean's Honour List (2015-2017); James A. Woods Scholarship in Civil Litigation (2016); Daniel Mettarlin Memorial Scholarship in Civil Law and Public Interest Advocacy (2016); Francine and Robert Wiseman International Human Rights Internship Award (2015); Schull Yang International Experience Award (2015)
- Université du Québec à Montréal – Honourable mention for academic results (2012); René Malo award of excellence (2011); Cogeco award of excellence (2010)
Education
Education
B.C.L./LL.B, (minor in Economics), McGill University, 2016
B.A. (Communications), Université du Québec à Montréal, 2012
Admissions
Admissions
- Quebec 2018
Publications
Publications
- "Les actions collectives et la vie privée : comment les éviter ?" (co-author), Repères, September 2016.
Memberships and activities
Memberships and activities
- Canadian Bar Association
- The Advocates’ Society
- Young Bar Association of Montreal
- Orchestre de l'Agora
- Chairman of the board of directors (2019-current)
- Productions Fil d'or
- Chairman of the board of directors (2018-2023)
Languages
Languages
- English
- French
Insights and news
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