ST-JEAN, DOMINIC

About

As a member of the executive committee, Dominic St-Jean is the partner in charge of the civil, commercial, and construction litigation sector. His practice focuses primarily on commercial and civil litigation, real estate law, construction law, as well as bankruptcy and insolvency. He regularly pleads before all judicial courts in Québec.

From 2011 to 2014, he served as Vice President of Legal and Corporate Affairs for a major real estate group experiencing significant growth in Québec. In this role, he was responsible for overseeing all legal aspects of the group’s operations and transactions.

In recent years, Dominic has handled several significant mandates, including:

• Representing multiple real estate groups in a variety of cases related to their operations and transactions;
• Representing various companies and their executives in oppression remedies brought by minority shareholders;
• Representing businesses in damage claims and injunction proceedings related to unfair competition and breaches of fiduciary duty;
• Representing franchisors and franchisees in matters related to their operations and various franchise-related disputes;
• Representing general contractors and service providers in numerous cases involving their business operations and transactions;
• Representing material suppliers in the enforcement of their legal hypothecs, as well as in proceedings under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA).

Additionally, Me St-Jean teaches at the École du Barreau du Québec and frequently delivers conferences across the province on real estate and construction law.

Social and Professionnal activities

• Board member of the Père Lindsay Foundation since 2008 (Secretary from 2009 to 2013);
• Member of the Infrastructure and Construction Committee of the Fédération des chambres de commerce du Québec;
• Board member of the Fondation En Cœur.