Marc-André Boutin is a partner in the litigation group. His practice focuses on commercial and contractual disputes, environmental law and class actions. His practice also extends to insolvency, litigation relating to the sale and acquisition of businesses and commercial arbitration. He has solid experience at both trial and appellate levels, including the Supreme Court of Canada, the Quebec Court of Appeal and the Federal Court of Appeal.
Marc-André is involved on a regular basis in significant litigation matters and is currently part of the Davies team representing the Québec Business Council on the Environment before the Supreme Court in
St. Lawrence Cement, the first environmental class action case emanating from Quebec which the Supreme Court agreed to hear since the creation of the class action regime in Quebec. He was also part of the Davies team that obtained leave to appeal to the Supreme Court in
Domfer Metal Powders Ltd., the companion case to
St. Lawrence Cement.
Marc-André was also part of the Davies team acting for Pharmascience in the
Pharmascience v.
Binet case decided by the Supreme Court in 2006, a landmark case regarding the seizure powers of public authorities.
Marc-André is currently one of the lawyers representing Cinar in its high-profile proceedings against Ronald Weinberg. He obtained orders from the Court forcing the defendants to disclose their assets and freezing the worldwide assets of Cinar’s former Chief Financial Officer, further to motions that are rarely pleaded in Quebec.
Marc-André currently represents General Woods & Veneers in the defence of an environmental class action instituted by a group of citizens claiming in excess of $17 million in damages.
Marc-André obtained a Bachelor of Law degree, LL.B, from the Université de Montréal. During his studies, he articled with Mr. Justice Joseph Nuss of the Quebec Court of Appeal. He became a partner in 2002. Marc-André has been actively involved in the recruitment of future lawyers for the firm since 1998.
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