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Hugo Babos-Marchand

Hugo Babos-Marchand is an associate in the Litigation, Financial Restructuring & Insolvency and Transportation & Maritime Litigation practices. He focuses primarily on commercial, corporate law and banking law litigation, including extraordinary remedies, the enforcement of foreign judgments and commercial arbitration.

Hugo regularly acts for both public and private companies and for various financial institutions. He has represented clients before all levels of courts in Québec as well as before the Federal Court and various administrative tribunals.

Hugo has been practising as an associate of the firm since his call to the Québec Bar. In 2008, he served as co-Chair of the Canadian Constitutional Affairs Conference in which more than 250 lawyers, judges and politicians took part. In 2010, he completed a master’s degree in law at McGill University for which he was awarded the Aubrey-Senez Bursary. His master’s thesis dealt with the incorporation of the Norwich order in Québec judicial law.

Representative Work

Acted for Haemacure Corporation in connection with the sale of its assets to Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. through a Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act Proposal and through Chapter 11 proceedings in the United States.
Acted for a Greek shipyard in an action worth $2.7 million arising out of a ship repair contract.
Acted for General Woods & Veneers Ltd. in relation to a class action suit for approximately $17.5 million for damages resulting from the alleged dust, noise and odour emission.
Acted for Shermag Inc. and its subsidiaries in connection with its Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act proceedings.
Acted for a leading packaging manufacturer in connection with a damage claim for product liability.
Acting for a Québec-based gas retailer in connection with criminal charges laid by the Competition Bureau for alleged price-fixing and related class actions.
Acted for Dune Capital Management LP, a secured creditor in connection with the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act proceedings of White Birch Paper Holding Company.
Acted for a broker that has been sued for the recovery of damages in the amount of $1.5 million for libel and slander consisting of statements made in a reporting letter.