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Mr Christian Leblanc

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Partner
Career
Christian Leblanc is a lawyer focused in intellectual property with a focus on patents, particularly pharmaceutical patents. His practice also encompasses media, communications, and defamation law. Christian has been recognized in numerous legal directories for his exceptional understanding of the business world.
Christian represents many clients from various industries who want to protect their intellectual property and high technology rights. A seasoned litigator, Christian has acted on behalf of clients before the Supreme Court of Canada as well as courts of every level in Quebec and different administrative tribunals.
He has extensive experience in patent litigation, more specifically pharmaceutical patents. He submits Notices of Compliance during drug-approval hearings.
Christian has particular knowledge of media and communications law, and acts on behalf of some of the largest media companies in Canada in matters related to freedom of the press and freedom of speech. He also intervenes in extra-ordinary proceedings in which the media are sometimes involved, such as pre-publication bans and seizures of journalistic material. Aware of the risks of publication or media coverage, clients can count on Christian to act rapidly and critically.
Lawyer Rankings
Canada > Media and entertainment
Fasken’s premier communications offering is reflected in its media and entertainment practice, which has an emphasis on representing multinational telecoms, broadcasting and internet companies. The multidisciplinary department is co-led by communications co-chair Barbara Miller (Toronto); TMT co-head Jay Kerr-Wilson (Ottawa); and fellow TMT co-head Leslie Milton (Ottawa). The group also draws on Christian Leblanc (Montreal), who is noted for defamation and news media-related work.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution: British Columbia
- Indigenous law
- Labour and employment
- Restructuring and insolvency
- International expertise
- Restructuring and insolvency
- Restructuring and insolvency
- Energy and natural resources > Mining
- Technology
- Telecoms
Firm Rankings
- AI
- Banking and finance
- Competition and antitrust
- Corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution: Quebec
- Infrastructure projects
- Insurance
- International trade
- Transport > Other transport
- Pensions
- Public procurement
- Restructuring and insolvency
- Capital markets
- Dispute resolution: Alberta
- Dispute resolution: Ontario
- Environment
- Intellectual property
- International expertise
- Media and entertainment
- Energy and natural resources > Power
- Real estate
- Tax
- Cannabis
- Construction
- Energy and natural resources > Oil and gas