Restructuring & Insolvency
Canada
20 August 2025
Led by Charles Daviault in Montreal, Gowling WLG is a reference in the market for shareholder disputes, product liability and derivatives litigation. The group represents multinational corporations and large public and private companies, in addition to individual clients. Standout members of the team include Guy Poitras, who has experience in individual and class actions, and Mathieu Lévesque focuses on cross-border restructuring and implementation. Alexandre Sami is also a key advisor on infrastructure matters.
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Testimonials
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‘The combination of this team's expertise in insolvency, collections, banking, commercial law and litigation makes it very potent and flexible. They understand our business and are keen to adapt their service to our needs.’
‘A combination of high expertise in various areas including banking, insolvency, collections, fraud, commercial law and litigation, as well as a keen willingness to listen to our needs and adapt to them.’
Key clients
- Royal Bank of Canada (RBC)
- Amazon Web Services
- The Brick Warehouse LP
- Glen Dimplex
- Callidus Capital Corporation
- Jaguar Land Rover Canada ULC
- United States Attorney General (United States Department of Justice)
- Signature on the St. Lawrence Group (SSLG)
- Signature on the Saint Lawrence Construction GP (SSLC)
- Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN)
- GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)
- Deva Concepts
- Pure Industrial
- Cogeco Connexion Inc.
- CIBC
- Scotia Bank
- Johnson Controls International PLC
- Le Ministère des Transports et de la Mobilité Durable
- La Société du Vieux-Port de Montréal
- La Société québécoise des infrastructures
Work highlights
Advising Counsel Pure Industrial to appeal a decision made in August 2023 in front of the Superior Court.
Advising the client on three class actions of alleged misrepresentations in the context of the sale of extended warranties.
Acting as counsel to the successful appellant Callidus Capital Corporation in CCAA proceedings before the Quebec Court of Appeal involving Bluberi Group and others in relation to third-party litigation funding in the context of insolvency.
Practice head
Charles Daviault
Other key lawyers
Guy Poitras; Mathieu Lévesque; Alexandre Sami