Benefitting from the firm’s national and international reach, the Quebec litigation group at Dentons stands out for its in-depth knowledge of construction litigation and class actions. Leading the group from Montreal, Margaret Weltrowska is particularly skilled in commercial arbitrations and civil litigation. Claude Morency has experience in large-scale litigation, and Vikki-Ann Flansberry specializes in product liability and rail transportation litigation. Erica Shadeed is a name to note for clients in the construction sector. Ioana Jurca and Alexandre Philippe-Avard joined the team in 2024.
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‘Claude Morency is reliable, efficient and has a strong business sense.’
‘As a client, we are treated as a VIP with this firm. Extraordinary time and effort has been invested towards providing the best services. The recommendations from the team always take into account the needs of the business, including in recommendations made.’
‘Vikki-Ann Flansberry stands out in the services and availability that she gives to the business. She is very devoted.’
‘The truly bilingual nature of the associates - their ability to communicate clearly in English makes you forget that they are a French service firm.'
'Excellent team.'
Key clients
- Audible Inc., Amazon.com, Inc., and Amazon.com.ca, Inc.
- The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company (Manulife)
- Hydro-Québec
- Attorney General of Canada
- Sleeman Breweries Ltd.
- ACE Property and Casualty Insurance Company
- Chubb Insurance Company of Canada (Chubb)
- Nissan Canada Inc.
- Honda Canada
- BudgetCar Inc. and AvisCar Inc.
- Expedia Group, Inc., Expedia Canada Corporation, Travelscape LLC and Hotels.com LP
- Kia Canada
- Hyundai Motor Company
Work highlights
Represents Audible and three Amazon companies in putative class actions in BC, Ontario, and Québec, alleging a global audiobook market allocation conspiracy with Apple.
Represents three Amazon companies in putative class actions in BC, Ontario, and Québec alleging a conspiracy with third-party sellers to allocate the market for new books via Amazon’s “Buy Box.”
Represented Manulife as senior lender in the receivership of Groupe Huot, involving a C$1bn secured debt portfolio tied to approximately 3,000 luxury residential units across a dozen projects in Québec City.
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Practice head
Margaret Weltrowska
Other key lawyers
Claude Morency; Vikki-Ann Flansberry; Erica Shadeed