Jean-François Dagenais

Expertise

Alternative Dispute Resolution

• Domestic Arbitration
• Mediation

Construction Law

• Construction Litigation
• Development Partnership and Specific Contracts
• Public Private Partnerships

Litigation

• Civil and Commercial Litigation
• Construction Litigation
• Domestic Arbitration
• Mediation
• Shareholder's Disputes

Real Estate Law

• Acquisition and Sale of Real Property
• Commercial Leases
• Development of Real Estate Projects

Strategic Teams

• Bankruptcy, Insolvency and Restructuring
• Commercial Litigation
• Construction, Infrastructure and Procurement
• Real Estate

Professional background

Jean-François Dagenais specializes in construction law. He regularly appears before the courts in cases involving commercial law, real estate law and extraordinary recourses. He also has solid experience in alternative dispute resolution methods. Often called upon to fulfill the role of external in-house counsel, he responds to the requests of clients who ask him to revise, interpret and negotiate contracts relating to their business, especially for substantial real estate projects.

Mr. Dagenais is also involved in public-private partnership (PPP) projects in the health sector and, under the auspices of the CEGQ, actively participates in amendments to the regulations governing the construction industry through consultations with the Conseil du Trésor du Québec.

Mr. Dagenais served for 10 years as a Corporate Secretary and member of both the Board and Executive Committee of the Corporation des Entrepreneurs Généraux du Québec (CEGQ).

Publications

• "La contestation de la publication d'une hypothèque légale de construction pour absence de plus-value : un état du droit," Développements récents en droit de la construction, Éditions Yvon Blais, 2005.

Involvement

• Member of BCF's Board of Directors.

• Member of the Comité du Fonds d'indemnisation of the Barreau du Québec from 2000 to 2009.

• Secretary and legal counsel for the Corporation des Entrepreneurs Généraux du Québec from 1998 to 2010.

• Member of the Board of Directors and of the Executive Committee of the Corporation des entrepreneurs généraux du Québec from 1998 to 2010.

Conferences

Since he started practicing, Mr. Dagenais has given many conferences on topics relating to construction law for the Canadian Institute, for Insight and in connection with the Développements récents en droit de la construction training program of the Barreau du Québec.

Recent conferences:

• "Ce que vous pouvez réclamer à titre de dommages et indemnisation : de quel type, à quel moment et à qui : une approche pratique," Superconference on construction, Canadian Institute, May 2010.
• "Planification stratégique de la fin des travaux pour éviter des délais et inconvénients coûteux," Superconference on construction, Canadian Institute, November 2009.
• "Transfert d’entreprise intergénérationnelle" (jointly with CIBC – Wood Gundy), February 2009.
• "La gestion d’un projet en PPP de l’acquisition du terrain à l’opération : une approche pratique du point de vue du secteur privé" (in collaboration with Patrice Picard), Project Management Institute, December 2008 – January 2009.
• "Assurer le succès de la livraison et la réception d’un projet de construction," Superconference on construction, Canadian Institute, November 2008.
• "Entrepreneurs généraux : les meilleures pratiques pour gérer les risques de litige et limiter votre responsabilité," Conference on Risk Management in construction contracts, Canadian Institute, April 2008.
• "Le degré de preuve et les méthodes pour mener avec succès une compensation monétaire additionnelle auprès d’un donneur d’ouvrage," Congrès annuel de la CEGQ, February 2008.

Publications

• Nouvelles > Major consultation on Late Payment February 29th, 2012
• Nouvelles > 15^th Annual Convention of the Corporation des entrepreneurs généraux du Québec January 17th, 2012
• Cas/Transactions > Tetra Tech Acquires Canadian Consulting and Engineering Firm BPR October 5th, 2010