Stéphane W. Miron

Expertise

Administrative Law

Alternative Dispute Resolution

• Domestic Arbitration
• Mediation

Business, Commercial and Corporate Law

• Private International Law

Construction Law

• Construction Litigation
• Public Private Partnerships

Litigation

• Civil and Commercial Litigation
• Construction Litigation
• Crisis Management and Media Law
• Domestic Arbitration
• Mediation
• Real Estate Assessment and Expropriation Litigation
• Shareholder's Disputes

Notarial Practice- Wealth Protection

• Estate Settlement

Real Estate Law

• Real Estate Assessment and Expropriation Litigation

Tax Law

• Estate Settlement

Strategic Teams

• Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Banking and Financial Services
• Bankruptcy, Insolvency and Restructuring
• Commercial Litigation
• Construction, Infrastructure and Procurement
• Natural Resources
• Wealth Protection

Professional background

Stéphane W. Miron's practice is characterized by complex litigation with strategic implications for his clients operating in various industries, both in Quebec and abroad. He has acquired extensive experience and valuable credibility before the courts.

Clients value his advice, and appreciate his ability to listen, analyze, and synthesize. These skills are valuable assets in the art of persuasion and help him win cases.

Corporate leaders now consult him at the outset of their projects to benefit from his practical sense and business acumen. Indeed, lessons learned before the courts have made his strategic advice invaluable to avoiding pitfalls often imbedded at the outset when implementing projects and contracts.

Finally, Mr. Miron has built an international network of executives and investors which now benefit his clients.

Involvement

• Member of the Brazil-Canada Chamber of Commerce
• Member of the Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montreal
• Co-Founder and current member of Child Haven International, an organization that operates 10 orphanages in India, Nepal, Bangladesh, and Tibet
• Former Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Centres Jean-Lapointe pour adolescents (centres for young people with addiction problems), currently known as Le Grand Chemin
• Co-Founder and former member of the Board of Directors of the Fondation Le Grand Chemin
• Founding member and former Chairman of the Board of Directors of Bach Académie de Montréal
• Founding member and member of the Board of Directors of Young Canadians in Finance
• Founding member and President of the Institut pour la qualité des produits d’infrastructure
• Shareholding member of the Laval-sur-le-Lac golf club (since 2006)
• Member of the Club Sportif MAA since 1993

Professional affiliations

• Canadian Bar Association
• Member of the Disciplinary Committee of the Barreau du Québec (since 2004)
• Member of the Committee on Administrative Tribunals of the Bar of Montreal (1996–1997, 1997–1998)
• Member of the Ethics and Image Committee of the Bar of Montreal (2006–2007)

Conferences

• Mr. Miron has been a guest lecturer at the School of Management of the Université du Québec à Montréal. He taught construction law to students in the Master’s Property Management program.

Representative work

Construction Law

• Mr. Miron successfully represented the Agence Métropolitaine de Transport in many lawsuits involving the design and construction of the metro line to Laval. He is now actively involved in the Train de l’Est project.
• Mr. Miron successfully represented the Société québécoise d’assainissement des eaux in several lawsuits involving contractors’ claims.
• Mr. Miron represented Aéroports de Montréal in connection with the construction of the new international terminal at the Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport.

Commercial Litigation

• For the last 18 years, Mr. Miron has represented the largest Rogers dealership in Quebec. In this capacity, he has counseled the dealership in several proceedings involving the Competition Act.
• Mr. Miron successfully defended a national food wholesaler before the Superior Court and the Court of Appeal in a $26 million dollar lawsuit involving the sale of a subsidiary.

Property Valuation / Expropriation

• Mr. Miron has notably represented UPS, Pattison Group, Barrick Gold, Xstrata, and many other multinationals before the Quebec courts and tribunals in matters of property valuation and expropriation.
• Mr. Miron also acted for public bodies as expropriating entities before the courts.

Administrative Law

• Mr. Miron successfully represented Trans Canada Energy Management before the Régie de l’énergie to obtain approval for an electricity supply contract for 547 MW upon which the construction of the Becancour Cogeneration Power Plant depended. It was the first case of its kind in Quebec and several principles were established that are still followed to this day.
• Mr. Miron successfully represented the Pattison Group before the Administrative Tribunal of Quebec and the superior courts involving the first expropriation of a publicity sign. Several principles were established and are still followed.
• Mr. Miron has successfully represented several clients before the Superior Court to control the decisions of various administrative and domestic tribunals in Quebec.

Access to Information

• Mr. Miron successfully represented Aluminerie Alouette to maintain the confidentiality of documents provided to the SDI in connection with the construction of an aluminum smelter. This mandate lasted 10 years and, on several occasions, went before the Court of Appeal.
• Mr. Miron successfully represented a client in obtaining documents filed with a provincial organization as part of the financial assistance granted to Bombardier to develop the CSeries.
• Mr. Miron successfully represented several pharmaceutical companies before the Federal Court to maintain the confidentiality of their trade secrets.

Estate Law and Wealth Management

• Mr. Miron pleaded a landmark case before the Court of Appeal in matters of rendering of accounts.
• Mr.Miron represents many wealthy elders and families involved in litigation concerning the administration of their family patrimony.

Strategic Advice

• Mr. Miron advised the Agence métropolitaine de transport throughout the complex negotiations related to the implementation of an integrated system designed to sell tickets and collect receipts used by 83 municipalities and 14 transport organizations (OPUS card).
• Mr. Miron advised the owners of the Mines de chrysotile de Thetford Mines in the complex and major restructuring of their operations.

International Network

• Mr. Miron and his primary contacts enabled a Canadian multinational to obtain a contract with a mining conglomerate in Brazil.
• His network also enabled a large Canadian company to implement a strategic agreement with a Brazilian government body to cooperate in oil exploration.
• Finally, a French engineering conglomerate sought his services and his network to meet and have discussions with the office of the Prime Minister of India.