Gary Rivard is a member of our financial services law group and focuses his practice on all aspects of banking law, insolvency and restructuring. He has acquired significant skills in representing financial institutions, receivers, debtors and creditors. The files he has managed have covered the full range of insolvency and restructuring situations, giving him a wealth of experience to draw upon in this area.

He has a specific proficiency in secured transactions, hypothecary recourses, receiverships and seizures before judgment, as well as in cases of cheque and credit card fraud.

Gary also has general experience in commercial and civil litigation, including hypothecary recourses, landlord-tenant relations, declaratory judgments and inter-company litigation and litigation between partners, including in connection with dismissal, breach of exclusivity covenants, guarantees, debt recovery, seizure before judgment and injunctions. His practice has led him to act regularly before the Court of Quebec, the Superior Court and the Quebec Court of Appeal.

He also has general knowledge of commercial leases and corporate reorganizations under the provisions of the Business Corporations Acts of Canada and Quebec (plans of arrangement).

Gary has been very active in a number of social action programs as well as in federal, provincial and municipal politics. He joined the firm in 2014, after working for several years at another major national firm.