Geneviève Bernier Gosselin

Lawyer

Phone

514 789-5861

genevieve.berniergosselin@bcf.ca

25th floor 1100,

boul. René-Lévesque Ouest

Montreal (Quebec) H3B 5C9

Canada

Phone 514 397-8500

Fax 514 397-8515

A member of the Commercial Litigation Group, Geneviève Bernier Gosselin practises mainly in Environmental, Administrative, and Municipal Law.

Geneviève acts on behalf of numerous general contractors and real estate developers in complex cases involving disguised expropriation and nullity of municipal by-laws. Analytical and meticulous, Geneviève knows how to anticipate pitfalls and never loses sight of the overall litigation strategy. Her legal research skills and rigorous management of court files make her an undeniable asset to our clients in the construction industry.

She completed her Bachelor of Civil Law summa cum laude. Throughout her academic career, she made the faculty Dean's Honour List every year.

Practice areas

Civil and Commercial Litigation

Construction Litigation

Representative mandatesRepresentative mandates

Acted on behalf of property owners in proceedings for nullity of by-laws adopted by a municipality on the South Shore of Montréal to obtain recognition of the applicable law concerning their land, and in the alternative, for disguised expropriation before the Québec Court of Appeal

Acted on behalf of Développements St-Antoine in an expropriation dispute before the Tribunal administratif du Québec against the Ministère des Transports du Québec

Acted on behalf of a real estate developer in a claim against the Ministère des Transports du Québec before the Québec Superior Court in connection with the construction of a highway resulting in the submergence of the client's property and the discriminatory application of municipal by-laws

Acted on behalf of a construction company in an action for judicial review and damages relating to the blocking of a major real estate project involving, among other things, the refusal of the Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation to recognize the conformity of the regional by-law with government guidelines

Acted on behalf of real estate developers in an appeal before the Québec Superior Court challenging the jurisdiction of the Tribunal administratif du Québec

Acted on behalf of a group of Québec companies operating in the recycling industry in litigation against the Directeur des poursuites criminelles et pénales du Québec before the Cour du Québec concerning the contestation of penal infractions issued for non-compliance with environmental obligations

Acted on behalf of a general contractor in the construction industry before the Court in connection with contractual claims relating to a public contract awarded by call for tenders

Acted on behalf of a transportation company before the Court in a challenge.

Awards and DistinctionsAwards and Distinctions

Participated in the final round and winner of fourth best pleader

Laskin national Moot Court Competition in constitutional and administrative law

2016

University of Ottawa, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd year

Dean’s Honour List (awarded to students with the best academic results)

2013, 2014, and 2015

EducationEducation

Barreau du Québec

2018

Bachelor of Civil Law (LL.L.) Summa cum laude

University of Ottawa

2016

B.Soc.Sc. Specialization in International Development and Globalization Magna cum laude

University of Ottawa

2016

Professional AffiliationsProfessional Affiliations

Barreau du Québec

Canadian Bar Association

BCF Global

BCF Ventures

BCF Global

BCF Ventures

Geneviève Bernier Gosselin

Geneviève Bernier Gosselin

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