Partner, Lawyer
Isabel Pouliot
Contact
Quebec
Complexe Jules-Dallaire, T12828 Laurier Blvd., 12th Floor
Quebec City, Quebec G1V 0B9
CANADA 418 266-4500 418 266-4515 info@bcf.ca
Profile
Isabel Pouliot is a partner in the Litigation group and primarily practices civil and commercial litigation, more specifically in shareholder disputes, such as oppression actions and actions for abuse of power or iniquity, as well as litigation to enforce withdrawal of the business, shotgun, non-competition and non-solicitation clauses.
Isabel represents both minority and majority shareholders, as well as companies, in order to ensure that their legal and contractual rights are respected and is often called upon to advise them on the application of sound corporate governance principles.
Her proficiency regularly leads her to appear before the courts to present various extraordinary actions, including applications for safeguard orders, injunctions and seizures.
She also practices construction law, in complex cases involving the professional liability of various players in the field. Isabel is involved in large-scale mandates, and stands out for her efficient approach tailored to clients’ needs.
Isabel was recently recognized by her peers in the publication Best Lawyers in Canada: Ones to Watch (2022-2023-2024-2025) in Directors' and Officers' Liability.
Expertise
Industries
Education
- Called to the Barreau du Québec (2015)
- LL.B., international profile, Université Laval (2014)
- B.A., Criminology, Université de Montréal (2011)
Recognition(s)
- Best Lawyers in Canada : Ones to Watch (2022-2025) - Director and Officer Liability Practice
- Best Lawyers in Canada: Ones to Watch (2025) - Construction Law; Corporate and Commercial Litigation
- Faculty of Law’s Université Laval (2014) - Honour Roll
- Université de Montréal (2009 to 2011) - Dean’s List
Representative Work
- Favourable representations to have a non-competition clause in a shareholders’ agreement declared inapplicable, in the context of a shareholder’s withdrawal from the business at the interlocutory stage (9395-3271 Québec inc. v. Fleury, 2023 QCCS 2603);
- Represented and initiated a multi-million dollar action on behalf of a group of minority shareholders of a public corporation before the Commercial Division of the Superior Court of Québec in connection with the decisions and actions of a majority shareholder and the board of directors that were adverse to the corporation's interests;
- Represented minority and majority shareholders in oppression actions for abuse of power and iniquity and in oppression actions under the Canadian and Québec business corporations acts, including the application of "get out of business" clauses in shareholders' agreements;
- Represented a group of architects and the Fonds d'assurance de la responsabilité professionnelle de l'Ordre des architectes du Québec in a multi-million-dollar lawsuit against the general contractor and the professionals responsible for the design and supervision of the work on a major project in Northern Québec;
- Represented a general contractor in a multi-million-dollar lawsuit against various parties involved in the construction and design of port infrastructures which were an integral part of a mining project where several technical issues of a geotechnical nature were raised.
Professional Affiliation(s)
- Association du jeune Barreau de Québec
- Barreau du Québec
- Jeune chambre de commerce de Québec
Involvement
- Member of the Board of Directors of Excellence sportive Québec-Lévis - Comité de gouvernance (2024)
- Founding member of the Jeunes Influents de Leucan’s committee (2018-2019)
- Vice President of Le Verger’s board of directors (2018-2020).
