Partner, Lawyer
Jean-François Bienjonetti
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
Jean-François Bienjonetti’s experience and diligence make him a solid and reassuring asset for managing complex and long-term civil, banking and commercial litigation cases. His impressive track record demonstrates his expertise in the financial, construction and consulting engineering sectors, as well as in civil liability and class actions.
Recognized in the legal profession for his enthusiasm and passion, Jean-François has successfully participated in some of Quebec's most important class action suits. He and his team received the Prix d’excellence de Monde Juridique for their exceptional work representing the Autorité des marchés financiers in the 2011 Norbourg class action suit. He also acted as senior counsel for SNC-Lavalin in the high-profile pyrite trial in Trois-Rivières.
Over the years, Jean-François has also represented several financial institutions in a variety of litigations regarding the seizure of property. He also has particular expertise in fraud-related matters involving financial institutions. Always game for a challenge, he instigated the debate around lawsuits filed in Quebec in 2009, acting as counsel for the Association québécoise de lutte contre la pollution atmosphérique (AQLPA).
Expertise
Industries
Education
- Called to the Barreau du Québec (1989)
- LL.B., Université Laval (1988)
Recognition(s)
- Canadian Legal Lexpert : Special Edition (2024) - Infrastructure
- Canadian Legal Lexpert (2023) - Construction Law
- Best Lawyers in Canada (2022-2025) - Insurance Law
Representative Work
- Acts regularly in professional liability cases involving stakeholders in the banking sector;
- Professional responsibility in the field of construction (engineers, architects, geologists and other stakeholders);
- Class action defense in the wind turbine industry for neighbourhood disturbances;
- Counselled a regulator in Quebec who was facing a lawsuit in damages in a class action suit of $130 million;
- Counsels a firm of consulting engineers in the Trois-Rivières pyrite case where the responsibility of a geologist was questioned and the damages of which were over $400 million;
- Acts regularly in construction cases for general contractors;
- Acts in manufacturer liability cases;
- Acts on behalf of financial institutions in matters relating to hypothecary recourses;
- Acts regularly in extraordinary appeals, including injunction files.
Professional Affiliation(s)
- Barreau du Québec
Involvement
- Member of the Board, Théâtre la Bordée, 2017
