Partner, Lawyer
Julie Dorion
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
Julie Dorion is a partner on our litigation team. She handles major civil, commercial, administrative and constitutional litigations. She represents a diverse clientele before the Québec courts of common law and arbitration tribunals.
Together with several members of our team, she successfully led and tried the first case dealing with the Petroleum Resources Act. In the context of the Act ending the exploration for petroleum and underground reservoirs and the production of petroleum and brine, Ms. Dorion represents various players in this complex industry before the Québec Superior Court and Court of Appeal, cases that involve important constitutional issues.
She has acted in several major construction litigation matters involving complex technical issues and in major shareholder disputes including injunctions, seizures and other urgent and extraordinary remedies.
Over the years, her proficiency has led her to work in various related fields, such as bankruptcy. For the past 10 years, she has acted on behalf of RCGT as provisional administrator of the new home warranty plans in charge of carrying on operations, including recovery under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act or under any similar legislation.
Julie is also involved in her community. She has been featured by the Junior Chamber of Commerce as an “Inspiring Woman” as part of its project in collaboration with Desjardins to showcase 31 women who stand out for their “extraordinary achievements, involvement or inspiration.”
Expertise
Industries
Education
- Intensive seminar on Pleading techniques held in Sherbrooke (2023)
- Called to the Barreau du Québec (2013)
- LL.B., Université Laval (2012)
Recognition(s)
- Best Lawyers in Canada (2025) - Construction Law; Corporate and Commercial Litigation
- Best Lawyers in Canada : Ones to Watch (2023-2024) - Construction Law; Corporate and Commercial Litigation
Publications
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« The Gaspé Énergies Case : The Quebec Court of Appeal sits in a panel of 5 judges to clarify the state of the law »
BCF, 2024
Representative Work
- Acted on behalf of Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton as a provisional administrator of the new home warranty plans Garantie Abritat, GMN, and Qualité Habitation in several insolvency, construction law, and civil liability cases, mainly against contractors and their guarantors or third parties following the completion of work deemed to be non-conforming and seeking to recover the cost of corrective work;
- Acted on behalf of contractors and other actors in construction matters and on behalf of a leader in the clean and renewable energy industry in cases brought by construction contractors for allegedly different work site conditions than those set out in the tender documents;
- Acted on behalf of corporations and shareholders in shareholder disputes (oppression remedy, shotgun clause, injunctions, safeguard orders, liability of directors and officers, etc.). More recently, acted on behalf of a major player in the fishing industry in obtaining the dismissal of several safeguard orders and compliance with the Unanimous Shareholder Agreement before the Québec Superior Court;
- Acted on behalf of Gaspé Énergies in a lawsuit against the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources in which the Court of Québec overturned the Minister's decision to refuse a drilling authorization and declared a section of a regulation under the Petroleum Resources Act to be unenforceable because it was passed in contravention of the Regulations Act (under appeal);
- Acted on behalf of several hydrocarbon licensees in an action brought before the Superior Court of Québec seeking, among other things, to invalidate the provisions of the Act ending hydrocarbon exploration and to obtain compensation for expropriation. Success in the Québec Superior Court on the application for suspension of the application of provisions of the Act during the proceedings (on appeal);
- Private arbitration proceedings. More recently, acted on behalf of a private party in an arbitration relating to a joint venture agreement;
- Acted on behalf of clients in civil liability cases, including in connection with welding and decontamination work;
- Acted on behalf of fishing industry associations and players before the Régie des marchés agricoles et alimentaires du Québec in connection with disputes over the price of snow crab and lobster;
- Acted on behalf of financial institutions in restructuring and insolvency matters, including Serres du Saint-Laurent (Savoura).
Conferences
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2022
"L’interrogatoire par le syndic : De la théorie à la pratique"
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2022
"Les baux commerciaux et le droit de la faillite"
Involvement
- Member of the 2019-2021 cohort of Centraide's Emerging Philanthropists Program (CEPP);
- Member of the consulting team of the Fondation du CHU de Québec;
- Clerk for the Barreau du Québec's Arbitration Council (2015 to 2020);
- Clerk for the Barreau du Québec’s Disciplinary Council (2015 to 2020);
- Secretary for the Barreau de Québec's Superior Court Committee (2014).
