Our Team
Céline Garneau , D.S.S., ASC, C.MED. |
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Direct Line : 514 282-7818
Fax : 514 845-6573
Email :
Quebec Bar : 1980
Language(s) : French and English
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Description
Céline Garneau practices both as counsel and litigator in the fields of labour & employment law, bankruptcy & insolvency, family law, wills and estates, and general litigation. She has appeared at all levels of trial and appellate courts and is also a certified mediator for civil, commercial, and family matters. Her experience in focusing on client needs and expectations over the years has allowed her to develop strong negotiating, strategic planning and other invaluable skills.
Céline was one of a number of lawyers defending the interests of the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation in the urea formaldehyde foam insulation (UFFI) case. It proved to be the most complex product liability case in North American history, with a trial lasting more than seven years in Superior Court. She has also been involved in a number of mediation and other alternative dispute resolution cases.
Céline draws on these diverse areas of practice to find efficient and innovative solutions tailored to each client’s particular situation. She also sits on several boards of directors.
Associations & Achievements
Since 2008 - Chair of the Human Resources and Customer Service Committee of the Société d’assurance automobile du Québec (Quebec Automobile Insurance Board)
Since 2006 - Honorary board member and honorary member of the Corporation de la Fondation Docteur Maurice-Bertrand
Since 2004 - Board member of the SAAQ (Quebec Automobile Insurance Board)
1999-2005 - Board member of the Quebec Institute of Mediation and Arbitration
1989-2006 - Senior vice chair of the Fondation Docteur Maurice Bertrand and the Association d’entraide Ville-Marie Inc.
Member of the Canadian Bar Association and a number of other business and law associations
Career Women’s Network of Montreal
Quebec Business Women's Association
American Association for Justice
Association des avocat(e)s en droit familial et successoral du Québec (Quebec association of family and wills & estates law practitioners)
Presentations & Conferences
Several university presentations on effective trial preparation.
Presentations to corporate committees on a variety of topics.
Representative mandates
Action against CMHC (UFFI case)
Counsel for the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation regarding the use of urea formaldehyde foam insulation in homes. Given its potential repercussions in the rest of Canada, this case was worth billions of dollars to the client.
Steinberg
Senior counsel to Steinberg Inc. in an application under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act and supervision of the plan of arrangement
Jean-Paul Riopelle estate
Senior counsel to liquidators of the estate of the late painter Jean-Paul Riopelle
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Civil and Commercial Litigation
- Arbitration and Mediation
- Banking
- Construction Law
- Defamation
- Family
- Insolvency and Corporate Restructuring
- Insurance Law and Civil Liability
- Oppression remedies
- Estates Law
Labour and Administrative Law
- Collective Labour Relations Law
- Negociating and drafting of employment contracts
- Duty of Loyalty Remedies
- Pension Plans
Business Law
- Insolvency and Corporate Restructuring
- Mediation and Arbitration
- Real Estate
- Estates Law
Education
2009 - University certification in corporate governance from Laval University's Collège des administrateurs de sociétés (CAS)
1989-2008 - Participated in
various national and international symposiums, conferences, workshops and seminars in several fields of law
1987 - Masters in Labour Law
University of Montreal
1979 - LL. B., Civil Law
Laval University
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