Description
Jean-Guy Villeneuve is a member of the Labour and Administrative Law team. He has thorough and wide-ranging experience in both labour law and professional law, including the negotiation and drafting of collective agreements, employment contracts, service contracts and other business contracts, as well as consultation and representation before labour tribunals, arbitration tribunals and before the Courts. At the beginning of his career, Jean-Guy Villeneuve participated in the development of reforms to the laws governing professions and in the drafting of the Professional Code in 1972-73, when he was the political attaché of Claude Castonguay, Social Affairs minister in Robert Bourassa's cabinet.

He represents private businesses, public institutions such as school boards, hospitals, municipalities and crown corporations, and professional orders and associations.

Associations & Achievements
Since 1989 - Legal counsel to the Association of General Surgeons for the Province of Quebec

Since 1987 -  Member of the Club Richelieu of Quebec (President 1997)

Since 1976 - Member of the Corporation of Labor Relations Councillors

 Since 1976 - Member of the International Bar Association and the Canadian Bar Association

1974-1975 - Member of the Legal Committee of the Laval University Alumni Association

1974-1990 - Member of the International Association of Young Lawyers

Presentations & Conferences
Jean-Guy Villeneuve has been a frequent speaker at labour-law seminars on topics such as harassment, discipline and video surveillance. He offers private seminars to his clients on negotiating collective agreements and other issues involving labour law and professional and disciplinary law.

Publications
2009 - Recent Developments in Professional and Disciplinary Law, Various aspects of the illegal exercise of a profession

2008 - Le Droit du travail au Québec (Labour Law in Quebec), Robert P. Gagnon, 6th edition, Les Éditions Yvon Blais Inc. Cowansville, 972 pp.  (co-author)

2007 - VILLENEUVE Jean-Guy, DUBÉ Nathalie, HOBDAY Tina, DESHARNAIS Delbie, LEBEL François, COSSETTE Marie, Précis de droit professionnel (Summary of Professional Law), Éditions Yvon Blais Inc., Cowansville, 2007

2001 - Continuing Education, Recent Developments in Education Law. Special Education: When the interest of the student transcends accreditations.

Representative mandates
Arbitration and negotiation
Acted as negotiator and spokesman for the government and federations of colleges and school boards on five separate occasions between 1975 and 1990, during negotiations in the public and para-governmental sectors (education and public security).

Collective bargaining
Acted as negotiator of collective agreements for various companies, industries and institutions in the private sector.

Pension plans
Acted as legal adviser in pension plan matters for employers, professional associations and management associations.