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| Bogdan Catanu |
514-982-6157 |
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Canadian |
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French, English, Romanian, Spanish, German |
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Academic Background |
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Since 2002
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MEMBER OF THE QUEBEC BAR
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2002
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ÉCOLE DU BARREAU DU QUÉBEC
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1998-2001
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UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL
Bachelor of Civil Law
Ogilvy Renault Bursary for academic merit
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1997-1998
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UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL
Minor in Arts and Sciences
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1995-1997
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McGILL UNIVERSITY CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC
Classical guitar program
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Professional Experience |
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Since 2011
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WOODS LLP, attorneys: Partner
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Since 2006
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WOODS LLP, attorneys: Lawyer
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2000-2006
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DAVIES WARD PHILLIPS & VINEBERG, attorneys: Lawyer
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Legal Publications - Conferences |
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Articles & Conferences
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Measuring the Results of Class Actions,
Bogdan Catanu, in collaboration with James A. Woods ,
International Bar Association Conference on Class Actions, Rome, 2007
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Enforcement of International Commercial Arbitral Awards in Alberta, British Columbia and Ontario,
Bogdan Catanu, in collaboration with James A. Woods,
First Annual Energy Dispute Resolution Conference, Alberta
, 2006
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Civil Rights Wronged: The Supreme Court has stacked the deck in the government’s favour in upholding B.C.’s right to sue the tobacco industry
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Bogdan Catanu,
National Post
, 2005
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Supreme Court of Canada favours broad whistle-blower protection,
Bogdan Catanu,
Canadian Employment Law Today, 2005
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Professional Associations |
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Bar of Quebec
Canadian Bar Association
Young Bar Association of Montreal |
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A member of the Quebec Bar since 2002, Mtre. Catanu is experienced in contractual disputes, injunctions, corporate and securities litigation, shareholders’ rights, class actions, general civil liability and professional malpractice claims. He has pleaded before the Superior Court of Quebec and Court of Appeal, as well as before arbitration panels and administrative tribunals. Recent representative work includes key roles in files such as the litigation surrounding the proposed $52 billion privatization of BCE Inc., in which the firm represented the buy-out consortium, the related $1.2 billion litigation in which BCE is claiming the reverse Break-Up Fee from the buyers, the litigation surrounding the restructuring of the $32 billion Asset-Backed Commercial Paper market, as well as various injunction proceedings.
2000 McGill College
Suite 1700
Montreal, Quebec
Canada
H3A 3H3
Tel. (514) 982-4545
Fax. (514) 284-2046
