Overview

François is recognized for the rigour of his analysis, the quality of his legal arguments, and the strength of his writing. He brings this expertise to bear on high-stakes litigation matters, developing strategies and compelling arguments before trial and appellate courts alike. He also delivers complex legal opinions relied on by every one of the firm’s practice groups in their most demanding mandates.
On the litigation side, François works alongside the firm’s teams on significant trials and appeals, from shaping the overall strategy to building the case to be made. He has a particular knack for pinpointing the strongest arguments and presenting them in clear, well-structured, and persuasive written advocacy. Beyond the courtroom, he puts the same skills to work for every practice group at the firm, leading in-depth research projects and writing legal opinions on the most challenging questions, often in connection with major transactions and regulatory reviews.
François’s practice spans civil, commercial, administrative, and constitutional law. He works in particular on matters involving consumer protection, competition law, securities law, the distribution of financial products and services, professional regulation, corporate and commercial law, franchising, municipal law, private international law, and fundamental rights.
With training in both Quebec civil law and Canadian common law, François draws on this dual background whenever a mandate calls for it. He studied civil law at the Université de Montréal before earning his Juris Doctor from Osgoode Hall Law School in Toronto, and went on to clerk at the Supreme Court of Canada for the Honourable Justice Clément Gascon. He is a member of the Barreau du Québec and the Law Society of Ontario.
The Xebec Group in its cross-border restructuring and eleven plans of arrangement under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act
The Association of Ontario Chicken Processors in its intervention before the Régie des marchés agricoles et alimentaires du Québec to preserve harmonized assurance of supply for chicken processors in Québec and Ontario.
The amendment follows a decision issued last year by the Superior Court of Québec on a challenge in which Osler represented the plaintiff pro bono.
The decision reaffirms the discretionary nature of a client’s right to terminate a service contract.
Access to information requests themselves are not immune from access under the province’s access to information legislation.
Congratulations to our 11 new partners and three new counsel from our offices in Toronto and Montréal.
Osler is pleased to announce the addition of seven new partners and one new counsel across our offices in Toronto, Montréal, Calgary and Vancouver,...
Co-author, with Éric Préfontaine & Fabrice Benoît, “Les actions collectives en valeurs mobilières, le lien de causalité et la théorie de la fraude dans le marché”, in Développements récents en litige de valeurs mobilières (2023), (Montréal: Éditions Yvon Blais, 2023), p 262.

Practice Areas

• Civil Litigation

Bar Information

Called to the bar: 2016 (QC); 2015 (ON)