Overview

Nikolas Blanchette is a Partner with DLA Piper in Montréal and a business litigator practising in Québec and Ontario. His work encompasses complex commercial disputes, expropriation, land use and infrastructure, municipal taxation, environmental regulation, commercial leasing, regulatory and administrative matters, and municipal law. He has appeared before the Supreme Court of Canada, the Québec Court of Appeal, trial courts and the Tribunal administratif du Québec. The firm lists real estate, litigation, arbitration and investigations, development, land use and zoning, real estate disputes and restructuring, and business and commercial litigation among his focus areas. Blanchette was admitted to the Québec Bar in 2006 and Ontario in 2025. He earned his LL.B. from Université de Montréal and has completed negotiation programs at Harvard Law School. His current official profile also lists recent 2025 and 2026 reported decisions involving his advocacy.

Practice Areas

• Real Estate
• Litigation, Arbitration and Investigations
• Development, Land Use and Zoning
• Real Estate Disputes and Restructuring
• Business and Commercial Litigation

Bar Information

Called to the bar: 2006 (QC)