Woods LLP — Canada

Montreal16 lawyers

About

WOODS LLP is the foremost litigation, arbitration and insolvency firm in Canada, recognised nationally and internationally for its expertise and success. Its team of attorneys — multilingual, trained in civil law and common law, dedicated to successful advocacy and understanding clients’ interests — is known for its winning strategies and concrete results in high stakes disputes. The firm is proud of its reputation for having the talent and drive to handle the largest and most complex disputes, while remaining highly flexible, responsive and efficient. Woods LLP acts for public and private companies, individuals and governments in corporate, commercial and administrative litigation, before all levels of courts and tribunals in Canada. It has a highly successful track record in disputes regarding corporate liability and governance, directors’ and officers’ liability, shareholders’ disputes, securities litigation, class actions, complex commercial agreements, as well as in strategic matters requiring urgent, injunctive relief. The firm also boasts an important practice in insolvency, employment law and defamation, as well as one of Canada’s only full-time international arbitration practices, representing clients and serving as arbitrators in international commercial and investment disputes. ### Languages - English - French - Spanish - Romanian - Portuguese - Arabic ### Memberships - ABA - American Bar Association (ABA) - Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) - Chambers & Partners - American Bankruptcy Institute - Association of Trial Lawyers of America - IBA (International Bar Association) - INSOL International - Law Society of England and Wales - London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) ### Staffing Figures - 15 Number of Partners - 25 Number of Other Fee-Earners

Office locations

Montreal

Woods LLP 2000 Mcgill College Ave, Suite 1700 Montreal, Quebec H3a 3h3 Montreal Canada

+15149824545 general@woods.qc.ca

Practice areas

LitigationInternational ArbitrationInsolvencyEmployment LawDefamationSecurities LitigationClass ActionsCorporate GovernanceShareholder DisputesDirectors and Officers LiabilityAdministrative LitigationInjunctive Relief