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Louis Bernier Montréal Partner/Associé

Louis P. Bernier, AdE

Consultant Fasken
An employer must be aware of the particular nature of its relationship with its employees and the importance of its role in complying with privacy protection laws.
Jurisdiction Québec, 1975
Language(s) French, English
Office(s) Montréal
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Overview

Louis P. Bernier practises labour and employment law. He also specializes in administrative and constitutional law, with a focus on extraordinary remedies and Charter issues. Louis appears before various bodies and  tribunals and actively defends the rights of clients at every step in the proceedings.

 

Louis has many years of experience in major files and has a unique perspective on every aspect involved in the organization of work and operations management, including restructurings, subcontracting, sales and mergers. Company directors and officers trust Louis’ advice on strategic issues related to ethics, codes of ethics and governance.

 

In addition to working with numerous organizations, Louis delivers seminars on various subjects affecting the workplace.

Achievements

Client Work

  • Attorney General of Québec before the Superior Court in a dispute over the interpretation of the Bill 24, [Case - Attorney General of Quebec], This was a very important issue because there are more than 100,000 municipal employees in Québec and the total cost of their compensation is $7.8 billion.
  • Successfully advised the federal public servant in its defense about a reprisal complaint., [Case - Confidential Client]
  • Québec (Attorney General) v. Alliance du personnel professionnel et technique de la santé et des services sociaux (APTS), [Case - Attorney General of Quebec]
  • Government of Québec enters into legal proceedings initiated by various labour unions, [Case - Government of Québec]
  • Cossette acquired by Mill Road Capital in US$115 million deal, [Deal - Cossette Communication Group Inc.]
  • Rio Tinto acquires Alcan in US$38 billion deal, [Deal - Alcan]
  • Homburg Invest acquires Alexis Nihon REIT, [Deal - Confidential Client]
  • Represented Nortel before various courts, [Case - Nortel Inc.]
  • Société des alcools du Québec in grievance arbitration that examined numerous matters of law and principle, [Case - Société des alcools du Québec]

Career & Education

Education

  • Master's Degree, Public Law Université de Montréal
  • LL.L. Université de Montréal

Memberships & Affiliations

  • Member of the Québec Bar
  • Member of the Bar of Montréal
  • Member of the Canadian Bar Association
  • Member of the Association canadienne de droit du travail
  • Member of the International Society for Labour and Social Security Law
  • Member of the board of directors and executive committee of the Fédération des chambres de commerce du Québec
  • President of the working committee of the Fédération des chambres de commerce du Québec
  • Member of the board of directors, Technologies D-Box inc.
  • President of the governance and compensation committee, Technologies D-Box inc.

Events

News

Speaking Engagements

  • Business Issues: Future Outlook, 4/28/2015
  • La gestion des situations de harcèlement en entreprise et la confidentialité de l'information recueillie, 5/23/2007
  • Duty to Accommodate, 10/30/2006
Business Issues: Future Outlook Plenary - 7th Fasken Martineau Symposium location location Montreal
Duty to Accommodate location location Montréal Inter-Continental Hotel

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