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lawyers are bilingual, trained in civil and
common law, and called to the bar in various
jurisdictions in Canada, the U.S., France,
and England.
After recruiting former Supreme Court of
Canada Justice Clément Gascon in 2020,
Woods recently welcomed Sylvain Rigaud.
Widely regarded as a leading insolvency
practitioner in Canada, he strengthens and
expands the accomplishments of Woods'
already well-established insolvency group.
Recent work by the team has included some
of Canada's most prominent insolvency and
restructuring cases.
Lawyer Caroline Biron says that in recent
years, the firm has steadily grown its
international arbitration practice. Woods is
one of the few firms in Canada with an
international arbitration practice. Ten years
ago, when Stephen Drymer joined the firm, he
was the sole lawyer working in that area, she
says. The firm now has seven lawyers working
in international arbitration. Newly-appointed
"They are professional in the way they
do business, they are responsive to our
requests or any needs we have, and they are
thoughtful in the work they do."
Anthony Marinello, SS&C Technologies (A client of Paliare Roland Rosenberg Rothstein LLP)
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Smart Litigation.
What a year.
Stockwoods is proud to be recognized by
Canadian Lawyer for the sixth time as
one of the top ten litigation boutiques in Canada.
DOUBLE VAXXED
AND FULL OF HARDWARE.
partner Eric Bédard is also an active member
of the Canadian and international arbitration
community. He notably joined Arbitration
Place's NextGen Roster in April 2021, bringing
a wide range of expertise, skills, and experi-
ence to the roster.
