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Francis Arnaud Marcotte

Francis Arnaud Marcotte

Lawyer, Partner

Bar Admission 2016

Law degree, Université de Montréal (LLB)
DESS in Business Law, Université de Montréal
Master’s Degree in Business Law, Université de Montréal
Chinese Law Certificate, Chinese University of Political Science and Law (Beijing)

Contact information

francisarnaud.marcotte@groupetcj.ca
t. 514.871.2800, poste 4243
t. 1.855.633.6326

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Contact Francis Arnaud Marcotte

A Montreal lawyer, Francis works in commercial and civil litigation as well as real estate law.

He makes several representations before the courts, particularly in the context of injunctive proceedings, in addition to acting generally, both in defense and in demand, in litigation matters involving civil, commercial and real estate issues. He represents important players in the real estate industry as well as small real estate owners.

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Francis is also a member of the Young Bar Association of Montreal and the Association of Law Graduates of the University of Montreal.

 His rigor, professionalism and pragmatism make him a valued lawyer for his clients.

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  • Services

    • Banking Litigation
    • Civil Litigation
    • Class Actions
    • Commercial Litigation
    • Construction Law
    • Debt Collection
    • Hypothecary Recourse
    • Real-Estate/Leasing Litigation
    • Shareholder Disputes

  • Professional activities

    • Frères Maristes c. Association des amis du Patro Lokal de St-Hyacinthe, 2021 QCCA 1660: Defendants in a class action cannot communicate directly with group members to present them with individual settlement offers other than through the plaintiffs' lawyers.
    • Beauchemin c. Wart, 2020 QCCA 1356: The resignation of directors subject to orders for the repurchase of their shares is ordered, even though their shares have not yet been repurchased. This decision was cited by Mtre Paul Martel in the "Top Ten" of important or interesting corporate law decisions for 2020-2021.
    • Conseil intermunicipal de transport du Haut-Saint-Laurent c. Ville de Mercier, 2020 QCCS 2138: The City of Mercier is ordered to pay more than $900,000 to the CITHSL in unpaid contributions due to a dispute over the interpretation of an amendment to its constituting agreement.
    • Procureur général du Canada c. Janytska, 2017 QCCA 1373: A legal hypothec cannot be published on a third party's immovable based on allegations of simulation suggesting that the actual owner of the immovable is the debtor of the creditor publishing the hypothec.
      • Representation of a major real estate player in Quebec, as well as its President, in the context of Norwich-type orders.
      • Representation of a shopping centre owner in a challenge of commercial non-compete clauses against one of Quebec's largest food retailers.
      • Dozens of representations of property managers in the context of injunction proceedings related to commercial leases.

  • Publications and Conferences

    • "La validité et la contestation des clauses compromissoires dans les contrats d’adhésion : un peu d’ordre pour le public" – Masters Supervised Work, 2018
    • "La contestation de la validité des clauses compromissoires dans les contrats d’adhésion : présentation des concepts et analyse de leur difficile cohabitation" – Conference, 2018

  • Social Involvement

    • Director and Secretary of the Board of Directors of Fondation La Collecte since 2022
    • Member of the Association des diplômés en droit de l’Université de Montréal since 2019 and of the Young Bar of Montreal since 2016
    • Member of the Fondation Gouverneurs de la relève du Barreau du Québec from 2019 to 2022

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