Woods s.e.n.c.r.l.

Woods s.e.n.c.r.l. is a litigation, arbitration, and insolvency boutique based in Montreal, Quebec. Founded in 1995 by James A. Woods, the firm handles commercial litigation, complex arbitration, and major insolvency matters across Quebec and Canada. Its lawyers are trained in both civil law and common law and work in multiple languages.

Practice areas

Civil Litigation & Dispute Resolution Bankruptcy & Insolvency Class Actions Construction Law Administrative & Regulatory Law Employment & Labour Law Business & Corporate Law

Lawyers 41

This firm’s lawyers at a glance

Called to the bar

1974–2025 · median 9 years in practice 41 of 41 lawyers

Law schools

McGill University 1 of 41 lawyers

Languages on the roster

English, French

Who handles what

• Civil Litigation & Dispute Resolution
  Alexandre Baril-Furino, André Prévost, Basma El Farouk, Bogdan Catanu, Bogdan-Alexandru Dobrota, Cara Cameron, Carolan Villeneuve, Chanel Provost, Charbel G. Abi-Saad, Claudette van Zyl, Clément Gascon, Daniel Martz, Dina Prokic, Emily Martin, Eric Bédard, Gabrielle Hélène Genest, Gabrielle Ross, James A. Woods, Jean-Christophe Martel, Jennifer Price, Joshua Crowe, Jérôme Coderre, Lara Itani, Laure Gabriel, Laurence Ste-Marie, Laurent Crépeau, Louis Sévéno, Marc-Antoine Côté, Marie-Louise Delisle, Marie-Pier Cloutier, Mélissa Lewandowski, Olivier Archambault-Lafond, Omar El Baba, Richard Vachon, Samuel Robichon, Sebastian L. Pyzik, Sophie Crevier, Stephen L. Drymer, Yasmeen Dajani
• Administrative & Regulatory Law
  Adam Jeffrey Beauregard, Carolan Villeneuve, Emily Martin, Eric Bédard, Gabrielle Hélène Genest, Jérôme Coderre, Lara Itani, Marie-Pier Cloutier, Olivier Archambault-Lafond, Richard Vachon, Samuel Robichon, Yasmeen Dajani
• Class Actions
  Basma El Farouk, Charbel G. Abi-Saad, Jean-Christophe Martel, Lara Itani, Laurence Ste-Marie, Mélissa Lewandowski, Richard Vachon
• Bankruptcy & Insolvency
  Bogdan-Alexandru Dobrota, Clément Gascon, Jérôme Coderre, Laurent Crépeau, Sylvain A. Vauclair
• Business & Corporate Law
  Cara Cameron, Charbel G. Abi-Saad, Eric Bédard, Gabrielle Ross, Richard Vachon
• Construction Law
  Alexandre Baril-Furino, Jérôme Coderre, Marie-Louise Delisle, Samuel Robichon
• Employment & Labour Law
  Basma El Farouk, Eric Bédard, Richard Vachon
• Real Estate Law
  Adam Jeffrey Beauregard, Samuel Robichon
• Indigenous Law
  Emily Martin
• Insurance Law
  Samuel Robichon
• Technology & Startups
  Claudette van Zyl

Legal support staff 1

Law clerks, paralegals and articling students at this firm. They are not licensed lawyers.