Overview
Rosemarie Sarrazin is an associate in the Litigation and Dispute Resolution group. Her practice covers all aspects of civil and commercial litigation as well as bankruptcy and insolvency matters for clients from a variety of industries and sectors.
She has been involved in cases before all levels of Quebec courts, as well as before the Supreme Court, and has assisted clients in both local and international arbitration proceedings. Rosemarie has also acquired significant experience in injunction and safeguard proceedings, particularly in the commercial real estate field, and has developed strong advocacy skills through her involvement in several lengthy trials. In restructuring and insolvency matters, she has represented debtors, trustees, monitors, receivers, creditors and lenders in various CCAA and BIA proceedings.
She obtained her law degree from the University of Montreal in 2017. In order to further develop her expertise, she is currently completing a Specialized Graduate Diploma in Business Law at the same university.
Notable matters
• Acting for the minority shareholders of Fibrek Inc. before the Superior Court in connection with the hostile takeover of Fibrek by Resolute Forest Products (formerly AbitibiBowater Inc.). This litigation ended with a victory in the Superior Court for our clients.
• Acting for Home Depot of Canada Inc. before the Superior Court and the Court of Appeal in the insolvency of Aquadis International Inc.
Thought leadership
- “Leçons apprises des décisions marquantes en matière de sûreté et insolvabilité”, Strategic Day 2021 Commercial Loan & Security by Open Forum, presented with Hubert Sibre, January 27, 2021
- Editorial team member, “Code civil du Québec Annotations – Commentaires”, Éditions Yvon Blais – Thomson Reuters, 2nd to 5th editions
- La Loi sur les arrangements avec les créanciers des compagnies et le droit des tiers, Journée stratégique redressement et insolvabilité, Montréal, November 12, 2019
Professional memberships
• The Young Bar of Montréal
• Quebec Bar
Languages spoken
- French
- English
Bar admissions & education
- Quebec Bar, 2019
- LL.M., Business Law, Université de Montréal, in progress
- LL.B., Université de Montréal, 2017