Twenty-seven Woods lawyers recognized in the 2026 edition of Best Lawyers in Canada for their excellence in litigation, arbitration, and insolvency

Woods is honoured to have eighteen members of its team acknowledged as Best Lawyers in the 2026 edition of Best Lawyers in Canada, highlighting the breadth of the firm’s expertise and its dedication to representing clients in the most complex domestic and international legal challenges. Six of our lawyers enter the coveted “Ones to Watch” category. This exclusive recognition is a testament to their exceptional early-career accomplishments.

In addition, three of our lawyers, Cara Cameron (Defamation and Media Law), Stephen L. Drymer (Alternative Dispute Resolution) and Sylvain Rigaud (Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law), were also named “Lawyer of the Year” in Montreal for achieving the highest level of peer assessment in one of their respective practice areas.

The lawyers recognized as leaders are:

Olivier Archambault-Lafond– Class Action Litigation, Defamation and Media Law, Director and Officer Liability Practice and Labour and Employment Law;

Alexandre-Baril Furino – Construction Law, Corporate and Commercial Litigation and Director and Officer Liability Practice;

Eric Bédard– Administrative and Public Law, Corporate and Commercial Litigation, International Arbitration and Labour and Employment Law;

Cara Cameron – Administrative and Public Law, Corporate and Commercial Litigation, International Arbitration and Labour and Employment Law;

Bogdan Catanu – Alternative Dispute resolution, Appellate Practice, Class Action Litigation, Corporate and Commercial Litigation, Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law and Professional Malpractice Law;

Marie-Pier Cloutier – Administrative and Public Law, Class Action Litigation and Corporate and Commercial Litigation;

Marie-Louise Delisle – Appellate Practice, Class Action Litigation, Construction Law, Corporate and Commercial Litigation and Director and Officer Liability Practice;

Bogdan-Alexandru (Alex) Dobrota – Class Action Litigation, Corporate and Commercial Litigation and Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law;

Stephen L. Drymer – Alternative Dispute Resolution and International Arbitration;

Hon. Clément Gascon, C.C., Ad.E. – Alternative Dispute Resolution, Appellate Practice, Corporate and Commercial Litigation and Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law;

André Prévost – Alternative Dispute Resolution and Corporate and Commercial Litigation

Sebastian L. Pyzik – Alternative Dispute Resolution, Construction Law, Corporate and Commercial Litigation and Director and Officer Liability Practice;

Sylvain Rigaud – Corporate and Commercial Litigation, Director and Officer Liability Practice and Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law;

Louis Seveno – Alternative Dispute Resolution, Class Action Litigation, Corporate and Commercial Litigation and Labour and Employment Law;

Laurence Ste-Marie – Appellate Practice, Class Action Litigation and Corporate and Commercial Litigation;

Richard Vachon – Administrative and Public Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Class Action Litigation, Construction Law, Corporate and Commercial Litigation, Defamation and Media Law, Director and Officer Liability Practice, Labour and Employment Law and Product Liability Law;

Sylvain A. Vauclair – Corporate and Commercial Litigation and Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law;

James A. Woods, Ad.E. – Alternative Dispute Resolution and International Arbitration

The lawyers recognized as “Ones to Watch”:

Adam J. Beauregard – Corporate and Commercial Litigation;

Marc-Antoine Côté* – Corporate and Commercial Litigation

Joshua Crowe* – Construction Law;

Samuel Robichon – Insurance Law and Product Liability Law;

Émilie St-Pierre – Corporate and Commercial Litigation;

Carolan Villeneuve – Corporate and Commercial Litigation.

* Lawyers first listed in The Best Lawyers in Canada.

Best Lawyers™ is one of the most prestigious legal peer-review publications. This honour reflects the high esteem in which the members of the firm are held by the legal community.