David Joanisse

Mr. Joanisse’s clients include corporations such as Xerox Canada, Garda and Neptune Technologies, as well as public entities such as the city of Saint-Eustache and the Agence Métropolitaine de transport, Greater Montreal’s public transit commission.

Mr. Joanisse has represented his clients in the following capacities:

• Representing majority and minority share­holders in numerous oppression remedy actions before Quebec courts.
• Defending several corporations against oppres­sion remedy actions before Quebec courts.
• Representing construction contractors in various matters.
• Representing syndicate of co-ownership in various matters.
• Representing various corporations and individuals before arbitration tribunals in Quebec.
• Representing art galleries against claims for damages and in intellectual property matters.
• Representing heirs and liquidators in estate litigation involving steps such as applications for the removal of a liquidator, contesting a will and injunctions.
• Defending various professionals, including engineers and architects, in hearings before the discipline committees of their professional orders.
• Various litigations in matters related to acquisitive prescription, including the landmark decision White v. Lallouz rendered by the Court of Appeal in 2020.