August 29th, 2024
Langlois Celebrates Stellar Success in 2025 Best Lawyers in Canada
60 colleagues in the spotlight this year!
Geneviève Claveau
Lawyer
Key practice areas
Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Public and Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Extraordinary Remedies, Internal and Regulatory Investigations, Compliance and White Collar Defence
Geneviève Claveau focuses her practice on civil and commercial litigation and public law at both the trial and appellate levels. She handles complex cases involving constitutional, administrative, regulatory and commercial law, as well as contract disputes. She also acts in securities and telecommunications class actions.
In addition, she defends corporations and individuals in the context of penal, regulatory and disciplinary investigations.
Following her law studies, Geneviève served for two years as law clerk to the Honourable Nicole Duval Hesler, then Chief Justice of Québec.
She practises law in French and English.
- Before the Québec Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Canada, a stevedoring company operating a marine facility in a dispute over the applicability and operability of the Private Security Act with respect to the company’s activities.
- Before the Québec Court of Appeal, the Canadian Cancer Society in connection with the constitutionality of Québec’s legislative and regulatory framework on e-cigarettes.
- Before the Québec Court of Appeal, two non-profit organizations in a constitutional challenge of Bill 21.
- Before the Québec Superior Court, two Indigenous organizations in a constitutional challenge of the Charter of the French language.
- A Canadian telecommunications company in a class action regarding data roaming fees instituted on behalf of consumers.
- An online securities broker in a consumer-led currency-conversion class action.
- Individuals and businesses before the Financial Markets Administrative Tribunal.
- Best Lawyers in Canada: Ones to Watch – Corporate and Commercial Litigation, 2024-2025
- Young Bar of Montréal, Member, since 2017
- The Advocates' Society, Member, since 2019
- Liaison Committee with the Financial Markets Administrative Tribunal, Bar of Montréal, Member, since 2023
- Co-author: “R. v. Montour: a drastic shift in Indigenous rights jurisprudence”, January 11, 2024.
- Co-author: “Commentaire sur la décision Quebec English School Boards Association c. Procureur général du Québec – La Cour supérieure déclare contraires à l’article 23 de la Charte canadienne des droits et libertés certaines dispositions modifiant la gouvernance scolaire anglophone” [Case comment on Quebec English School Boards Association v. Procureur général du Québec – The Superior Court has ruled that certain provisions aimed at modifying the governance of English school boards are contrary to section 23 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms], Repères, Éditions Yvon Blais, December 2023, EYB2023REP3693.
- Co-author: “L’application de la Loi sur les valeurs mobilières aux phénomènes de cryptoactifs : regard sur la jurisprudence du Tribunal administratif des marchés financiers” [The enforcement of the Securities Act regarding cryptoassets: A look at the case law of the Financial Markets Administrative Tribunal], Développements récents en litige de valeurs mobilières, Éditions Yvon Blais, Vol. 538, 2023.
- Co-author: “Reference re Impact Assessment Act: Supreme Court majority rules that the presumption of constitutionality cannot save the Act from being unconstitutional in part”, October 30, 2023.
- Co-author: “The Ontario Court of Appeal reaffirms that only a clear, explicit and unequivocal statutory provision can abrogate solicitor-client and litigation privilege”, June 2, 2023.
- Co-author: “Public interest standing: The Supreme Court reaffirms its Canada (Attorney General) v. Downtown Eastside Sex Workers United Against Violence Society analysis”, July 20, 2022.
- Co-author: “Bilingualism required? The New Brunswick Court of Queen’s Bench considers the appointment of a unilingual English speaking Lieutenant-Governor”, June 27, 2022.
- Author: “Commentaire sur la décision Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse (Lussier) c. Ville de Montréal (arrondissement d'Outremont) – La révocation par le conseil d’arrondissement du mandat d’un membre du Comité consultatif d'urbanisme après qu’il a tenté de briguer la mairie constitue de la discrimination fondée sur les convictions politiques” [Case comment on Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse (Lussier) v. Ville de Montréal (arrondissement d'Outremont) – The revocation of the mandate of a Urban Planning Advisory Committee member by the borough council after this member attempted to seek the mayoralty represents a form of discrimination based on political convictions], Repères, 2022, EYB2022REP3493.
- Co-author: “Lessons in evidence, procedure and natural justice from the Financial Markets Administrative Tribunal”, August 19, 2021.
- Co-author: “Peace, order, good government and… climate change: the Supreme Court articulates the constitutional doctrine of the national concern”, April 16, 2021.
- Co-speaker: Meilleures pratiques – enquêtes internes [Best practices – Internal audits], workshop for a client, Montréal, November 30, 2023.
- Co-speaker: L’application de la Loi sur les valeurs mobilières aux phénomènes de cryptoactifs : regard sur la jurisprudence du Tribunal administratif des marchés financiers [The enforcement of the Securities Act with respect to cryptoassets: A look at the case law of the Financial Markets Administrative Tribunal], Développements récents en litige de valeurs mobilières 2023, Québec Bar, Montréal, October 19, 2023.
- Co-speaker: Arrêt Marcotte : enjeux constitutionnels en lien avec la LPC [The Marcotte ruling: Constitutional issues related to the CPA], Langlois Knowledge, webinar, December 8, 2022.
J.D., Osgoode Hall Law School, 2016
LL.B., Université de Montréal, 2015