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Robert Dupont Associé/Partner Montréal

Robert Dupont

Partner Fasken
The most important thing in communication is to hear what is being said. (Peter F. Drucker)
Jurisdiction Québec, 1983
Language(s) French, English
Office(s) Montréal
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Overview

Robert Dupont’s practice encompasses every aspect of labour and employment, human rights and administrative law. He offers clients extensive experience in labour relations, specifically the protection of personal information, pay equity and pension plans.

For many years businesses have trusted Robert to advise them on the cross-border flow of personal information, collective bargaining and restructuring. 

Robert has also won their trust by representing clients before various arbitration boards and decision-making bodies.  He also appears before federal and provincial administrative tribunals in labour and employment matters. He has argued before the civil courts, including the Court of Appeal of Québec and the Supreme Court of Canada, in leading labour law and human rights cases.  

Robert has taught at the Université de Montréal, the Barreau du Québec’s École de formation professionnelle and McGill University. He often presents seminars on labour and employment law. He serves as a director on the board of the Montreal Clinical Research Institute Foundation (IRCM). 

Known for his professional ethics, Robert was recognized as one of the leading lawyers in the area of labour and employment law by The Best Lawyers in Canada and is regularly listed among the lawyers repeatedly recommended by his peers year after year.

Achievements

  • Recognized as a Thomson Reuters Stand-out Lawyer (formerly known as Acritas Star™ lawyer), Thomson Reuters stand-out lawyers 2023 to 2026
  • Recognized in Labour and Employment Law in Montreal, The Best Lawyers in Canada 2006 to 2026
  • Recognized in Employee Benefits Law in Montreal, The Best Lawyers in Canada 2021 to 2026
  • Recognized in Labour Relations and Employment Law by the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, Lexpert 2013 to 2025
  • Recognized as Recommended in Labour, Employment and Benefits, Lexology Index 2024 to 2025
  • Recognized as Recommended in Labour, Employment and Benefits, Who's Who Legal 2018 to 2023
  • Chambers Canada 2018 for Employment & Labour: Québec , Chambers Canada 2018
  • Recognized by the Legal 500 in the area of Labour, Employment & Human Rights, Legal 500 2018
Chambers & Partners Publication name with laurels Chambers Canada Chambers Canada 2018 for Employment & Labour: Québec Chambers Canada covers lawyers and law firms practicing in all provinces and territories in Canada.

Experience

  • Héroux-Devtek acquires Alta Precision, [Deal - Héroux-Devtek Inc.], On June 10, 2019, Héroux-Devtek Inc. announced that it had completed the acquisition of all the outstanding shares of Alta Precision Inc. Founded in 1980, Alta Precision is a privately owned company which operates a state-of-the-art 72,000 square foot facility located in Montreal, Quebec and manu...
  • Héroux-Devtek acquires Tekalia, [Deal - Héroux-Devtek Inc.], On January 23, 2019, Héroux-Devtek Inc. completed the acquisition of 60% of the shares of Tekalia Aeronautik (2010) Inc., a supplier of surface treatment services to the aerospace sector. Héroux-Devtek is an international company specializing in the design, development, manufacture, repair and ov...
  • Groupe Technologies Desjardins succeeds in front of The Quebec Superior Court, [Case - Groupe Technologies Desjardins Inc.], An employee had worked for 19 years Desjardins Group, the last six of which with GTD. After being notified her position was abolished and her employment terminated, she filed a complaint under section 124 of the LSA against this measure. In Québec, section 124 of the LSA allows an employee who ha...

Career & Education

Education

  • LLM University of Montreal
  • LLB University of Montreal
  • BA University of Montreal

Community involvement

Board Member, Fondation de l’Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal (2013)

Memberships & Affiliations

  • Member, Canadian Bar Association
  • Member, Québec Bar
  • Member, American Bar Association
  • Member, Ordre des conseillers en ressources humaines agréés du Québec

Events

News

  • Fasken Wins Labour and Employment Law Firm of the Year in the 2019 Best Lawyers in Canada Guide, 8/21/2018
  • The 2018 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory recognizes 200 Fasken lawyers, 4/12/2018
  • Fasken Doubles Top Tier Rankings in Legal 500 Canada 2018, 12/7/2017
  • Fasken Martineau Wins Mining Law Firm of the Year in the 2018 edition of Best Lawyers in Canada Guide, 8/22/2017
  • The Legal 500 Canada 2017: 63 Fasken Martineau lawyers ranked, 11/15/2016
  • Solid results from The Best Lawyers in Canada 2017 as Fasken Martineau increases its “Lawyers of the Year”, 8/10/2016
  • The Best Lawyers in Canada 2016: 163 Fasken Martineau lawyers named, 9/1/2015
  • 2015 Lexpert directory recommends 158 Fasken Martineau Lawyers, 6/25/2015
  • Strongest results ever from Best Lawyers: Fasken Martineau improves ranking in 2015 edition, 9/4/2014
  • Fasken Martineau’s ranked lawyers jumped by 16% - 140 lawyers listed in the 2014 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, 6/25/2014

Speaking Engagements

  • Business Issues: Future Outlook, 4/28/2015
  • Random Alcohol Testing: The Supreme Court Rules in Irving Pulp & Paper, 10/23/2013
  • The Legal Environment of Labour in Canada, 5/27/2013
  • Business Reorganization and Labour Law, 10/12/2011
  • Contempt of Court, 3/12/2011
Business Issues: Future Outlook Plenary - 7th Fasken Martineau Symposium location location Montreal
Random Alcohol Testing: The Supreme Court Rules in Irving Pulp & Paper Speaker, Annual Conference - Labour, Employment and Human Right Law location location Montréal
The Legal Environment of Labour in Canada Speaker, Cercle de l’Union Interalliée, Paris, France location location Paris