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Alexis Charpentier Associé/Partner Montréal

Alexis Charpentier, CIRC

Partner Fasken
Engaged employees increase your company's productivity and profitability.
Jurisdiction Québec, 2009
Language(s) French, English
Office(s) Montréal
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Overview

With nearly twenty years of experience, Alexis Charpentier has acquired in-depth knowledge in labour relations. He is particularly sought out with regard to collective bargaining and grievance arbitration.

Alexis is also recognized for his experience as a speaker and instructor for corporations and employer associations, where he has given hundreds of trainings on all legal issues related to human resource management. 

Alexis has in-depth knowledge of the collective bargaining process, having acted as a spokesperson on numerous occasions. He also advises his clients on drafting collective agreements and implementing negotiation strategies.

Alexis acted as spokesperson for many different types of clients under provincial and federal jurisdiction, from the private and public sector, and from all areas of economic activity, including in the airline industry (flight attendants and pilots), manufacturing industry, retail, municipalities (blue collar, white collar, firefighters), public transit authorities, transportation of goods, car dealerships, and the metallurgical sector. 

Alexis has extensive experience as a litigator, primarily in grievance arbitration, as well as before the Administrative Labour Tribunal. He also represented employers in several hundred court cases dealing with all aspects of employment relations, including disciplinary measures, administrative dismissals, psychological harassment in the workplace, employer management rights (subcontracting, labour management, employment protection), violence, drugs and alcohol in the workplace, and duty to accommodate and other human rights.

Achievements

  • Recognized in the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory in Employment Law, Lexpert 2024 to 2026
  • Recognized in Labour and Employment Law in Montreal, The Best Lawyers in Canada 2024 to 2026
  • Recognized in the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory in Labour Relations, Lexpert 2021 to 2025
  • Recognized in the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory in Employement Law, Lexpert 2022 to 2023

Experience

  • Raymond Chabot successfully sells the assets of Atis Group as a going concern, [Deal - Raymond Chabot Inc.], Counsel to appointed super monitor under the CCAA.
  • Club Med announces the opening of the first Club Med Village in Canada, [Deal - Club Med], On November 2, 2017, Club Med and Groupe le Massif announced a $120 million investment for the purpose of building a 300 room, 4-Trident class facility with a 5-Trident luxury space at Massif de Charlevoix.   According to operating forecasts, the project is expected to create 325 direct and 40...
  • Settlement of labour conflict at Aluminerie de Bécancour ( ABI ) – Alcoa and Rio Tinto, [Case - Alcoa and Rio Tinto], We acted on behalf of Alcoa and Rio Tinto on several related mandates: Fasken acted as spokesperson for Aluminerie de Bécancour (Alcoa and Rio Tinto) for the renewal of the collective agreement in the longest and most prominent labour conflict in Quebec in 2018 and 2019 (an 18-month lock-out...

Career & Education

Education

  • LLB University of Montreal
  • BSc, Industrial Relations University of Montreal

Memberships & Affiliations

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

Knowledge

Events

  • Disciplinary Measures and Employer Rights: We Will Answer All Your Questions!, 2/28/2024
  • Negotiating Your Collective Agreement – How to prepare?, 9/13/2023
  • Big Brother and Managing Your Human Resources, 5/12/2021
  • La mobilisation de vos employés : enjeux pratiques et juridiques, 11/27/2019
  • Votre témoignage devant les tribunaux administratifs : trucs et astuces, 11/7/2018
  • The employer’s right to supervise, 9/20/2017
  • Incivility at Work, 3/15/2017
  • Labour Law Forum - Boucherville, 10/25/2016
  • Labour Law Forum - Fasken Martineau, 10/21/2015
  • Labour & Employment Law Forum - Fasken Martineau, 10/30/2014

News

  • Fasken’s Client Work Recognized in the Winning Restructuring and Insolvency Deal of the Year at the 2021 IFLR1000 Canada Awards, 9/21/2021
  • Fasken Doubles Top Tier Rankings in Legal 500 Canada 2018, 12/7/2017
  • Droit-inc quotes Seven Fasken Martineau lawyers in an article on their new positions as partners, 2/2/2017
  • Le Journal de Montréal mentions a Fasken Martineau team in an article on the 2014 Centraide Cup, 9/8/2014
  • Journal du Barreau announces the arrival of Carl Bélanger, Robert Dupont, Stéphane Fillion, Rhéaume Perreault, Simon Laberge, Kadiatou Sow, Alexis Charpentier, Alexandra Meunier and Valérie Gareau-Dalpé at the firm, 4/1/2014
  • Les Affaires.com announces the arrival of 30 lawyers at the firm, 3/31/2014
  • Journal de Québec and Journal de Montréal quote Alexis Charpentier in an article on unpaid overtime hours, 3/15/2014
  • Fasken Martineau welcomes seven new labour lawyers to its Montréal office, 2/13/2014

Publications

  • Loi annotée sur les relations du travail dans l’industrie de la construction, 5/4/2014
  • La loi sur les normes du travail et votre entreprise, 4/4/2014
  • Les joies de l'hiver : jusqu’où va la responsabilité des employeurs?, 3/3/2013
Book Loi annotée sur les relations du travail dans l’industrie de la construction
Article La loi sur les normes du travail et votre entreprise
Article Les joies de l'hiver : jusqu’où va la responsabilité des employeurs?

Speaking Engagements

  • Rediscover Your Right of Management: Practical Advice, 10/25/2016
  • Human Resources Management within an SME, 11/25/2015
  • The Management of Workplace Incivility, 11/1/2015
  • La gestion des ressources humaines en PME : considérations juridiques et pratiques, 4/14/2014
  • Gestion des problèmes de consommation d’alcool et drogues, 4/4/2014
  • La gestion de la performance au travail et les considérations juridiques : un mariage inévitable, 10/10/2013
  • Test de dépistage d’alcool et drogues : ce que vous devez savoir, 2/2/2013
  • Aspects légaux reliés au recrutement de personnel, 1/1/2013
  • Médias sociaux et considérations juridiques, 11/11/2012
  • Plus de stratégie et moins de tactiques en négociation collective, 10/10/2012
Rediscover Your Right of Management: Practical Advice Presented at the Labour Law Forum organized by Fasken Martineau location location Boucherville Hôtel Mortagne
Human Resources Management within an SME Presented at Fasken Martineau Institute location location Montreal Fasken Martineau DuMoulin
The Management of Workplace Incivility Presented at Annual Conference of the Association des responsables en ressources humaines de Lanaudière