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Christine Provencher Avocate/Associate Montréal

Christine Provencher

Partner Fasken
Even with the best planning, major construction projects are unpredictable and with many parties involved, the potential for disputes is always present.
Jurisdiction Québec, 2011
Language(s) French, English
Office(s) Montréal
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Overview

Christine Provencher is a partner in Fasken’s Commercial Litigation group. With extensive experience in civil and commercial litigation, Christine represents the firm’s clients in any type of contractual dispute, primarily in the areas of construction and procurement.

In her construction practice, she represents different stakeholders in the industry, such as owners, professionals, general contractors, subcontractors and major manufacturers in matters involving construction defects, project management, contract breaches, claims due to delays or additional work, performance bonds and legal hypothecs. Christine is particularly experienced in construction risk management and insolvency, and she also provides legal consulting services in construction project management, preparing or disputing claims, and drafting or reviewing construction contracts.

Christine has acted for numerous clients in diverse industries in matters involving procurement and public contracts. Her vast experience in this area includes advising the firm’s clients on any matters relating to authorizations to contract with a public body, dealings with the Autorité des marchés publics, challenges involving public contracts or calls for tenders, and preparing bids in response to public calls for tenders.

Achievements

Client Work

  • Artelia acquired FNX-INNOV Inc., [Deal - FNX-INNOV Inc.], FNX-INNOV acquisition by Artelia
  • WSP Global completes a $920 million equity offering, [Deal - CIBC World Markets Inc], Bought deal offering in the strategic advisory, engineering and design services industry.
  • RAMQ Administrative investigation of Pharmaprix owner-pharmacists, [Case - Pharmaprix /Shoppers Drug Mart/Pharmaciens propriétaires], On October 28, 2013, the Régie de l’assurance maladie du Québec [Québec health insurance board] (the “RAMQ”) opened an administrative investigation of owner-pharmacists working under the Pharmaprix banner. In its investigation the RAMQ sought to determine if Pharmaprix owner-pharmacists had rec...
  • Groupe TVA is claiming over $4.1 million from Juste pour rire for loss of value of broadcast rights, [Case - Groupe TVA], Groupe TVA instituted proceedings claiming over $4.1 million dollars from Juste pour rire after the broadcast rights it had acquired became unusable following a sexual misconduct scandal involving its founder and CEO, Gilbert Rozon. TVA is claiming $4,095,768, the equivalent of the value of the u...
  • Québecor is seeking a permanent injunction against Juste pour rire in the Superior Court of Québec, [Case - Québecor Média inc.], Fasken represented Québecor Média, a media empire based in Quebec, in complex commercial and contract litigation in connection with the process for the sale of Juste pour rire/Just for laughs, an entertainment company centred on Montréal’s Juste pour rire festival, the most well-known humour fest...
  • F.D.L. Compagnie's multi-residential portfolio sold to CAPREIT for US$490 million, [Deal - F.D.L. Compagnie Ltée], Fasken Martineau advised F.D.L. Compagnie Ltée and its affiliates in the marketing and sale to CAPREIT Limited Partnership, for the price of $490 million, of a portfolio of multi-residential and commercial buildings comprising more than 51 properties and over 3,600 residential units, concentrated...
  • Collège de Maisonneuve engaged in a dispute with Construction Socam Ltée, [Case - Collège d’enseignement général et professionnel de Maisonneuve], The Collège d’enseignement général et professionnel de Maisonneuve is engaged in a construction dispute with Construction Socam Ltée. The trial is scheduled for the fall of 2019 A Fasken team composed of Christine Provencher and Annie Bernard is representing Collège de Maisonneuve in co...
  • Resolu v. Fibrek, [Case - Fibrek inc.], Representation of Fibrek in numerous hearings before the OSC, Bureau de Décision, Court of Québec, Court of Appeal and leave to appeal to the Supreme Court, following Resolu’s contestation of an alternative bid to its Resolu’s hostile take-over bid.
  • Dissolution and liquidation of a consortium and claims for damages, [Case - RSWI International], RSW International Inc. v. Société canadienne de transfert technologique (SCaTT 2003) inc. et al. - dissolution and liquidation of a consortium and claims for damages. A Fasken team composed of Christine Provencher and Éric Simard represents RSWI International Inc. in connection with this man...

Career & Education

Education

  • LLB University Sherbrooke

Community involvement

  • Secretary, Board of directors, PMI-Montréal

Memberships & Affiliations

  • Member, Québec Bar
  • Member, Bar of Montréal
  • Member, American Bar Association
  • Member, Canadian Bar Association
  • Member, ALPHA International

Knowledge

Events

News

Publications

  • Chronique – Inflation and Shortages of Labour and Materials in Lump-Sum Construction Contracts: Who Has to Pay?, 6/30/2022
  • Les arbitres et les ordonnances de nature injonctive: l’évolution de leurs pouvoirs depuis 1986, 8/8/2014
  • Commentary on C.S. Terrec inc. v. Renaud-Prescott – La décontamination d’un immeuble, de réels « travaux de construction ou de rénovation » ?, 9/1/2013
Article Commentary on C.S. Terrec inc. v. Renaud-Prescott – La décontamination d’un immeuble, de réels « travaux de construction ou de rénovation » ? Author, On-line publication in La Référence, Repères

Speaking Engagements

  • Les garanties légales, 4/13/2015
  • Superconférence sur la construction: Le nouveau code de procédure civile et l'impact en matière de preuve dans le domaine de la construction", 6/17/2013
Les garanties légales PMI-Montréal
Superconférence sur la construction: Le nouveau code de procédure civile et l'impact en matière de preuve dans le domaine de la construction" Institut Canadien

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