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Guillaume Pelegrin, Partner | Litigation and Dispute Resolution

Guillaume Pelegrin

Partner Fasken
Jurisdiction Québec, 2013 | Ontario, 2013
Language(s) French, English
Office(s) Montréal
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Overview

Guillaume Pelegrin is a partner in our Montréal office.

Renowned for his strategic approach, Guillaume regularly acts for real estate developers and other industrial companies in high-profile cases, notably in litigation with municipalities or environmental criminal prosecutions. He also handles cases involving constitutional law, access to information and general government liability.

A seasoned litigator, Guillaume frequently appears before all Québec courts, including the Supreme Court of Canada. He has published several reference articles on environmental law, cited by the courts. His work is recognized by Chambers Canada, in the field of zoning, and by Best Lawyers in Canada, in environmental law.

Achievements

  • Recognized in Environmental Law in Montreal, The Best Lawyers in Canada 2024 to 2025
  • Recognized as Up and Coming in Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use in Québec, Chambers Canada 2025
  • Recognized nationwide in Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use, Chambers Canada 2024

Experience

  • Northvolt Batteries North America succeeded in having an application for an interim injunction dismissed, allowing it to carry out preparatory work on the site of its future manufacturing plant for electric vehicle battery cells, [Case - Northvolt Batteries North America Inc.], Dismissal of an application for an interim injunction.
  • The penalty imposed by the Ministère de l’Environnement against Magotteaux Ltée is lifted by the Tributnal administratif du Québec, [Case - Magotteaux Ltée], Represented Magotteaux Ltée in an appeal against the financial penalty imposed by the Ministère de l’Environnement et de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques. The Tributnal administratif du Québec ruled that the breach of section 20 of the Environment Quality Act (EQA) had not been proven.
  • Fasken successfully represented K+S Windsor Ltd, [Case - K+S Windsor Ltd], Fasken successfully represented K+S Windsor Ltd as a third party in an access to information request addressed to the Ministère des Transports du Québec in order to have access to the contract for the acquisition of sodium chloride between these two parties.
  • The Conseil québécois de la transformation de la volaille challenges a by-law applicable to the production of chicken, [Case - Conseil quebecois de la transformation de la volaille], The Conseil québécois de la transformation de la volaille before the Québec Agricultural and Food Marketing Board.

Career & Education

Education

  • LLM, Master of Laws University of Montreal
  • JD, Common Law University of Ottawa
  • LL.L., Civil Law University of Ottawa

Community involvement

  • Member of the Board of Directors - Fondation Collège Montréal (2018 to present)
  • Member of the Board of Directors - Office Franco-Québécois pour la Jeunesse (2016-2018)
  • Member of the Board of Directors - Jeune chambre de commerce de Montréal (2013-2015)

Knowledge

  • Court of Appeal Considers Application of a New Retroactive Provision of the Act Respecting land Use Planning and Development for the First Time, 7/17/2024
  • Superior Court of Québec Confirms that in a Demolition Context, Public Safety Takes Priority Over the Protection of Heritage Buildings, 3/11/2024
  • Court of Appeal Renders a Key Decision Recognizing the Right of Litigants to Contest the Validity of a Municipal By-Law for Non-Conformity with a Regional County Municipality’s Land Use Planning and Development Plan, 1/24/2024

Events

News

Publications

  • Le fardeau de preuve de l’administration en justice administrative pour l’application d’une analyse contextuelle - Développements récents en droit de l'environnement (2022) (Available in French Only), 1/1/2023
  • Commentaire sur la décision Dupras c. Ville de Mascouche – La Cour d'appel retient qu'un zonage ne permettant « pasgrand-chose » constitue une expropriation déguisée même lorsqu'il a pour objet de protéger l'environnement (available in French only), 5/3/2022
  • Commentaire sur le Projet de loi n° 64 et la réforme des lois québécoises sur la protection des renseignements personnels (Available in French only), 11/1/2020

Speaking Engagements