LL.B., Université Laval, 1997

• Quebec 1998

Maxime recently acted for:

• A general contractor in its $90-million claim against a state-owned corporation in connection with a $260-million project
• A developer in an action for damages ($20 million) brought by more than 60 property owners alleging their property was sinking into the ground
• A general contractor in a $16-million lawsuit against a public corporation in connection with a $180-million contract awarded by call for tenders
• An owner in a $5-million lawsuit against a contractor and a manufacturer in connection with defects
• A general contractor in a $3.5-million lawsuit against an excavation subcontractor in connection with defects and delays
• A general contractor in a $6.5-million lawsuit by a subcontractor in connection with extra costs
• Professional engineers in multimillion-dollar liability claims
• A ventilation and heating contractor in a $6.8-million lawsuit by a hospital for alleged deficiencies
• A bonding company with respect to labour, materials and services bonds in multiple lawsuits totalling several million dollars brought by subcontractors and suppliers of major general contractors who became insolvent
• An operator of a hydroelectric facility in an application for a declaratory judgment recognizing the transfer of a dam and a water power lease

• Best Lawyers in Canada: Construction Law, 2009-2025; Corporate and Commercial Litigation, 2024-2025; Insolvency and Financial Restructuring, 2025
• Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, 2020-2024: recommended in Construction Law; Litigation - Corporate Commercial
• Construction Lawyers Society of America, 2019

• "Équipements, systèmes et méthodes de travail imposées par le donneur d'ouvrage : quoi faire en cas de problématique," Annual Convention, Corporation des entrepreneurs généraux du Québec, February 16, 2024.
• "L'obligation de collaboration en cas de différend et l'approche à adopter en cas d'abus de droit de son cocontractant," Annual Convention, Corporation des entrepreneurs généraux du Québec, February 17, 2023.
• "COVID-19 et sous-traitants : ce que vous devez savoir," Canadian Institute of Steel Construction (CISC), May 15, 2020.
• "Éthique et intégrité : nécessité et avantage concurrentiel," 21st Annual Meeting, Corporation des entrepreneurs généraux du Québec (CEGQ), February 22, 2018.
• "Quelles sont les obligations des parties lorsque le donneur d'ouvrage désire réduire l'étendue des travaux suite à l'ouverture des soumissions : la cour d'appel a récemment examiné une telle situation dans l'affaire Cetil," contract claims conference, Laval University, Québec, February 4, 2014, and Montreal, February 19, 2014.
• "Ce que vous devez savoir quant aux pénalités pour retard en matière de construction," 15th Annual Meeting, Corporation des entrepreneurs généraux du Québec (CEGQ), February 2, 2012.
• "Les pénalités pour retard en matière de construction : principes applicables et motifs de contestation," 10^e journée d'étude sur les réclamations sur contrats, Continuing Education Department, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Laval University, Québec, February 9, 2011.
• "L'arbitrage : rompre avec les vieilles habitudes pour rendre le processus pleinement efficace, rapide et moins coûteux," 13th Annual Meeting, Corporation des entrepreneurs généraux du Québec (CEGQ), February 11, 2010.
• "Le pire des règlements vaut-il mieux que le meilleur des jugements," 8^e journée d'étude sur les réclamations sur contrats, Continuing Education Department, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Laval University, Québec, February 25, 2009.

• Canadian Bar Association (Executive of the Construction Section, Quebec)
• Canadian Maritime Law Association

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