overview
Andrei Pascu is a partner of the Montreal litigation group. His main focus is finding practical solutions to his client’s disputes in the most cost-effective manner. He also provides strategic advice to his clients and assists with the resolution of a wide variety of commercial matters. Great communicator and negotiator, Andrei also knows to take a firm and strong approach to cases when required.
Andrei has broad experience in alternative dispute resolution (ADR) processes. He has been involved in a number of large and complex arbitration proceedings involving a wide array of industries and pleaded before all levels of Quebec Courts.
He has been particularly active in product liability cases defending manufacturers and distributors, in leasing and commercial real estate disputes and expropriation processes. Andrei also guides his clients through bankruptcy & insolvency, debt collection and security enforcement proceedings.
Andrei is a “standard bearer” for diversity and inclusion initiatives both within McMillan and in the community. Outside the firm, he is the Vice-president of G.R.I.S., a Montreal organization who meets more than 27,000 students a year, and combats bullying by changing the perception of LGBTQ+ realities in schools.
Representative Matters
- Counsel to a tenant in more than thirty commercial locations. Representation in Court and negotiations in the context of the legal implications caused by the COVID-19 pandemic
- Representing a company that received multiple expropriation notices in the context of the extension of the blue line of the Montréal subway
- Counsel to a multinational company in the construction and energy savings industry in the context of several multimillion dollar arbitration proceeding
- Currently acting in proceedings between building owners, contractors, distributors and manufacturers in a multimillion dollar litigation regarding twelve different multi-residential projects
- Counsel to medical devices manufacturers in the context of tender processes with Quebec government authorities
- Manages a portfolio of small to medium size claims for a large automotive manufacturer
- Manages all Quebec cases for a large manufacturer of plumbing products
- Counsel for a Canadian mining company in an UNCITRAL arbitration against a South American government arising from a mineral exploration project
- Counsel to a multinational mining company in ICC arbitration seated in Paris involving a joint venture in a West African state
- Counsel to IATA in connection with ICC arbitration proceedings involving African travel agents, seated in Paris
- Acted in the context of the restructuring proceedings of an international airline company
Presentations
Panel : Develop strategic partnerships to improve creativity and innovation in your organisation
Hot Topics: A Comparative take on the Federal, Ontario and Quebec Regimes
Personal Insolvency Panel at the 10th Annual Pan-Canadian Insolvency and Restructuring Law Conference of the Canadian Bar Association
Key business agreements, The clauses found in the "General" section of an agreement are more important than you think!
Le Consentement des personnes inaptes à la recherche : La situation américaine et le Code Civil du Québec
Le consentement des personnes âgées à la recherche : la situation canadienne et le Code Civil du Québec
Publications
COVID-19 and Commercial Rents: The Court Decides. Amicable Resolutions are Recommended.
Your Business Information Continues to be Protected in Quebec - A Recent Judgment of the Quebec Superior Court
Guide to Tracing Assets Around the World 2018
The Supreme Court of Canada Confirmed Today the Paramountcy of the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act over License Denial Regimes
Quebec Arbitration Rules are finally talking business – New powers to issues Interim Measures to Arbitrators
The doctrine of international litispendence and forum non conveniens : Quebec courts do not easily decline jurisdiction
Clarifying COMI: Locating a Debtor's Centre of Main Interests
It's all about prejudice: Preference Recoveries and their beneficiaries
Quelques colles, casse-têtes et curiosités
Le consentement aux dons d'organes au Québec : Les choix du législateur québécois
News
McMillan's Andrei Pascu and Susan Dhillon are recipients of the firm's inaugural Inclusion and Diversity Award
Montreal Young Bar: Andrei Pascu named Lawyer of the Year for Pro bono community outreach
Education
- Université de Montréal, LLB - 2009
Year Of Call
- Called to the Quebec bar - 2010
Practices
litigation
arbitration
product liability
class actions
construction litigation
commercial real estate
dispute resolution
franchising and distribution disputes
leasing
mediation
Industries
automotive manufacturers and distributors
commercial real estate
construction
dealerships
franchising and distribution
suppliers
manufacturing, distribution and retail
Teaching Engagements
- Judge at the 2012 White & Case Canadian National Division Qualifying Tournament of the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition
- Lecturer at Université Canadienne d'Abidjan (Ivory Coast); Éthique, Politique et Droit, MBA 2010
- Lecturer at Université Canadienne d'Abidjan (Ivory Coast); Introduction à l'étude du droit, Baccalauréat 2010
Media Mentions