Alexandre-Philippe Avard  514-982-4559
apavard@woods.qc.ca



Nationality:

Canadian
Languages: French, English
 
 
Academic Background
 
Since 2005 MEMBER OF THE QUEBEC BAR
 
2003-2004 UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD (U.K.) – Wadham College
Post-graduate studies - Bachelor of Civil Law (BCL) Scholarships: British Chevening, Canadian Donner Foundation, Fonds de recherche sur la société et la culture (Government of Québec)
 
2002-2003 QUEBEC BAR SCHOOL
Professional school for lawyers
 
1997-2001 McGILL UNIVERSITY – Faculty of Law
LL.B. and BCL (with great distinction)
Member of the Charles-Rousseau Mooting Competition team, participation to the final held at the International Court of Justice, The Hague, Netherlands, 2001
 
1995-1997 CÉGEP DE TROIS-RIVIÈRES
Diploma of College Studies (sciences, letters and arts) Governor General’s Academic Medal
 
 
 
Professional Experience
 
Since 2008 WOODS LLP, attorneys
 
2004-2008 McCARTHY TÉTRAULT LLP, attorneys
 
2001-2002 SUPREME COURT OF CANADA
Law Clerk to the Honourable Mr. Justice W. Ian C. Binnie

 
1999-2000 COURT OF APPEAL OF QUÉBEC
Law Clerk to the Honourable Mr. Justice Jean-Louis Baudouin

 
 
 
Teaching and Professional Activities
 
2006-2008 McGILL UNIVERSITY - Faculty of Law
Coaching of the Pierre-Basile Mignault mooting competition team
 
 
 
Legal Publications - Conferences
 
Collaborations
 
Court Completely Lifts Injunction Halting Forestry Activities – Companies’s Efforts To Develop Good Relations Seen As Relevant ,  Alexandre-Philippe Avard, with Ann Bigué,  27-19 Lawyers Weekly p. 12-14 , 2007
 
L’immunité légale de la femme enceinte et l’affaire Dobson ,  Alexandre-Philippe Avard, with Bartha Maria Knoppers,  45 McGill Law Journal 315, 2000
 
 
 
Professional Associations
 
Bar of Quebec
Canadian Bar Association
Young Bar Association of Montreal