Colloque Action Collective 2026
Colloque Action Collective 2026 takes place on 2–3 December 2026 at Palais des congrès de Montréal, Montreal. B2DB lists 42 speakers and 13 sessions announced so far.
The 23rd Colloque National sur l'Action Collective is a two-day in-person continuing-education conference on class actions, offered through the Barreau du Québec's training platform and held at the Palais des Congrès de Montréal on 2 and 3 December 2026. It is co-chaired by Me Anne Merminod and Me Jean-Philippe Lincourt and carries 12 hours of ethics and professional-conduct credit. The programme covers annual reviews of case law in Quebec and the common-law provinces, securities and competition-law class actions, with sessions led by practising lawyers and judges; the published programme is still being finalised.
Key facts
| Dates | 2–3 December 2026 (upcoming) |
|---|---|
| Venue | Palais des congrès de Montréal, Montreal, Canada |
| Series | Colloque Action Collective |
| Speakers | 42 |
| Sessions | 13 |
| Sponsors | 20 |
| Official site | formation.barreau.qc.ca/Web/MyCatalog/ViewP?pid=eM6Q%2fTzWtiSauVJQ9FOJTw%3d%3d&id=chDkLOZyNMAV0V0Zcvjgpw%3d%3d |
Speakers (42)
Compiled from the published agenda; speakers can claim and verify their own entry.
- Gabrielle Lachance-Touchette Avocate, Associée, BCF Avocats d'affaires | Business Law
- Jessica Harding Partner, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
- Sylvie Rodrigue Managing Partner, Own It! Lessons Every Women Should Know
- Jean-Philippe Lincourt Lawyer, Belleau Lapointe - Litige Litigation
- Alexis Leray Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG)
- Isabelle Vendette Partner, McCarthy Tétrault
- Emmanuelle Rolland Partner, Audren Rolland LLP
- Erica Shadeed Dentons
- André Prévost Senior Counsel, Woods LLP
- Frédéric Wilson Partner, Borden Ladner Gervais S.E.N.C.R.L., S.R.L. (BLG)
- Subrata Bhattacharjee Partner, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
- Rona Bar-Issac Partner, Addleshaw Goddard
- Samuel Lepage Litigation Partner, McCarthy Tétrault
- Ren Bucholz Partner, Paliare Roland Rosenberg Rothstein LLP
- Guillaume Vadeboncoeur Partner, Deloitte Canada
- Éric Préfontaine Partner, Litigation, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
- Emilie B. Kokmanian Associate, Scott+Scott
- Rosalie Jetté Avocate Sénior | Senior Associate, Torys LLP
- Sarah E. Whitmore Partner, Torys LLP
- Maxime Nasr Partner, Belleau Lapointe - Litige Litigation
- Yves Martineau Partner, Stikeman Elliott LLP
- Karine Chênevert Partner, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
- Jean-Philippe Caron Associé-Litige, Calex Legal Inc.
- Simon Seida Partner, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
- Jean-Michel Boudreau Managing Partner, IMK s.e.n.c.r.l./LLP
- Léanie Cardinal Lawyer, Belleau Lapointe - Litige Litigation
- François-David Paré Partner and Canadian National Chair | Litigation and Disputes, Norton Rose Fulbright
- Mirna Kaddis Partner | Class Actions and Commercial Litigation, Fasken
- Alexandra Hodder Coordonnatrice des Actions Collectives au Contentieux du Procureur Général du Québec, Ministère de la Justice du Québec (MJQ)
- Gabrielle Gagné Directrice Principale / Senior Manager, Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton
- Alissa Del Riego Assistant Professor, University of Miami Business School
- Stephen J. Teti Partner, Lockridge Grindal Nauen PLLP
- Jean-Marc Metrailler Counsel, Foreman & Company
- Marie-Anaïs Sauvé Sylvestre Painchaud
- Caroline Perreault Siskinds, Desmeules
- Chelsea Hermanson Associate, CFM Lawyers LLP
- Clara Poissant-Lespérance Trudel Johnson & Lespérance
- Martin F. Sheehan L'honorable, Cour supérieure du Québec
- Ranjan K. Agarwal Judge, Ontario Superior Court of Justice
- Chelsea Smith Class Actions Lawyer, McKenzie Lake Lawyers LLP
- Valérie Beaudin Senior Trust and Estate Consultant, CIBC Trust Corporation
- Myriam Brixi Partner, Lavery
Most represented companies
- Borden Ladner Gervais LLP — 4 speakers
- Belleau Lapointe — 3 speakers
- McCarthy Tétrault — 2 speakers
- Osler — 2 speakers
- Torys LLP — 2 speakers
Agenda (13 sessions)
Day 1 — Wednesday 2 December 2026
- Mot de bienvenue et remarques introductives 08:30–08:35
- Revue annuelle de la jurisprudence au Québec 08:35–10:05 — Samuel Lepage, Léanie Cardinal
- Revue annuelle de la jurisprudence dans les provinces de common law 10:10–11:10 — Sarah E. Whitmore, Chelsea Hermanson
- De Lundin aux quittances, naviguer les nouveaux contours des actions collectives en valeurs mobilières 11:40–12:40 — André Prévost, Éric Préfontaine, Emilie B. Kokmanian, Maxime Nasr +1 more
- Développements récents et nouvelles tendances en droit de la concurrence 13:50–15:00 — Gabrielle Lachance-Touchette, Subrata Bhattacharjee, Rona Bar-Issac, Jean-Marc Metrailler
- Qui mène, qui décide ? Le rôle des femmes, les enjeux d’équité et les défis liés à la représentativité dans la pratique de l’action collective 15:15–16:05 — Sylvie Rodrigue, Alissa Del Riego, Caroline Perreault
Day 2 — Thursday 3 December 2026
- Mot de bienvenue et remarques introductives 08:50–09:00
- Dommages punitifs et actions collectives : enjeux et perspectives 09:00–10:10 — Erica Shadeed, Simon Seida, Alexandra Hodder, Clara Poissant-Lespérance
- Parole au judiciaire - le panel des juges 10:30–11:30 — Emmanuelle Rolland, Martin F. Sheehan, Ranjan K. Agarwal
- Retour sur les critères d’autorisation des actions collectives : où en sommes-nous? 11:35–12:35 — Alexis Leray, Yves Martineau, Jean-Philippe Caron
- Actions collectives et propriété intellectuelle – du nouveau sous le soleil de l’IA? 13:50–15:00 — Isabelle Vendette, Ren Bucholz, Karine Chênevert, Stephen J. Teti
- Développements récents en matière d’actions collectives touchant la protection de la vie privée 15:10–16:00 — Jessica Harding, Frédéric Wilson, Rosalie Jetté, Mirna Kaddis
- Le protocole de distribution. De sa conception à sa mise en œuvre : enjeux, défis et meilleures pratiques 16:10–17:20 — Jean-Philippe Lincourt, Guillaume Vadeboncoeur, Jean-Michel Boudreau, Gabrielle Gagné +1 more
Organisers, sponsors and partners
Sponsors (20)
Osler · Audren Rolland · McCarthy Tétrault · Lambert Avocats · Bennett Jones LLP · BCF Avocats d'affaires · Cassels · Fasken · Epiq · Siskinds Desmeules · Torys LLP · Norton Rose Fulbright · Verita Global · Belleau Lapointe · Trudel Johnston & Lespérance · dentons · Calex Avocats · Sylvestre Painchaud + associés · INF Avocats · McKenzie Lake Lawyers
Source: the published agenda. See how B2DB compiles its records.