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Established in
1977
in Montreal
Bijural Practice
2
Legal Systems :
Civil Law &
Common Law
Courts and Tribunals
15+
Pleaded Before
Legal Systems
+49
Years of Practice
In The Press
AS REPORTED
"A tenacious lawyer named Michael Bergman, after taking 10,000 pages of statements over two years, this week obtained a day in court for his clients, a voter in the referendum in the Laval riding of Chomedey and the English-rights organization Alliance Quebec [...]."
— Don Macpherson, The Gazette
In The Press
AS REPORTED
"As the distinguished and dedicated Montreal lawyer Michael Bergman argued on our opinion page in July, Bill 103 is in some ways even tougher than Bill 104 was. Bill 103, Bergman noted, "distorts and circumcribes" rules the Supreme Court put in place — the Solski criteria — for deciding each access case on its own merits."
— Editorial, The Gazette
In The Press
AS REPORTED
"In December, Julius Grey and Michael Bergman — prominent Quebec Lawyers who have taken on anglophone rights cases for decades — told the Gazette the Universities would be on solid legal ground if they took the issue to a court."
— Andy Riga, The Gazette
In The Press
AS REPORTED
"Decades later, Bergman is known to be a veteran legal strategist with almost forty years of experience in front of the trial and appeal courts in both Ontario and Quebec, the nation’s federal courts and before the Supreme Court of Canada"
— P.A. Sévigny, The Montreal Lawyer
In The Press
AS REPORTED
"Michael Norman Bergman is no stranger to fighting Quebec in court. As the lawyer representing the Task Force on Linguistic Policy, an English-language advocacy organization, he has challenged Bill 96 — a law that restricts the use of English and other minority languages in the province."
— Joe Bongiorno, CBC News
Our Practice Areas
Civil Litigation
Contractual, property, liability and other civil disputes, from first assessment through trial and appeal.
Capital Markets
Structuring, documentation and execution of securities offerings and financing arrangements.
Corporate / Commercial Law
Agreements, transactions and legal issues that arise in running a business.
Constitutional Law &
Human Rights Advocacy
Constitutional challenges, language and minority rights, and Charter claims, including before the Supreme Court of Canada.
Real Estate Transactions
Acquisition, ownership, leasing and disposition of property, and related disputes.
Administrative &
Employment Law
Representation before administrative tribunals and boards, and judicial review of their decisions.
Advice you can act on
LANGUAGE YOU CAN UNDERSTAND
Legal advice should clarify a decision, not obscure it. We explain the issues plainly, identify what matters, and give you a clear view of the available course of action.
DEPTH OF EXPERIENCE
Nearly five decades of practice inform our approach to complex legal matters. Experience is not simply knowledge of the law, but knowing what requires attention, and how to move a matter forward.
ONGOING SUPPORT
Legal matters evolve. We remain accessible throughout the matter, keeping communication open and providing guidance as new questions, developments and decisions arise.
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514-842-9994 ext. 1818
1130, rue Sherbrooke Ouest
Suite 1350
Montréal, Québec, H3A 2M8
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