The Honourable Pierre Journet SENIOR COUNSEL, ARBITRATOR AND MEDIATOR

The Honourable Pierre Journet acts as senior counsel at Alepin Gauthier and is also an arbitrator in matters relating to municipal, family as well as civil and commercial law. He was a Judge of the Superior Court of Québec from 1995 to 2019 and also acted as an ad hoc Judge of the Court of Appeal of Québec.

He has particular experience and concentrates his practice in areas relating to expropriation and land valuation as he benefits from many years of practice in these areas having been a specialized attorney for a number of municipalities and private corporations.

He has been an active member of the Canadian and Québec Bar Associations and has, during that time, sat on several committees that have helped shape the legal landscape that now prevails. He also acted as a consultant for the Ministry of Municipal Affairs, mainly in the area of municipal tax law reform.

He has also consulted for the Auditor General of the province of Québec and was a representative of the Québec Bar Association for the Parliamentary Commission dealing with municipal tax revisions. He has also been a member of the Association of Real Estate Professionals, the Canadian Property Tax Association and the Legal and Advisory Committee of the Canadian Property Tax Association.

Professional Affiliations

Member of the Laval Bar Association
Member of the Canadian Bar Association, Municipal Law and Corporate Law sections
Member of the International Right of Way Association
Member of the American Bar Association

Recognitions

Laval Bar, Linda Guillemette recognition award 2019