Richard Desgagnés

Richard is the firm’s Managing Director. He joined the firm in 2016 after serving as the senior partner responsible for the Canadian maritime law, transportation and cross-border litigation practices at a leading international firm.

His practice covers both contentious and non-contentious transportation law. He advises and represents vessel owners and operators, charterers, shippers, freight forwarders, insurers, shipbuilders, ports and terminal operators, financial institutions, aircraft manufacturers, aircraft purchasers and their financiers, as well as public bodies. He also handles insurance coverage matters and commercial contractual disputes.

He has successfully appeared before Quebec civil courts, the Federal Courts and the Supreme Court of Canada, as well as before numerous arbitral tribunals. He has coordinated or participated in cross-border litigation in civil law and common law jurisdictions, including Hong Kong, with matters before the Court of Final Appeal, Jersey, with matters before the Privy Council, France, England, Luxembourg and the United States. He also has extensive experience in enforcing foreign judgments and arbitral awards and in matters involving state immunity.