Atty. Richard Vachon
Richard Vachon practices mainly in the fields of commercial litigation, class actions, litigation in securities, defamation, and employment law. He pleads regularly before the courts of first instance and the Court of Appeal of Quebec as well as arbitration tribunals.
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Richard Vachon is a employment, business, class action, construction, and product liability attorney, practicing at Woods s.e.n.c.r.l.. They have 24+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 2002. Admitted to practice in Quebec, Barreau du Québec (2002). Educated at University of Montreal (—, 2001). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Administrative and Public Law (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Alternative Dispute Resolution (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — Class Action Litigation (2026).
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- Richard Vachon practices mainly in the fields of commercial litigation, class actions, litigation in securities, defamation, and employment law
- He pleads regularly before the courts of first instance and the Court of Appeal of Quebec as well as arbitration tribunals
- He also acts as strategic advisor to many of his clients
- Notable representative clients, among others, include: Chrysler Canada Inc
- Quebecor Inc
- Groupe TVA Inc
- Desjardins Securities Inc
- Former Member of the Liaison Committee with the Bureau de decision et de revision in relation to securities. https://woods.qc.ca/en/team/richard-vachon
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Employment lawyers represent workers in wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, wage & hour disputes, and severance negotiations.
Richard Vachon is one of 169,120 employment attorneys indexed nationally. Browse employment attorneys →
Business attorneys advise founders and growing companies on entity formation, contracts, financing, M&A, and dispute resolution.
Richard Vachon is one of 501,317 business attorneys indexed nationally. Browse business attorneys →
Richard Vachon is one of 26,424 class action attorneys indexed nationally. Browse class action attorneys →
Richard Vachon is one of 40,689 construction attorneys indexed nationally. Browse construction attorneys →
Richard Vachon is one of 66,193 product liability attorneys indexed nationally. Browse product liability attorneys →
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