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David G. Colford
David is a former teacher, and entered the practice of law on joining the firm in 1980. He specializes in litigation and arbitration of maritime commercial matters, such as cargo claims, contract disputes and tortious liability. Telephone: (514) 393-3700 ext. 224 E-mail: davidcolford@brissetbishop.com |
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Victor DeMarco
Victor’s specialties include P&I cargo claims (particularly steel), collisions and other casualties, oil pollution cases, charterparty disputes, arbitration and FD&D cases. He is active in various industry and legal organizations including the Canadian Bar Association, maritime subsection, and the Grunt Club. Tel: 514-393-3700 ext. 237 Mobile: 514-984-4410 |
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Nick Spillane
Nick practices environmental law, and works in contamination issues, compliance, penal and contractual, including litigation (see profile). He also practices maritime law, handling cases in all aspects of P&I, FD&D and hull coverage, whether in arbitration or before the courts, including experience with international contracts. Nick has extensive experience in contamination and pollution cases, both on the civil side as well as on the criminal defence side. He also practices in non-marine insurance matters and provides mediation services in commercial cases as a certified mediator. Nick is admitted to both the Quebec (1981) and Ontario (1990) bars and has pleaded before all Courts including the Supreme Court of Canada. He authors EnvirOptix, a blog on environmental law. Telephone: (514) 393-3700 ext. 238 E-mail: nickspillane@brissetbishop.com |
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Danièle Dion
Danièle entered practice in 1985 as marine litigation counsel to the Canadian government following completion of degrees in Civil and Common Law as well as a Masters' degree in maritime law. She joined the firm in 1996 and practices in P&I and FD&D matters. Danièle’s specialties include oil pollution, personal injury, ship grounding and ISM Code-related matters. She has experience in arbitration and other dispute resolution mechanisms. Telephone: (514) 393-3700 ext. 240 E-mail: danieledion@brissetbishop.com |
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Victoria Leonidova
Having obtained her Bachelor’s degree in Law at University of Montreal, Victoria joined the firm in 2012 after completing her articling term and becoming a member of the Quebec Bar. She works in all aspects of the firm’s practice and is involved in organizations such as WISTA, CMLA, the Grunt Club and Youth of Shipping. Victoria is fluent in Bulgarian. Telephone: (514) 393-3700 ext. 232 |