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Mario Paul-Hus has dedicated his professional practice to municipal law. Consequently, he has worked on numerous cases involving many Quebec cities and municipalities. His experience in municipal matters is well sought after and he has worked on many real estate development cases.
His acquintance with the municipal world is an important asset for the municipalities he represents as well as for the firm's clients who work with municipalities. When faced with complex problems he formulates innovative propositions that take into account the important parameters of the municipal legislation, always finding solutions which promote the client's interest.
Me Paul-Hus is a certified ethics advisor and he has developed much useful expertise in the field of municipal contracts. He frequently represents his clients before tribunals in cases related to municipal law.
Mario Paul-Hus
Principal Partner
Municipal and administrative law | Condominium Law | Labor Law
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514 954 0440 I poste 11
Patrice Hockenhull
Partner
Litigation | Municipal Law | Expropriation | Real Estate Law
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514 954 0440 I poste 25
Biography
Me Hockenhull was admitted to the Quebec Bar in 2014. Me Hockenhull holds a Bachelor of Law from the University of Montreal, where he distinguished himself by appearing on the Dean's Honour List for the excellence of his academic results. Me Hockenhull also holds a Juris Doctor from the prestigious Osgoode Hall Law School. During his studies, Me Hockenhull was awarded scholarships for the excellence of his academic results, including the entrance scholarship awarded to the best college students admitted to the Faculty of Law.
Me Hockenhull is an excellent litigator specializing in municipal and civil litigation and advises his clients on all issues relating to municipal law. He also has a detailed knowledge of issues related to civil liability, having represented insurers in numerous cases. He has extensive experience representing clients before various tribunals, having pleaded before the courts of first instance as well as the Quebec Court of Appeal. He has also pleaded before the Tribunal Administrative of Quebec. Me Hockenhull stands out for his in-depth understanding of legal issues while taking his clients' cases to heart and seeking the best possible solution for them when faced with a legal issue or dispute.
Me Hockenhull recently joined Municonseil, after beginning his career in boutique law firms representing real estate developers, and after practicing in a law firm specializing in municipal law that represented cities and municipalities in Quebec.
Samuel Bachand
Partner
Litigation | Municipal Law | Administrative & Constitutional Law | Real Estate Development
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514 954 0440 I poste 12
Biography
Samuel Bachand holds degrees from the Université de Montréal Faculty of Law and Osgoode Hall Law School. He has been a member of the Quebec Bar since 2011 and the Ontario Bar since 2012. In his professional practice, he specializes primarily in litigation, in the fields of municipal law, regulatory criminal law, administrative law and constitutional law. He also has significant experience in real estate law and contract drafting. Mr. Bachand has successfully advised and represented major corporations such as Hydro-Québec, Lafarge Canada, TELUS and Vidéotron. He has also acted for municipalities, Airports of Montréal and Airport Saint-Hubert-de-Longueuil, as well as environmental service companies, real estate developers, religious corporations and interest groups.
He has appeared at trial and on appeal before all Quebec courts, as well as the Federal Court of Canada. Mr. Bachand has also represented clients before disciplinary and administrative bodies. He has drafted briefs and arguments presented to the Supreme Court of Canada, the Federal Court of Canada, the Quebec Court of Appeal, the Quebec Superior Court, the National Assembly and the Senate of Canada. He has also acted as secretary and guest counsel for private inquiry committees. His varied experience in judicial and administrative litigation makes Mr. Bachand an excellent litigator, much appreciated by his clients.
From 2012 to 2016, he was an instructor for the McGill University team in the Bora Laskin moot court competition in administrative and constitutional law. From 2012 to 2020, he taught the application of human rights charters, drafting and pleading techniques, and common law extra-contractual liability at Université de Montréal. In 2023, Mr. Bachand assisted an Alberta working committee composed of Mr. Preston Manning, Me John C. Major and Mr. Michel Kelly-Gagnon in their work on a proposed civil liberties reform for that province.
Guillaume Rousseau
Partner
Municipal Law | Land Use & Planning | Litigation
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Biography
Guillaume Rousseau has completed his Law licence at the Université de Sherbrooke, followed by a Comparative Law master's with a major in human rights and cultural diversity at McGill University. He articled at Fasken Martineau where he also practiced municipal and urban planning law.
Me Rousseau's work experience was completed at the Québec Justice Department and at the New Brunswick Human Rights Commission. Recently, he acted as advisor to the Québec National Assembly, particularly during the consultations leading to the revision of the Code of Civil Procedure. His post-graduate work, co-tutored by the Université de Sherbrooke and the Université Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne led to a Ph.D. thesis in the Fall of 2012 and a Ph.D. degree jointly granted by the two universities. The same year saw Me Rousseau's nomination as professor at the Law faculty of the Université de Sherbrooke.
William Rossignol
Lawyer
Litigation | Municipal Law | Criminal Law
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514 954 0440 I poste 23
Biography
.After completing studies in political science, Mr. Rossignol obtained a Bachelor's degree in Law from the University of Sherbrooke in 2019 and became a member of the Quebec Bar in 2020.
Before joining Municonseil, Mr. Rossignol notably practiced at a boutique firm specializing in municipal law and acted as a prosecutor in Municipal Court, which allowed him to thoroughly understand the proceedings of penal trials.
Mr. William Rossignol primarily practices litigation within the firm, in civil and commercial law as well as municipal and administrative law. He regularly pleads before the Court of Quebec, the Superior Court, Municipal Courts, and various administrative tribunals. He is very familiar with municipal, administrative, and penal law. His experience also includes good knowledge of commercial law.
In connection with his practice, Mr. Rossignol serves clients including cities, municipalities, and small to medium-sized businesses. He acts both as a strategic advisor to his clients and as counsel for representations before judicial or administrative tribunals and municipal courts.
Elodie St-André
Lawyer
Municipal Law | Environmental Law | Public Law
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514 954 0440 I poste 17
Biography
Élodie St-André holds a Bachelor of Law degree from the University of Montreal, where she was honoured on the Dean's List for academic excellence. After completing her articling at Hydro-Québec, she joined Municonseil in 2025.
Recognized for her thoroughness and listening skills, she aims to advise and support members of the municipal community in their various challenges with an adapted and collaborative approach.
Involvement is an integral part of her journey, the underlying theme being her desire to have a positive influence on society. Élodie has been involved in her faculty's and municipality's environment committee, as well as completing an academic internship at the Centre québécois du droit de l'environnement.
Anaïs Bouchard
Lawyer
Litige | Municipal Law | Environmental Law
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514 954 0440 I poste 18
Biography
Me Bouchard completed her Bachelor of Law at the Université du Québec à Montréal with outstanding success. Following her internship at the Société de l’assurance automobile du Québec, she became a lawyer and a member of the Quebec Bar in 2024. She joined the Municonseil team in 2025.
Deeply interested in environmental law, Me Bouchard completed a university internship at the Centre québécois du droit de l’environnement. This experience led her to discover municipal law, a field that requires multidisciplinary skills and plays a crucial role in our society.
An avid traveler, Me Bouchard enjoys building strong relationships of trust with her clients and has a strong collaborative spirit. A lifelong athlete and former competitor, she now takes part in triathlons, always seeking new challenges.
Louis Beauregard
Partner
Municipal | Urban planning | Expropriation | Municipal taxation
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514 954 0440 I poste 22
Biography
Mr. Louis Beauregard, retired lawyer, joined Municonseil in 2024, after having directed the boutique firm Beauregard Avocats, working primarily in the fields of municipal law and real estate law. When he was a prosecutor, he acted as mediator and ethics advisor, and defended clients in urban planning and zoning cases, expropriation and municipal taxation matters, and other aspects of municipal law and public real estate.
Mr. Beauregard has provided legal and strategic services to some of Canada's most important retailers and property owners, as well as to public bodies and individuals dealing with municipal administrations. He has also been referred cases by attorneys who were in conflict of interest situations and has also acted as counsel for other lawyers who did not have the necessary expertise to handle cases in municipal law, urban planning, expropriation, or municipal taxation.
He has acted as a strategic advisor, negotiator with municipal administrations, and has pleaded cases before the Supreme Court, the Quebec Court of Appeal, the Superior Court, the Administrative Tribunal of Quebec, several specialized administrative tribunals, and also before municipal courts.