Background
Jeremy Bolger is a senior partner at our Montréal office. Jeremy was admitted to the Québec Bar in 1979 and is a graduate of the University of Ottawa Law School. He also obtained a Bachelor of Arts (political science and economics) from Loyola College in 1974.
Areas of Practice
· Jeremy is the senior member of our Maritime Group.
· He practises in the field of intellectual property law and is a registered trade-mark agent. He is the regional leader of our Intellectual Property Litigation Group in Montréal. His practice includes ADR methods, including arbitration and mediation.
Rankings and Recognitions
· Selected by peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in Canada 2012 (Maritime Law)
· Martindale-Hubbell BV® Distinguished™4.4 out of 5 Peer Review Rating
· Recognized in Who's Who Legal: Canada 2011 (Shipping & Maritime)
· Recognized in the 2011 Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory (Shipping & Maritime Law)
· Recognized by Best Lawyers in Canada as the 2010 Maritime Lawyer of the Year.
Professional Experience
· Acts as counsel to terminal operators, stevedores, financial institutions, freight forwarders, shippers, road carriers, ship owners and managers, cargo interests, warehousemen, charterers and operators, as well as their respective agents and underwriters, providing advice with respect to commercial, administrative and regulatory matters and appearing before the courts and administrative tribunals.
Professional and Community Activities
· Past Chairman of the Québec Maritime Law Subsection of the Canadian Bar Association
· Member of the Québec Intellectual Property Law Subsection of the Canadian Bar Association
· Immediate Past President of the Canadian Maritime Law Association
· Titulary Member - Comité Maritime International
· Member of the Association of Maritime Arbitrators of Canada
· Associate member of the Association of Average Adusters of Canada
· Member of the Canadian, Québec and Montréal Bar Associations
· Speaker at numerous conferences and seminars relating to transportation law
· Past President of the Grunt Club Inc., the marine fraternity of the Port of Montréal
· Past President and a Director of Mariners House of Montréal, an institution dedicated to the social and spiritual well-being of seafarers
· Vice-chairman of the Board and member of the Executive Committee, Montréal Port Authority (2005-2008)
· Director of Gillespie-Munro Inc.
· Director of Foss Canada Inc.
· Director of Shipowners Assurance Management Ltd.
· Director of the Royal Montréal Golf Club
· Counsel to the Canadian Shipowners Mutual Assurance Association
· Counsel to the Canadian Shipowners Association
· Chairman of the Montréal office Conflicts Committee