Jean-Marc Leclerc
Partner
Jean-Marc is valued by our franchise clients for his expertise in commercial litigation particularly in competition, privacy and cross-border matters, and for his extensive experience in multi-party and class proceedings. Jean-Marc advises clients across our industry sectors. Jean-Marc taught appellate advocacy at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ont., and acts pro bono to argue cases on behalf of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association including at the Supreme Court of Canada. A former clerk at the Supreme Court of Canada and Federal Court of Appeal, Jean-Marc draws on this experience to provide strategic counsel on matters before the courts. He spent the formative years of his career advising corporations in complex commercial litigation.
Jean-Marc is proficient in French.
More About Jean-Marc
I enjoy representing franchisors and franchisees alike in contested litigation disputes to find creative business and legal solutions, even if the odds seem unsurmountable.
Ontario, 2001
LL.B, Queen’s University
- Ranked in Chambers Canada – Dispute Resolution: Class Action (Plaintiff) (2016 – 2025)
- Consistently listed in Best Lawyers in Canada – Franchise Law (2019 – 2025)
- Recognized in Best Lawyers Global Business Edition – Franchise Law (2018 – 2023)
- Listed in Best Lawyers in Canada – Class Action Litigation (2022 – 2025)
- Recognized in Best Lawyers Global Business Edition – Class Action Litigation (2021 – 2023)
- Listed as “Repeatedly Recommended” in Canadian Legal LEXPERT Directory – Franchise (2015 – 2024)
- Listed as “Repeatedly Recommended” in Canadian Legal LEXPERT Directory – Class Action (2019 – 2024)
- Listed as Leading Litigation Lawyer in LEXPERT Special Edition – Canada’s Leading Litigation Lawyers (2022 – 2023)
- Listed in Who’s Who Legal: Canada Franchise (2022 – 2023)
- Listed in Who’s Who Legal Global Guide – Franchise (2022 – 2023)
- Named “Legal Eagle” by Franchise Times Magazine (2013 – 2024)
- Canadian Bar Association
- Law Society of Ontario
- Canadian Franchise Association
- International Franchise Association
- American Bar Association
- Advocates’ Society