Joey Suri
Joey Suri is a partner in Gowling WLG's Montréal office working in the Business Law Group. He first joined the firm in the summer of 2015 as a law student and his practice primarily focuses on the areas of major infrastructure projects, construction, financial services and government relations.
Through his experience working in the infrastructure sector, he has participated various projects, including:
- the Réseau électrique métropolitain (REM);
- the Samuel De Champlain Bridge;
- deconstruction of the old Champlain Bridge;
- the refinancing of the Nouvelle Autoroute 30;
- major repairs to the Louis-Hippolyte-La Fontaine Tunnel;
- Vaudreuil-Soulanges Hospital Project;
- Île-aux-Tourtes Replacement Bridge and Deconstruction of replaced Bridge;
- Île d'Orléans Replacement Bridge.
Within the firm, Joey plays an active role on the India Team and served on the Montréal office's Student Recruitment Committee for several years.
Joey holds a bachelor's degree in civil law from Université de Montréal (2015). During his studies, he worked with Clinique juridique Juripop, a non-profit organization whose chief mandate is to offer low-cost legal services, and Pro Bono Students Canada providing mentorship to secondary students. He also served as an intern to Justice Jean-Pierre Archambault at the Court of Quebec.
Upon obtaining his law degree, Joey worked as a policy advisor and regional desk to the minister of Canadian Heritage in Ottawa. In this role, he was responsible for advising the Minister on government and stakeholder priorities and Quebec-related concerns.
Joey currently serves as the president of the Young Bar of Montréal and is a Young Governor of the Quebec Bar Foundation. In 2023, he completed a microprogram in public and private sector management offered jointly by HEC Montréal and the École nationale d'administration publique.