Mtre. St-Jacques is an emeritus lawyer (Ad. E.) and practices criminal, penal and disciplinary law. He regularly appears before all trial and appeal courts, as well as before the disciplinary committees of professional orders in Canada. In recent years, he has acted in nine cases at the Supreme Court of Canada.

Mtre. St-Jacques has extensive experience in all areas of criminal and penal law and has been involved in a wide range of mega-trials.

He has acquired solid expertise in white collar crime defence. He also has a master’s degree in business law and previously worked in a large national business and litigation law firm.

Mtre. St-Jacques a lecturer at the University of Quebec in Montreal for the course in applied legal activities . In addition, he is often part of the coaching team for the George A. Gale Moot Court Competition.

He has authored several publications and acts as a speaker for associations of defence lawyers, criminal and penal prosecutors as well as for the Judicial Council of Quebec.

He served for nine years as a member of the board of directors of the lizabeth Fry Society of Quebec, a non-profit organization assisting women in difficulty with the criminal justice system. He is also vice-president of Project Innocence Quebec, an organization helping victims of a miscarriage of justice, mainly in murder cases.

AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS

– Excellence Award 2025 by Quebec Association of Defence Lawyers (AQAAD)

– Circle of Excellence 2024 by University of Qubec

– Emeritus lawyer 2024 (Ad. E.) by Quebec Bar

– Rising Stars 2022 – Leading Lawyers under 40 by Lexpert

– Litigator of the Year under 40 – 2019 by The Montreal Lawyer Magazine

– Michel Proulx Award 2019 by the Quebec Association of Defence Lawyers (AQAAD)

– Lawyer of the Year 2017 – criminal and penal law by the Young Bar Association of Montreal (JBM)

– Gabriel Lapointe Award 2015 by the Association of Defence Lawyers of Montreal (AADM)

– Robert Sacchittelle Award 2013 by the Association of Defence Lawyers of Montreal (AADM)

Company Firm

Roy St-Jacques & Teolis

Firm Mailing

500 Place D'armes Suite 1940
Montreal
Quebec
H2Y 2W2
Canada

Practice Areas

  • Criminal Defense
  • Regulatory-Defense
  • White Collar-Defense

Chapter

  • Quebec