Ponora Ang

Ponora Ang is a member of Fasken Martineau's Litigation Group. He has pleaded before various levels of Québec courts in numerous complex cases, several of which attracted the attention of the Canadian press.

His practice touches many aspects of civil and commercial disputes in the areas of banking, sureties enforcement, construction, real estate, directors' liability employment, insurance law and franchise law. He is also specialized in product liability, where he defends various manufacturers, distributors and vendors in the automobile, medical, aviation and security industries.

Ponora teaches business law in a global context as part of the master of laws program of Université de Montréal's law faculty (LL.M.) in product liability as well as civil and commercial litigation. He was also the recipient of the YBAM's “Lawyer of the Year 2010” award in civil and commercial litigation.

Ponora is also involved in many boards of directors in Québec. He was notably President of the Young Chinese Professionals Association, which was awarded “Best Young Chamber of Commerce of Québec 2012” during his term. He was also one of the four finalists for the award for “Director of the Year 2013 in Québec” given by the RJCCQ. Ponora was named “Top 20 Diversity Personalities of the Year 2013” by the Médiamosaique Press Association, in collaboration with ICI Radio-Canada, the CBC's French television station. In 2015, he was named Eminent Young Overseas Chinese by the Chinese government. Ponora was also President of the Foundation of the Montreal Chinese Hospital, where the organization had realized its breaking record for fundraising during his term.