John G. Murphy

Partner

Location
Montréal
Phone

Presentations & Publications

Beyond Our Walls

Professional Involvement

  • President, Canadian College of Construction Lawyers, 2021-2022
  • Fellow, Canadian College of Construction Lawyers, 2014-present
  • Regional Managing Partner and Member, BLG National Management Committee, 2006-2017
  • Regional Managing Partner and Chair, Regional Management Committee (Montréal Office), 2006-2017
  • Member of the BLG’s Partnership Board, 2004-2014, 2018-2025 and Chair of BLG’s Partnership Board, 2006

Community Involvement

  • President, Beaconsfield Golf Club, 2025-present
  • Member of the Board and honourary secretary, Beaconsfield Golf Club, 2021-2025
  • Honorary Chair, St. Patrick’s Society of Montreal Annual Charity Ball, 2025
  • Member of the Board Pillars Trust Fund Inc., 2013-2021
  • Member of the Board, Adaptive Sports Foundation, 2015-2019
  • Member of the Board, 21CCC, 2015-2018
  • Member of the Board, Catholic Action Montréal, 2016-2019
  • Member of the Board, Sacred Heart School of Montréal, 2008-2016

Awards & Recognition

  • Recognized in the 2025 edition (and since 2008) of Best Lawyers in Canada® (Construction Law)
  • Recognized in the 2025 edition (and since 2015) of The Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory (Construction Law)
  • Recognized in the 2025 (since 2020), 2018 and 2017 editions of Benchmark Canada – The Definitive Guide to Canada’s Leading Litigation Firms & Attorneys as a Local Litigation Star: Québec and a Litigation Star: General Commercial, Product Liability
  • Recognized in the 2025 edition (and since 2020) of The Lexpert®/ROB Special Edition on Canada’s Leading Infrastructure Lawyers

Bar Admission & Education

  • Québec, 1990
  • Certificate, Harvard Law School Executive Program, 2020 Sector Leadership Master Class
  • Certificate, Institute of Corporate Directors, 2013
  • Certificate, Harvard Law School Executive Program, 2010 Leadership in Law Firms
  • LLB, Université de Sherbrooke, 1989
  • B.Comm, McGill University, 1986