Perri Ravon

Perri gives legal and strategic advice on Canadian Charter issues and other complex constitutional and administrative law matters in Quebec and across Canada.

Perri pleads before all levels of courts, including the Québec Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Canada.She is one of the main lawyers piloting and arguing the court challenge to Bill 21 in Quebec (the Act Respecting the Laicity of the State , prohibiting the wearing of religious symbols).

Perri’s appellate advocacy work before appellate courts and the Supreme Court of Canada also includes consultation services to tailor appellate submissions, as well as leave applications, and motions, in all areas of law.

Before joining Power Law, Perri worked for a national firm, in the public law and appellate advocacy practice group headed by the Honourable Michel Bastarache. Prior to entering the legal practice, she clerked at the Supreme Court of Canada for the Honourable Marie Deschamps.

Perri also has a deep interest and experience in international human rights law and international humanitarian law. She worked for different NGOs and international organizations in Washington D.C. and Geneva. She was responsible for submissions before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights in Washington, D.C., in a novel regional hearing on international refugee law. Her field work included supporting victims of the armed conflict in northeastern Colombia, while maintaining a dialogue with armed actors based on principles of international humanitarian law.

Institution royale pour l’avancement des sciences (Université McGill) c Ministre de l’Enseignement supérieur, 2025 QCCS 1289 (The validity of the amendments to tuition fees at Quebec English-language universities)