Eugene Czolij, a Canadian lawyer and community leader based in Montreal, is a frequent commentator and contributor to the Kyiv Post.
He has been selected by his peers for inclusion in the 20th edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada 2026 for his work in Corporate and Commercial Litigation.
Since 2012, he has been listed annually in The Best Lawyers, one of the oldest and most respected publications in the legal profession.
Czolij was called to the Quebec Bar in 1982 and is a partner at Lapointe Rosenstein Marchand
Melançon, one of the largest independent law firms in Quebec.
In 2016, he received an honorary doctorate from Lviv Polytechnic National University in Ukraine
for his contribution to promoting Ukraine’s interests and its Euro-integration.
In 2019, he received an honorary doctorate from the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy in Ukraine for his outstanding achievements as a community leader.
Since 2020, Eugene Czolij has been the Honorary Consul of Ukraine in Montreal.
He was President of the Ukrainian World Congress from 2008 to 2018 and the Ukrainian Canadian Congress from 1998 to 2004.
Since 2019, he has been President of NGO “Ukraine-2050”.