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| | Address | 1250 René-Lévesque Boulevard West
Suite 2500 | | Montreal, Quebec H3B 4Y1 | | (Montreal Dist.) | | |
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(Main Office)
| Heenan Blaikie LLP practices in the following areas of law:
General Business Practice including Administrative and Constitutional Law, Arbitration and Dispute Resolution, Banking, Bankruptcy and Insolvency, Biotechnology, Broadcasting and Telecommunications, Civil and Commercial Litigation, Class Actions, Competition/Antitrust, Construction, E-Commerce and Privacy, Energy, Entertainment, Environmental Law, Estates and Trusts, Foreign Investment, Franchising and Distribution, Government Relations and Procurement, Health, Human Rights, Immigration, Insurance, Intellectual Property, Labour and Employment, Lending and Restructuring, Marketing and Advertising, Mergers and Acquisitions, Municipal Law, Occupational Health and Safety, Partnerships and Joint Ventures, Real Estate, Regulatory and Public Law, Securities and Corporate Finance, Sports, Taxation. | | Year Established: 1973 | Firm Profile:
Since it was founded in 1973, Heenan Blaikie has become one of the premier law firms in Canada. Our track record is outstanding, not only in labour and employment, a field in which the firm has become the authority, but also in all aspects of business law, now the firm's largest sector, and in taxation, litigation, intellectual property and entertainment, in which we are recognized leaders. We deliver comprehensive legal advice and innovative business solutions to clients across Canada and abroad from our offices in the provinces of Quebec, Ontario, Alberta and British Columbia. Over the years, we have grown vigorously by attracting and retaining top calibre professionals, ensuring that each new member of the team embodies the entrepreneurial spirit and the culture of excellence that has made the firm's reputation. Today, the firm is 425 lawyers strong and maintains a healthy growth rate. Our clients range in size and sophistication from start-ups to many of North America's largest public companies and public institutions including governments. We also represent international clients seeking to protect and expand their interests in Canada. | | Firm Size: 425 | Languages:
English, French, Spanish, Italian, German and Hebrew. |
Other Office Locations of Heenan Blaikie LLP
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Quebec, Quebec, Canada
Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, Canada
| | COUNSEL | | Rt. Hon. Jean Chrétien, P.C., C.C., Q.C. (Counsel) admitted to bar, 1980, Ontario. (Not admitted in Quebec). Education: Université Laval (LL.L., 1958). Recipient: honorary degree in law from Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo (1981); honorary doctorates from Laurentian University in Sudbury and University of Western Ontario in London (1982), Glendon College of York University in Toronto (1986), Alberta University in Edmonton (1987), Lakehead University in Thunder Bay (1988), Ottawa University (1994), Meiji University in Japan (1996), Warsaw School of Economics in Poland (1999), Michigan State University (1999), Hebrew University in Jerusalem (2000), Memorial University in St. John's (2000) and Université Catholique Pontificate Madre y Maestra in Santiago de los Caballeros in Dominican Republic (2003). The Right Honourable Jean Chrétien, P.C., Q.C. was Prime Minister of Canada from 1993-2003. Elected, Member of the House of Commons, 1963. Served as Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Finance, Minister of Industry, Trade and Commerce, Minister of National Revenue, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, President of the Treasury Board, Minister of Justice and Attorney General, Minister of Energy, Mines and Resources, Minister responsible for Francophone Affairs, Secretary of State for External Affairs, and Minister in charge of Social Development. Member: Ontario Bar Association. (Also at Ottawa, Ontario Office). Practice Areas: Commercial; Corporate; International Relations and Trade. Email: Rt. Hon. Jean Chrétien, P.C., C.C., Q.C. | | André Bureau, O.C. (Counsel) admitted to bar, 1959, Quebec. Education: Université Laval (LL.B., 1959); Université de Paris I - Panthéon-Sorbonne (D.E.A., 1960). Chairman, Canadian Radio, Television and Telecommunications Commission, 1983-1989. Officer of the Order of Canada, 1994. Member: Barreau du Québec; Canadian Bar Association. Practice Areas: Broadcasting Law; Telecommunications Law. Email: André Bureau, O.C. | | Pierre Marc Johnson, G.O.Q., FRSC (Counsel) admitted to bar, 1971, Quebec. Education: Collège Brébeuf (B.Sc.,1967); Université de Montréal (LL.L., 1970); Université de Sherbrooke (M.D., 1975). Author: "The Environment and NAFTA, Understanding and Implementing the New Continental Law," Island Press of Washington, D.C. Lecturer, Faculty of Law, McGill University. Held Portfolios in the Québec Government as Minister of Labour and Manpower, Financial Institutions, Immigration, Social Affairs, Justice and Attorney General as well as that of Minister of Canadian Inter-Governmental Affairs, 1976-1985. Held Office of Premier of Québec. Since 1988, various international negotiations relating to the environment and development: Director inter alia of Air Canada; Vincor International and St-Lawrence Cement; Chairman, Société des Événements Majeurs Internationaux du Québec; "Rapporteur général" of the Bergen Conference in Norway, 1991; Special Advisor to the Secretary General of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in Rio de Janeiro, 1992; Chairman of the Informal Workshop on the Financing of the Bio-Diversity Convention, 1993; Chairman of the Drafting Group of the Almeria Declaration on the Desertification and Immigration; Special Advisor to the Chairman of the International Negotiation Committee on Desertification and Chairman of the Financial Transfers Committee, Rome, 1994; Vice-Chairman of the National Round Table on Environment and the Economy, 1990-1997. Fellow of the Royal Society; Grand Chevalier de l'Ordre de la Pléiade. Practice Areas: Health Law; Corporate Governance; Environmental Law; Government Relations; Government Procurement; International Trade; Partnership Law; Joint Ventures; Public Law; Regulatory Law; International Business Law. Email: Pierre Marc Johnson, G.O.Q., FRSC | | PARTNERS | | Bernard Amyot (Partner) admitted to bar, 1984, Quebec. Education: McGill University (B.C.L./LL.B., 1983). Member: American Bar Association; Barreau du Québec; Canadian Bar Association; The Bar of Montreal. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Corporate Law; Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Insurance Litigation; Professional Liability; Class Actions; Securities Litigation. Email: Bernard Amyot | | Stuart Aronovitch (Partner) admitted to bar, 1994, Quebec. Education: McGill University (B.A., 1989; B.C.L./LL.B., 1993). Member: Barreau du Québec; Canadian Bar Association; Lord Reading Law Society. Practice Areas: Labor Arbitration; Human Rights; Employment Litigation; Employment Standards; Labor Relations. Email: Stuart Aronovitch | | Marcel Aubut, O.C., O.Q., Q.C., Ad. E. (Partner) admitted to bar, 1972, Quebec. Education: Académie de Québec (B.A., 1968); Université Laval (LL.L., 1970). Member: Barreau du Québec; American and Canadian Bar Associations; Sports Lawyers Association. (Also at Quebec, Canada Office). Practice Areas: Immigration Law; Aboriginal Law; Competition; Antitrust; Construction Law; Corporate Governance; Energy; Sports and Entertainment Law; Corporate Law; International Trade; Advertising and Marketing; Mergers and Acquisitions; Partnership Law; Joint Ventures; Venture Capital; Telecommunications Law; Broadcasting Law; Tax Incentives; Employee Benefits; Employment Compensation; International Law; Business Law; Commercial Law. Email: Marcel Aubut, O.C., O.Q., Q.C., Ad. E. | | Poupak Bahamin (Partner) admitted to bar, 1993, Québec. Education: University of Sherbrooke (LL.B., 1992); McGill University (LL.M., 1995). Practice Areas: International Business Law; Corporate Partnerships; Joint Ventures. Email: Poupak Bahamin | | Christine Baudouin (Partner) admitted to bar, 1993, Quebec. Education: Université de Montréal (LL.B., 1991). Member: Barreau du Québec; Canadian Bar Association. Practice Areas: Health Law; Judicial Review; Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Insurance Litigation; Libel, Slander and Defamation; Professional Liability. Email: Christine Baudouin | | Carl Bélanger (Partner) admitted to bar, 1998, Quebec. Education: Bishop's University (B.B.A., 1993); Université de Montréal (LL.B., 1996). Member: Barreau du Québec; Canadian Bar Association; Junior Chamber of Commerce of Montreal; Young Bar Association of Montreal. Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Venture Capital; Partnership Law; Joint Ventures; Corporate Law. Email: Carl Bélanger | | Claudette Bellemare (Partner) admitted to bar, 1974, Quebec. Education: McGill University (B.A., Joint Honours Philosophy and Political Science, 1970); McGill University (B.C.L., 1973). Member: Barreau du Québec; Canadian Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Commercial Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Partnership Law; Joint Ventures; Venture Capital; Financial Services Law. Email: Claudette Bellemare | | Max R. Bernard (Partner) admitted to bar, 1970, Quebec. Education: McGill University (B.A., 1966; B.C.L., 1969). Member: Barreau du Québec. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Judicial Review; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Arbitration; Commercial Litigation; Civil Litigation; Products Liability; Professional Liability; Shareholder Remedies; International Arbitration; Securities Litigation; Real Estate Law. Email: Max R. Bernard | | Peter M. Blaikie, Q.C. (Partner) admitted to bar, 1966, Quebec. Education: Bishop's University (B.A., 1958); Oxford University (M.A., 1960) Rhodes Scholar; McGill University (B.C.L., 1965). Elizabeth Torrance Gold Medal. National President, Progressive Conservative Party of Canada, 1981-1983. Chairman, Alliance Québec, 1987-1989. Lecturer: Trial Practice, McGill University Law School, 1972-1974; Construction Law and Practice, 1976-1978; Construction Contract Disputes, 1977-1983, Concordia University. Member: Barreau du Québec; Canadian Bar Association. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Corporate Law; Partnership Law; Joint Ventures; Judicial Review; Arbitration; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Construction Litigation; Products Liability. Email: Peter M. Blaikie, Q.C. | | Yvan Bolduc (Partner) admitted to bar, 1972, Quebec. Education: Université de Sherbrooke (B.A., 1967); Université de Montréal (LL.L., 1970). Member: Barreau du Québec; American and Canadian Bar Associations; Canadian Institute for the Administration of Justice. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Administrative Law; Constitutional Law; Accountants Professional Liability Litigation; Civil Litigation; Class Actions; Libel, Slander and Defamation; Professional Liability. Email: Yvan Bolduc | | Robert Bonhomme (Partner) admitted to bar, 1984, Quebec. Education: McGill University (LL.L., 1983). Member: American, Canadian and International Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; Employment Compensation; Labor Arbitration; Human Rights; Occupational Health and Safety; Privacy Law; Pensions; Arbitration; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Employment Litigation; Employment Standards; Labor Relations; Employment Law; Labour Law; Administrative Law; Constitutional Law. Email: Robert Bonhomme | | Jacques Bouchard, Jr. (Partner) admitted to bar, 1985, Quebec. Education: McGill University (B.C.L., 1984). Member: American and Canadian Bar Associations. Practice Areas: International Arbitration; International Trade; Partnership Law; Joint Ventures; Government Relations; Government Procurement. Email: Jacques Bouchard, Jr. | | Benoît G. Bourgon (Partner) admitted to bar, 1981, Quebec. Education: Université de Montréal (LL.L., 1980); London School of Economics and Political Science (LL.M., 1986). Member: Barreau du Québec; Canadian Bar Association. Practice Areas: Professional Liability; Shareholders Remedies; Corporate Law; Insurance; Partnership Law; Joint Ventures; Judicial Review; Arbitration; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Insurance Litigation; Libel, Slander and Defamation; Products Liability. Email: Benoît G. Bourgon | | Richard G.R. Brabander (Partner) admitted to bar, 1970, New Brunswick. (Not admitted in Quebec). Education: University of New Brunswick (B.A., 1964; LL.B., 1970). Member: Canadian Bar Association; Law Society of New Brunswick. Practice Areas: Human Rights; Pay Equity; Privacy; Employee Benefits; Employment Compensation; Labour and Employment. Email: Richard G.R. Brabander | | Thomas E.F. Brady (Partner) admitted to bar, 1983, Ontario. (Not admitted in Quebec). Education: Concordia University (B.A., Hons., 1975); Queen's University (M.A., 1978; LL.B., 1981); Duke University (M.A., 1989). Member: American and Canadian Bar Associations; Law Society of Upper Canada (Ontario). Practice Areas: Labor Arbitration; Human Rights; Pay Equity; Judicial Review; Labour Law; Labor Relations; Constitutional Law; Administrative Law. Email: Thomas E.F. Brady | | Alexandre W. Buswell (Partner) admitted to bar, 1997, Quebec. Education: Université de Montréal (LL.B., 1995; LL.M., 1999). Member: Barreau du Québec; Canadian Bar Association; Young Bar Association of Montreal. Practice Areas: Labour and Employment; Labor Arbitration; Human Rights; Judicial Review; Employment Litigation; Employment Standards; Administrative Law; Constitutional Law. Email: Alexandre W. Buswell | | Joel Cabelli (Partner) admitted to bar, 1999, Quebec. Education: University of Ottawa (LL.B., 1997; LL.L., 1997). Member: Barreau du Québec; Young Bar Association of Montreal. Practice Areas: Commercial Restructuring; Mergers and Acquisitions; Venture Capital; Corporate Finance; Commercial Transactions; Corporate Financial Services. Email: Joel Cabelli | | Elizabeth Camiré (Partner) admitted to bar, 1999, Quebec. Education: Université de Sherbrooke (LL.B., 1996); University of Oxford (M.Jur., 1998). Member: Canadian Bar Association; Young Bar Association of Montreal. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Class Actions; Regulatory Law; Public Law. Email: Elizabeth Camiré | | Bruno Caron (Partner) admitted to bar, 1995, Quebec. Education: McGill University (B.A., 1990); Université de Montréal (LL.B., 1993). Member: American Bar Association; Barreau du Québec; Canadian Bar Association; New York State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Governance; Corporate Law; Securities Finance. Email: Bruno Caron | | Sébastien Caron (Partner) admitted to bar, 1998, Quebec. Education: Université de Montréal (LL.B., 1997). Member: Barreau du Québec; Canadian Bar Association; Young Bar Association of Montreal. Practice Areas: Professional Liability; Class Actions; Arbitration; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Commercial Litigation; Civil Litigation; Shareholder Remedies. Email: Sébastien Caron | | Dean J. Chenoy (Partner) admitted to bar, 1998, Quebec. Education: McGill University (B.A., with great distinction, 1989; B.C.L., 1997; LL.B., with distinction, 1997). Member: Barreau du Québec; Canadian Bar Association; Young Bar Association of Montreal. Practice Areas: Music Law; Motion Pictures and Television; Motion Picture Production and Distribution; Motion Picture Finance; Communications and Media; Broadcasting Law; Telecommunications Law; Entertainment Law; Intellectual Property. Email: Dean J. Chenoy | | Jean E. Clerk, Q.C. (Partner) admitted to bar, 1969, Quebec. Education: Université de Montréal (B.A., 1965); Université d'Ottawa (LL.L., 1968). Member: Barreau du Québec; Canadian Bar Association; Canadian Transport Lawyers' Association; Québec Association of Secretaries and General Counsels. Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Regulatory Law; Public Law; Railway Law; Civil Litigation; Commercial Law; Transportation Law. Email: Jean E. Clerk, Q.C. | | Andrew M. Cohen (Partner) admitted to bar, 1987, Quebec; 1991, Ontario. Education: McGill University (B.A., with joint honours in History and Political Sciences, 1982; B.C.L., 1986; LL.B., 1986). Member: Ontario, American and Canadian Bar Associations; Barreau du Québec. Practice Areas: Information Technology; E-Commerce; Mergers and Acquisitions; Partnership Law; Joint Ventures; Sports Law. Email: Andrew M. Cohen | | Magali Cournoyer-Proulx (Partner) admitted to bar, 1997, Quebec. Education: Université de Montréal (LL.B., 1995). Member: Barreau du Québec; Canadian Bar Association; Young Bar Association of Montreal. Practice Areas: Health Law; Human Rights; Privacy Law; Employment Litigation; Employment Standards; Labor Relations; Labor and Employment. Email: Magali Cournoyer-Proulx | | Corrado De Stefano (Partner) admitted to bar, 1987, Quebec. Education: McGill University (B.C.L./LL.B., 1986). Member: Barreau du Québec; Canadian Bar Association. Practice Areas: Collective Bargaining; Employee Benefits; Employment Compensation; Labor Arbitration; Human Rights; Privacy Law; Employment Litigation; Employment Standards; Labor Relations; Labour and Employment Law. Email: Corrado De Stefano | | Terry Didus (Partner) admitted to bar, 1980, Ontario; 1985, Quebec. Education: McGill University (B.A., 1974; B.C.L., 1978; LL.B., 1979). Member: Barreau du Québec; Canadian Bar Association; Law Society of Upper Canada (Member, Ontario Chapter). Practice Areas: Corporate; Mergers and Acquisitions; Venture Capital; Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations; Corporate Financial Services. Email: Terry Didus | | Nicola Di Iorio (Partner) admitted to bar, 1983, Quebec. Education: Université de Sherbrooke (LL.B., 1981); Columbia University (LL.M., 1983). Member: American and Canadian Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Federal and Provincial Labour and Employment Law; Collective Bargaining; Labor Arbitration; Human Rights; Privacy Law; Pensions; Employment Litigation; Employment Standards; Labor Relations. Email: Nicola Di Iorio | | Christophe De Koster (Partner) admitted to bar, 1994, Quebec. Education: Université de Montréal (LL.B., 1992); Université de Sherbrooke (M.Fisc., 1997). Member: Barreau du Québec; Canadian Bar Association. Practice Areas: Taxation; International Taxation; Energy Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations; Trusts and Estates. Email: Christophe De Koster | | Norman A. Dionne (Partner) admitted to bar, 1987, Quebec. Education: McGill University (B.A. in Industrial Relations, 1982; B.C.L., 1986; LL.B., 1986). Practice Areas: Labour and Employment Law; Collective Bargaining; Labor Arbitration; Human Rights; Judicial Review; Employment Litigation; Employment Standards; Labor Relations; Administrative Law; Constitutional Law. Email: Norman A. Dionne | | Étienne Dubreuil (Partner) admitted to bar, 1975, Quebec. Education: Université Laval (LL.L., 1973); Université de Montréal (LL.M., 1978). Member: American and Canadian Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Governance; Corporate Law; Information Technology; E-Commerce; Intellectual Property; Partnership Law; Joint Ventures; Broadcasting Law; Telecommunications Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations. Email: Étienne Dubreuil | | Ilan Dunsky (Partner) admitted to bar, 1994, Quebec; 1995, New York. Education: University of Toronto (B.A. (Honours), 1987); Dalhousie University (LL.B., Common Law, 1992); Université de Montréal (LL.B., 1993). Member: American Bar Association; Barreau du Québec; Canadian Bar Association; New York State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Natural Resources; Partnership Law; Joint Ventures; Venture Capital; Energy; Transportation; International Trade; Trade; International Law. Email: Ilan Dunsky | | Robert Dupont (Partner) admitted to bar, 1983, Quebec. Education: Université de Montréal (B.A., Industrial Relations, 1979; LL.B., 1982; LL.M., 1986). Member: Barreau du Québec; Canadian Bar Association. Practice Areas: Federal and Provincial Labour and Employment Law; Collective Bargaining; Employee Benefits; Employment Compensation; Labor Arbitration; Human Rights; Pay Equity; Privacy Law; Pensions; Employment Litigation; Employment Standards; Education Law; Labor Relations; Constitutional Law; Administrative Law. Email: Robert Dupont | | Ralph D. Farley (Partner) admitted to bar, 1972, Quebec. Education: Acadia University (B.Sc., 1967); McGill University (B.C.L., 1970). Member: Canadian Bar Association. Practice Areas: Federal and Provincial Labour and Employment Law; Collective Bargaining; Employee Benefits; Employment Compensation; Labor Arbitration; Human Rights; Immigration Law; Pay Equity; Privacy Law; Pensions; Employment Litigation. Email: Ralph D. Farley | | Patrick Ferland (Partner) admitted to bar, 2000, Quebec and New York; 2001, Massachusetts. Education: McGill University (B.C.L., LL.B., great distinction, 1998); London School of Economics and Political Science (M.Sc., Public Policy, with distinction, 2003). Member: Canadian Bar Association; Young Bar Association of Montreal. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Civil Litigation; International Arbitration; Administrative Law; Constitutional Law; Judicial Review; Litigation; Aboriginal Law; Class Actions. Email: Patrick Ferland | | Stéphane Fillion (Partner) admitted to bar, 1997, Quebec. Education: Université de Sherbrooke (LL.B., 1996). Member: Young Bar Association of Montreal. Practice Areas: Collective Bargaining; Employment Compensation; Employee Benefits; Labor Arbitration; Human Rights; Privacy Law; Pensions; Corporate Governance; Workers Compensation. Email: Stéphane Fillion | | Karine Fleury (Partner) admitted to bar, 1997, Quebec. Education: University de Montréal (LL.B., 1995). Member: Canadian Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Venture Capital; Intellectual Property; Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations. Email: Karine Fleury | | Simon Gagné (Partner) admitted to bar, 1996, Quebec. Education: Université Laval (LL.B., 1995). Member: Barreau du Québec; Canadian Bar Association. Practice Areas: Labor Arbitration; Health Law; Privacy Law. Email: Simon Gagné | | Serge Gaudet (Partner) admitted to bar, 1987, Quebec. Education: Université de Sherbrooke (LL.B., 1983); Université de Montréal (LL.M., 1994). Member: Barreau du Québec; Canadian Bar Association. Practice Areas: Pensions; Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Professional Liability. Email: Serge Gaudet | | Richard Gaudreault (Partner) admitted to bar, 1993, Quebec. Education: Université de Montréal (LL.B., 1992). Member: Canadian Bar Association. Practice Areas: Collective Bargaining; Employment Law; Labor Law. Email: Richard Gaudreault | | André P. Gauthier (Partner) admitted to bar, 1971, Quebec. Education: University of Ottawa (B.Sc.Soc., 1967; LL.L., 1970). Member: Barreau du Québec; Canadian Bar Association. Practice Areas: International Transactions; Tax Planning and Litigation; Corporate Reorganization; Mergers and Acquisitions; Finance; Securities; International Taxation; Trusts and Estates; Tax Incentives; Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations. Email: André P. Gauthier | | Joel H. Goldberg (Partner) admitted to bar, 1975, Quebec. Education: McGill University (B.A., 1968; B.C.L., 1973; M.A., 1974; LL.B., 1974). Member: Canadian Bar Association; American Bar Association; Inter-American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Real Estate; Construction Law. Email: Joel H. Goldberg | | Lucie Guimond (Partner) admitted to bar, 1989, Quebec. Education: Université de Montréal (LL.B., 1988). Member: Canadian Bar Association. Practice Areas: Labour and Employment; Occupational Health and Safety; Employment Standards; Labor Relations; Labor Arbitration; Collective Bargaining; Employment Litigation; Judicial Review; Human Rights; Privacy Law; Employment Compensation; Employee Benefits; Administrative Law; Constitutional Law. Email: Lucie Guimond | | Stephen D. Hart (Partner) admitted to bar, 1971, Quebec. Education: Concordia University (B.Adm., 1967); McGill University (B.C.L., 1970). Member: Barreau du Québec; Bar of Montreal; Canadian Bar Association. Practice Areas: International Taxation; Trusts and Estates; Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Law. Email: Stephen D. Hart | | Roy L. Heenan, O.C., Ad. E. (Partner) admitted to bar, 1961, Quebec. Education: Trinity College School, Port Hope, Ontario; McGill University (B.A., 1957); McGill University (B.C.L., 1960); Université de Montréal. Officer of Order of Canada, 1999. Board of Directors, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 1995—. Member: American, Canadian and International Bar Associations; Canadian Institute for the Administration of Justice; College of Labor and Employment Lawyers. Fellow, The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers, 1996—. Director, Canadian Institute for Advanced Legal Studies, 1997—. Co-Chair, International Labor Law Committee, Section of Labor and Employment Law, American Bar Association. Adjunct Professor of Labour Law, McGill University, Faculty of Law, 1972-1996. Lecturer, Université Laval, faculté de droit, 1979-1980; "Les problèmes juridiques portant sur le contenu des conventions collectives," 1978-1981; "Technological change and collective bargaining," 1984-1985, University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law; "Labour Arbitration," McGill Industrial Relations Centre, 1968-1972 and Queen's Industrial Relations Centre, 1972—. Member, Consultative Committee on Justice to the Québec Minister of Justice, 1976-1980. Selection of published articles: "Labour Law in the New Workplace," the Cambridge Lectures, 1989; "Effect of the Chapter on Employment: Affirmative Action in Hiring Practices in Canada," Meredith Memorial Lectures, McGill, Les Editions Yvon Blais, 1988; "Arbitrating Dismissals of Non-Union Employees: A Canadian Perspective," 13 Comparative Labor Law Journal 273, 1992; "Privatization, Outsourcing & Subcontracting," 1988; Proceedings of the National Academy of Arbitrators (BNA); "Droit de refus et retrait préventif," in Régimes de santé et sécurité et relations du travail, (Laval: P.U.L., 1984). Reported Cases: General Motors Ltd. v. Brunet (1977) 2 S.C.R. 577; Canada Labour Relations Board v. Paul L'Anglais Inc. (1983) 1 S.C.R. 147; S.E.P.Q.A. v. Canada Labour Relations Board and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (1984) 2 S.C.R. 412; Gendron v. Municipality of Baie James (1986) 1 S.C.R. 401; Canadian Broadcasting Corporation v. Canadian Labour Relations Board, (1985) S.C.R. Practice Areas: Human Rights; Labour Law; Employment Law; Administrative Law; Constitutional Law; Trusts and Estates. Email: Roy L. Heenan, O.C., Ad. E. | | Marie-Josée Hogue (Partner) admitted to bar, 1987, Quebec. Education: Université de Sherbrooke (LL.B., 1986). Member: Barreau du Québec; Canadian Bar Association. Practice Areas: Health Law; Judicial Review; Arbitration; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Commercial Litigation; Civil Litigation; Professional Liability; Class Actions; Shareholder Remedies. Email: Marie-Josée Hogue | | Tibor Holländer (Partner) admitted to bar, 1979, Quebec. Education: McGill University (B.A., 1974; LL.B., 1977; B.C.L., 1978). Member: Barreau du Québec; Canadian Bar Association. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Insolvency; Commercial Litigation; Civil Litigation; Shareholder Remedies; Health Care. Email: Tibor Holländer | | Louise Houle (Partner) admitted to bar, 1982, Quebec. Education: Université de Sherbrooke (LL.L., 1978; D.D.N., 1979); McGill University (LL.M., 1981). Member: Barreau du Québec; American, Canadian and International Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Securities; Finance; Venture Capital; Taxation; International Taxation; Trusts and Estates. Email: Louise Houle | | David Joanisse (Partner) admitted to bar, 1997, Quebec. Education: University of Ottawa (B.A., 1991; LL.B., 1995; LL.L., 1995). Member: Canadian Bar Association; Young Bar Association of Montreal. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation; Securities Litigation; Shareholder Remedies. Email: David Joanisse | | The Honourable Donald J. Johnston, P.C., O.C., Q.C. (Partner) born Ottawa, Ontario; admitted to bar, 1961, Quebec; 1984, Ontario. Education: McGill University (B.C.L., 1958; B.A., 1960); University of Grenoble. Gold Medallist. Author: "How to Survive Canada's Tax Chaos," Paperjacks Ltd., 1974; "Up the Hill," Optimum Publishing Ltd., 1986; "Lac Meech: Trudeau parle," Editor, 1989. Lecturer, Tax Law, McGill University Faculty of Law, 1964-1977. Member of Parliament for St-Henri-Westmount, 1978. President of the Treasury Board, 1980-1982. Minister of State for Economic and Regional Development and for Science and Technology, 1982-1984. Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, 1984. President of the Liberal Party of Canada, 1990-1994. Secretary General Designate, OECD, Paris, France, June 1, 1996. Practice Areas: International Trade; Corporate Governance; Government Relations; Government Procurement; International Taxation; Competition; Antitrust. Email: The Honourable Donald J. Johnston, P.C., O.C., Q.C. | | Manon Jolicoeur (Partner) admitted to bar, 1981, Quebec. Education: Université de Montréal (LL.L., 1980). Member: Barreau du Québec; Canadian Bar Association. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Corporate Law; Real Estate. Email: Manon Jolicoeur | | Bernard Jolin (Partner) admitted to bar, 1986, Quebec. Education: Université de Montréal (LL.B., 1985). Member: Barreau du Québec; Canadian Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Civil Litigation; Insolvency; Shareholder Remedies; Corporate Financial Services. Email: Bernard Jolin | | Danny J. Kaufer (Partner) admitted to bar, 1979, Quebec. Education: McGill University (B.C.L., 1977; LL.B., 1978). Member: American and Canadian Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Collective Bargaining; Labor Arbitration; Sports Law; Employment Litigation; Employment Standards; Labour and Employment Law. Email: Danny J. Kaufer | | Anny Lafrance (Partner) admitted to bar, 1999, Quebec. Education: Université de Sherbrooke (LL.B., 1998). Member: Barreau du Québec. Practice Areas: Labor Arbitration; Health Care; Workers Compensation; Privacy Law; Employment Litigation; Employment Standards. Email: Anny Lafrance | | Chantal Lamarche (Partner) admitted to bar, 1989, Quebec. Education: Université de Montréal (B.Sc., Industrial Relations, 1985; LL.B., 1988). Practice Areas: Labor Relations; Labor Arbitration; Labour and Employment Law; Employee Benefits; Employment Compensation; Human Rights; Privacy Law; Workers Compensation; Employment Litigation; Employment Standards. Email: Chantal Lamarche | | Élisabeth Laroche (Partner) admitted to bar, 1993, Quebec. Education: Université Laval (B.Sc., 1986; LL.B., 1992). Member: Barreau du Québec; Canadian Bar Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Insurance Litigation; Professional Liability. Email: Élisabeth Laroche | | Louis Leclerc (Partner) admitted to bar, 1982, Quebec. Education: Université du Québec à Montréal (B.A., 1973); Université de Montréal (B.Sc., Industrial Relations, 1975; M.Sc., Industrial Relations, 1978); McGill University (LL.B., 1981). Member: Barreau du Québec; Canadian Bar Association. Practice Areas: Labour Relations; Industrial Relations; Human Rights; Privacy Law; Judicial Review; Collective Bargaining; Labor Arbitration; Employment Standards. Email: Louis Leclerc | | Antoine Leduc (Partner) admitted to bar, 1998, Quebec. Education: McGill University (B.C.L./LL.B., 1996); Université de Montréal (LL.M., 2002). Member: Canadian Bar Association; INSOL International; Québec Society of Comparative Law; Young Bar Association of Montreal. Practice Areas: Insolvency; Bankruptcy; Structured Finance; Financial Restructuring; Lender Law; Securitization; Corporate Financial Services. Email: Antoine Leduc | | Francine Legault (Partner) admitted to bar, 1993, Quebec. Education: Université de Montréal (B.Sc., Nursing, 1985; LL.L., 1991). Member: Barreau du Québec; Canadian Bar Association. Practice Areas: Labor Arbitration; Occupational Health and Safety; Workers Compensation; Employment Standards; Labor Relations. Email: Francine Legault | | Eric M. Levy (Partner) admitted to bar, 1996, Quebec. Education: McGill University (B.C.L., 1995; LL.B., 1995). Member: American Bar Association; Canadian Bar Association. Practice Areas: Securities; Finance; Mergers and Acquisitions; Public Offerings; Private Placement; Venture Capital. Email: Eric M. Levy | | Mariella LoPapa (Partner) admitted to bar, 1996, Quebec. Education: Université de Montréal (LL.B., 1995). Member: Barreau du Québec; Canadian Bar Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate. Email: Mariella LoPapa | | Eric Maldoff, C.M. (Partner) admitted to bar, 1976, Quebec. Education: McGill University (B.A., 1971; B.C.L., 1974; LL.B., 1975). Member: Barreau du Québec; Canadian Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Corporate Governance; Partnership Law; Joint Ventures; Mergers and Acquisitions; Public Law; Regulatory Law; Aboriginal Law; Health Law; Administrative Law; Constitutional Law; Government Relations; Government Procurement. Email: Eric Maldoff, C.M. | | Auguste Masson (Partner) admitted to bar, 1984, Quebec. Education: Université de Montréal (LL.B., 1983). Member: Barreau du Québec; Canadian Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Partnership Law; Joint Ventures; Venture Capital. Email: Auguste Masson | | Bruce McNiven (Partner) admitted to bar, 1981, Quebec. Education: Queen's University (B.A., Hons., 1976); McGill University (B.C.L., 1979). Member: Barreau du Québec; American Bar Association; Canadian Bar Association. Practice Areas: Health Law; Corporate Law; Corporate Governance; Government Relations; Government Procurement; Information Technology; Electronic Commerce; Mergers and Acquisitions; Partnership Law; Joint Ventures; Public Law; Regulatory Law; Venture Capital. Email: Bruce McNiven | | Lise Morissette (Partner) admitted to bar, 1994, Quebec. Education: Université du Québec á Montréal (B.A., 1985); Université de Montréal (LL.B., 1992). Member: Barreau du Québec; Canadian Bar Association; Young Bar Association of Montreal. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Venture Capital; Corporate Financial Services. Email: Lise Morissette | | Gary D.D. Morrison (Partner) admitted to bar, 1978, Quebec. Education: McGill University (B.C.L., 1976; LL.B., 1978). Member: Barreau du Québec; American and Canadian Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Insurance Law; Intellectual Property; Judicial Review; Arbitration; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Class Actions; Construction Litigation; Insurance Litigation; Products Liability; Professional Liability; Shareholder Remedies. Email: Gary D.D. Morrison | | Claude Paquet (Partner) admitted to bar, 1989, Quebec. Education: Université de Montréal (M.Sc., 1985; LL.B., 1988). Member: Barreau du Québec; Canadian Bar Association. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Insolvency; Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Environmental Law; Shareholder Remedies; Corporate Financial Services. Email: Claude Paquet | | Nicolas Plourde (Partner) admitted to bar, 1993, Quebec. Education: Université de Montréal (LL.B., 1992). Member: Canadian Bar Association; Young Bar Association of Montreal. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Bankruptcy; Insolvency; Corporate Financial Services. Email: Nicolas Plourde | | Sylvain Poirier (Partner) admitted to bar, 1984, Quebec. Education: Université de Montréal (LL.B., 1983); Université de Sherbrooke (LL.M., 1993). Practice Areas: Labor Arbitration; Health Law; Human Rights; Labour Law; Employment Law. Email: Sylvain Poirier | | Normand Quesnel (Partner) admitted to bar, 1978, Quebec. Education: Université de Montréal (LL.L., 1977). Member: Canadian Bar Association. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Commercial Real Estate; Corporate Financial Services. Email: Normand Quesnel | | François A. Raymond (Partner) admitted to bar, 1987, Quebec; 1991, Ontario. Education: McGill University (B.C.L., 1986; LL.B., 1986). Member: Canadian Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Information Technology; Electronic Commerce; Intellectual Property; Advertising and Marketing; Joint Ventures; Partnership Law. Email: François A. Raymond | | Douglas C. Robertson (Partner) admitted to bar, 1963, Quebec. Education: McGill University (B.A., 1958; LL.B., 1962). Member: Barreau du Québec; Canadian Bar Association. Practice Areas: International Business Law; Antitrust; Competition; International Trade; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Structured Finance. Email: Douglas C. Robertson | | Karen M. Rogers (Partner) admitted to bar, 1988, Quebec. Education: Université Laval (LL.B., 1987). Member: Barreau du Québec; Canadian Bar Association. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Insolvency; Real Estate; Appellate Practice; Judicial Review; Arbitration; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation; Shareholder Remedies; Corporate Financial Services. Email: Karen M. Rogers | | Gary S. Rosen (Partner) admitted to bar, 1988, Quebec. Education: University of Ottawa (LL.B., cum laude, 1986; LL.L., 1987). Member: Barreau du Québec; American and Canadian Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labour and Employment; Collective Bargaining; Labor Arbitration; Human Rights; Pay Equity; Judicial Review; Appellate Practice; Class Actions; Bankruptcy; Insolvency. Email: Gary S. Rosen | | Michel Saint-Pierre (Partner) admitted to bar, 1974, Quebec. Education: Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf (B.A., 1963); Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales (B.Sc.Comm., 1968); Order of Chartered Accountants of Quebec (C.A., 1970); Université de Montréal (LL.L., 1973). Member: Quebec Bar Association; Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants; Canadian Tax Foundation; Ordre des Comptables Agréés du Québec. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Taxation; Mergers and Acquisitions; Trusts and Estates; Shareholder Disputes; Bankruptcy; Insolvency; Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations. Email: Michel Saint-Pierre | | Guy Sarault (Partner) admitted to bar, 1979, Quebec. Education: Université de Montréal (LL.L., 1978); London School of Economics and Political Science (LL.M., 1980). Practice Areas: Construction Law; Civil Litigation; Public Law; Regulatory Law; Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation; Energy; Libel, Slander and Defamation; Products Liability; Professional Liability. Email: Guy Sarault | | Chantal Sylvestre (Partner) admitted to bar, 2001, Quebec. Education: Université de Montréal (LL.B., 1995; LL.M., 1996). Member: Barreau du Québec; Canadian Bar Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Corporate Financial Services; Public-Private Partnerships; Infrastructure Development. Email: Chantal Sylvestre | | Michel E. Taillefer (Partner) admitted to bar, 1981, Quebec. Education: Ecole des Hautes Études Commerciales, Montréal (B.B.A., 1976); McGill University (LL.B., 1980). Member: Quebec and Canadian Bar Associations; Fondation du Barreau du Québec. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Employment Litigation; Bankruptcy; Insolvency; Employment Standards; Shareholders Rights; Shareholder Disputes; Professional Liability. Email: Michel E. Taillefer | | Suzanne Thibaudeau, Q.C. (Partner) admitted to bar, 1974, Quebec. Education: Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf, Montréal (B.A., 1968); McGill University (B.C.L., 1972). Member: Barreau du Québec; Canadian Bar Association. Practice Areas: Human Rights; Pay Equity; Employment Standards; Labor Relations; Constitutional Law; Administrative Law. Email: Suzanne Thibaudeau, Q.C. | | Manon Thivierge (Partner) admitted to bar, 1986, Quebec. Education: Université de Sherbrooke (LL.B., 1985). Member: Barreau du Québec; Canadian Bar Association. Practice Areas: Tax Litigation; International Taxation; Taxation; Estate Planning; Trusts and Estates; Tax Incentives. Email: Manon Thivierge | | Guy Tremblay (Partner) admitted to bar, 1972, Quebec. Education: Université Laval (B.A., 1967; LL.L., 1971). Member: Barreau du Québec (Quebec Bar Association); Canadian Bar Association; Ordre des conseillers en ressources humaines et en relations industrielles agréés du Québec. (Co-Managing Partner, Heenan Blaikie). Practice Areas: Collective Bargaining; Employee Benefits; Employment Compensation; Labor Arbitration; Human Rights; Pensions; Workers Compensation; Employment Litigation; Employment Standards; Labour Law; Labor Relations; Administrative Law; Constitutional Law; Labor (Labour) and Employment. Email: Guy Tremblay | | Maryse Tremblay (Partner) admitted to bar, 1992, Quebec. Education: University of Ottawa (B.A., Music, 1987; M.B.A.; LL.L., 1991). Member: Barreau du Québec; Canadian Bar Association. Practice Areas: Labor Arbitration; Human Rights; Privacy Law; Collective Bargaining; Labor Relations; Labour and Employment; Employment Standards; Arbitration; Alternative Dispute Resolution. Email: Maryse Tremblay | | Philippe Tremblay (Partner) admitted to bar, 1987, Quebec. Education: Université Laval (LL.B., 1986). Member: Canadian Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Civil Litigation; Construction Litigation; Professional Liability; Administrative Law; Constitutional Law. Email: Philippe Tremblay | | Pierre Trépanier (Partner) admitted to bar, 1971, Quebec. Education: Université Laval (B.A., 1966; LL.L., 1969). Member: Canadian and American (Management Member, International Labour Law Committee) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Collective Bargaining; Employee Benefits; Employment Compensation; Labor Arbitration; Human Rights; Occupational Health and Safety; Privacy Law; Workers Compensation; Employment Litigation; Employment Standards; Labor Relations. Email: Pierre Trépanier | | Jean Trudel (Partner) admitted to bar, 1971, Quebec. Education: Université Laval (B.A., 1966; LL.L., 1969). Member: Barreau du Québec; American and Canadian Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Governance; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Joint Ventures; Partnership Law; Finance; Securities; Venture Capital; Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations. Email: Jean Trudel | | Josée Vigeant (Partner) admitted to bar, 1984, Quebec. Education: University of Montreal (LL.B., 1983); CERAM Sophia Antipolis European School of Business (DESCAF, 1988); Université de Sherbrooke (B.Adm., 2001); Université de Sherbrooke (M.Fisc., 2004). Member: Barreau du Québec; Canadian Bar Association. Practice Areas: Tax Litigation; Taxation; International Taxation. Email: Josée Vigeant | | Neil Wiener (Partner) admitted to bar, 1981, Quebec; 1989, Ontario. Education: McGill University (B.A., 1976; B.C.L., 1990; LL.B., 1980). Practice Areas: Corporate Finance; Securities. Email: Neil Wiener | | Keith D. Wilson (Partner) admitted to bar, 1990, Quebec and New York; 1995, Ontario. Education: La Sorbonne (D.L.C.F., 1981); Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico City (1983); McGill University (B.A., 1984; B.C.L., 1988; LL.B., 1988). Member: Barreau du Québec; Law Society of Upper Canada (Member, Ontario Chapter); New York State, American, Canadian and International Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Insolvency; Mergers and Acquisitions; Joint Ventures; Partnership Law; Securitization; Structured Finance; Securities; Finance. | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
Toronto, Ontario Office: Telephone: 416-360-6336; e-mail: info@heenan.ca
Vancouver, British Columbia Office: Telephone: 604-669-0011; e-mail: info@heenan.ca
Québec, Québec Office: Heenan Blaikie Aubut forming part of Heenan Blaikie LLP, Telephone: 418-524-5131; e-mail: info@heenan.ca
Calgary, Alberta Office: Telephone: 403-232-8223; e-mail: info@heenan.ca
Sherbrooke, Québec Office: Telephone: 819-346-5058; e-mail: info@heenan.ca
Ottawa, Ontario Office: Telephone: 613-236-1668; e-mail: info@heenan.ca
Trois-Rivières, Québec Office: Telephone: 819-373-7000; e-mail: info@heenan.ca
Victoria, British Columbia Office: Telephone: 250-381-9321; e-mail: info@heenan.ca
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