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Lavery is a major full-service law firm of approximately 175 lawyers and the leading independent law firm in Quebec. Recently, some 35 lawyers specializing in business law, bankruptcy and insolvency, and commercial litigation joined the firm thereby further strengthening its business law practice and providing additional depth and expertise to service the needs of the business community.

The firm provides a comprehensive range of legal services to regional, national and multi-national corporations; financial institutions; and government departments, agencies, and Crown corporations. It also has an extensive practice in advising other Canadian and foreign law firms on matters of Quebec law.

Lavery has developed strong ties with law firms and other professional firms across Canada, the United States and worldwide, thereby enabling us to assist our clients to develop opportunities outside Quebec. The firm is a member of the World Services Group, a global non-profit association with membership by invitation only, consisting of large local, national and international professional services providers in over 120 countries.

The following is a brief description of the firm's main areas of practice:

Business Transactions

Lavery's extensive team of lawyers represents a broad range of clients doing business in Canada and abroad. These lawyers handle all types of transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, corporate finance, buy-outs, public-private partnership initiatives, and joint ventures, as well as due diligence reviews, corporate reorganizations, public and private financing transactions.

Class Action Defence

The firm's leading class action attorneys are involved in major class action litigation in Canada as well as in cross-border class action litigation. The firm has been involved in numerous high-profile cases in many different areas of practice.

Commercial Litigation

The firm's commercial litigation group is comprised of more than 40 highly dedicated and skilled lawyers handling a wide range of issues, including creditors' rights, banking and financial transactions, bankruptcy and insolvency, franchising, securities litigation, competition law, shareholders' remedies, and specialized remedies such as injunctions, seizures, etc.

Competition and Antitrust Law

The competition group provides assistance to the firm's clients in matters relating to mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures, and in proceedings involving the Competition Act and related criminal statutes and regulations.

Construction Law and Surety Bonds

Lavery is an acknowledged leader in this field, having represented clients in the construction industry for over 40 years. The firm's expertise encompasses every stage of a construction project, from the negotiating and drafting of construction and service contracts and the securing of financing, to project implementation and management and the negotiation of and realizing on security.

Corporate Governance

The firm has a senior team of lawyers with specific expertise in all corporate governance issues. Their services include conducting compliance audits and assessments of a client's current practices, recommending appropriate compliance initiatives, training of directors, and providing advice when outside assistance is required.

Environmental, Energy and Natural Resources Law

Lavery has one of Quebec's leading environmental law, resource development and land management practices. The firm's services include: obtaining environmental authorizations, representation in investigations and inspections by the various environmental authorities, and advising on the planning and implementation of large environmentally sensitive projects.

Financing and Financial Services

Lavery's financing team acts on behalf of both financial institutions and corporate borrowers in handling and implementing all forms of financial transactions and in developing financial services for financial institutions.

Government Affairs

The firm represents both public and private sector clients in policy, legislative and regulatory matters. The firm's lawyers are frequently mandated to draft legislation and regulations on behalf of regulatory authorities, and to make representations before various government agencies on behalf of corporate clients.

Health Law

Lavery is the preferred legal advisor to a number of healthcare institutions and healthcare professional bodies. The firm has broad expertise in such areas as the structuring, organizing and financing of healthcare systems, providing advice in respect of the administrative and legal framework governing the operation of healthcare institutions, negotiating and drafting R&D contracts for the healthcare industry, and healthcare litigation, including professional malpractice litigation.

Information and Privacy

Lavery is one of Quebec's leading law firms in matters of information and privacy law. Our clients include government and their departments, large corporations, media organizations and professional associations in respect of such matters as access to information, confidentiality issues, Charter rights, and defamation and slander.

Labour and Employment

Lavery has a team of some 30 lawyers in this area who have represented the interests of employers for more than 40 years, providing a full complement of services in labour and employment law, including negotiating collective agreements, strategic counseling, mediation, arbitration, and occupational health and safety.

Litigation

The firm has one of Quebec's leading civil litigation practices, with particular emphasis in areas such as insurance law, professional liability, defamation and product liability.

Municipal Affairs

The firm's lawyers act in a wide variety of municipal matters, including municipal administration, municipal powers and delegation of powers, drafting of bylaws and contracts, municipal services, expropriation, hiring and personnel management, calls for tenders, taxation, elections and referendums.

Real Estate Law

Lavery's real estate law group acts on behalf of national and international firms, financial institutions, corporations, government entities and educational institutions offering a full range of services in all transactions involving commercial and industrial real estate such as mergers and acquisitions, financing, and development and leasing of office, industrial, retail and multi-residential properties, including the development of various ownership structures for properties.

Securities Law

Lavery's team of experienced practitioners provides its clients, whether underwriters or issuers, with the full range of services in this area, including the listing of corporate securities on stock exchanges, handling and assisting with mergers, acquisitions, debt offerings, private placements and takeover bids, drafting and advising on stock option plans, initial public offerings, issuer bids, etc., and preparing shareholders' meetings.

Taxation

The firm's tax practitioners are particularly adept at working in multidisciplinary teams with lawyers in other practice areas to address taxation issues related to purchase and sale of businesses, corporate reorganizations, real estate transactions and other business transactions. Lavery also has an active tax advocacy and litigation practice, as well as a personal tax planning practice.

Technology, Entertainment, and Intellectual Property

Lavery provides a full range of services in these areas with a focus on protecting all forms of intellectual property. The firm's services include drafting and negotiating contracts involving technology transfers, information technology, software, R&D and biotechnology, as well as the specialized agreements and other legal documentation required in the motion picture and music industries.

Transportation Law

Our lawyers provide advice and guidance to marine, air, road and rail transportation companies. The firm's areas of expertise include insurance (liability, hull and cargo), recoveries, admiralty proceedings, maritime liens and realizing on security, transportation and affreightment contracts, purchase, sale and financing of ships and aircraft, and maritime mortgages and security interests.

For further information, please contact the partners listed above or visit our website at lavery.ca

Pooling the experience of over ninety-five years of practice, Lavery, de Billy serves local, Canadian and international clients from the private, public and parapublic sectors. The firm represents small and medium-sized businesses as well as national and multinational corporations.

Statement of Practice

General Practice including: Corporate and Commercial Law, Banking, Acquisitions and Reorganizations, Foreign Investment, Insurance and Litigation, Class Actions, Labour, Environment, Trade Law, Financing, Intellectual Property, Tax, Customs and Excise, Tariffs and Regulatory Proceedings, Administrative Law, Competition Policy, Entertainment Law, Divorce, Real Estate, Leasing, Securities, Pension Legislation, Bankruptcy and Insolvency, Municipal, Information Law, Constitutional Law, Research and Development, Transport/Maritime and Aviation, Family, Divorce, Personal and Estate Law, Criminal and Penal Law.

Address

1 Place Ville Marie, 40th Floor
Montreal, QU H3B 4M4, (Montreal Dist.)
Canada

Phone

Phone: 514-871-1522
Facsimile: 514-871-8977

Website

http://www.lavery.ca

Office Hours

Monday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM

Firm/Affiliate Offices

MANAGING PARTNER

Richard F. Dolan (Managing Partner) born Québec City, Quebec; admitted to bar, 1979, Quebec. Education: Queens University School of Business (B.Comm., 1974); McGill University (B.C.L., cum laude, 1977; LL.B., 1978). Partner and Member, 1986-1996, and Coordinator, Business Law Group. Member, Management Committee and Operations Review Committee, Senior Vice-President, Law and General Counsel, a leading international engineering and construction firm, 1996-2000. Member: Canadian Bar Association; Law Society of Upper Canada. Languages: English and French. Practice Areas: Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Business Law.Email: Richard F. Dolan

PARTNERS

Marie-Claude Armstrong (Partner) born Montréal, Quebec; admitted to bar, 1993, Quebec. Education: Université de Montréal (LL.B., 1992). Practice Areas: Family Law; Children; Wills; Trusts and Estates; Patrimony Protection and Transfer.Email: Marie-Claude Armstrong

Philippe Asselin (Partner) born Roberval, Quebec; admitted to bar, 2000, Quebec. Education: HEC Montréal (Master of Laws, Taxation, 1999); Université de Sherbrooke (LL.B., 2000). Philippe Asselin is a member of the Business Law Group and specializes in taxation law, especially corporate taxation (reorganizations, acquisitions and sales of businesses), estate planning, asset protection, application of special legislation, consumption taxes as well as various Canadian tax issues that may impact on non-resident individuals and corporation. Mr. Asselin is also regularly invited to give conferences on various tax-related subjects, including the transfer of family businesses, the protection of assets and the use of trusts for tax purposes. Mr. Asselin has given for several years a course on acquisitions and sales of businesses on behalf of the Fiscal and Financial Planning Association. Representative Work Major reorganizations in the natural resources sector for public corporations. Significant claims in respect of GST/QST on behalf of public corporations. Reorganizations and acquisitions and sales of businesses for private corporations. Creation of trusts for asset protection and income splitting purposes. Member: Canadian Tax Foundation; Fiscal and Financial Planning Association. Practice Areas: Business Taxation; Patrimony Protection and Transfer.Email: Philippe Asselin

Pierre-L. Baribeau (Partner) born Val D'Or, Quebec; admitted to bar, 1975, Quebec. Education: McGill University (B.C.L., 1974); HEC Montréal (D.S.A., 1979). Pierre-L. Baribeau acts as a strategic counsel to senior executives and boards of directors of both private and public corporations and organizations in Quebec and the other provinces. His practice includes providing legal advice on human resources management and negotiates collective agreements. Mr. Baribeau has authored many articles on labour law and health law. He co-authored the Guide des gestionnaires des accidents du travail [Industrial Accidents Management Guide]. Mr. Baribeau has been a guest lecturer for provincial and national organizations, including the Ordre des conseillers en ressources humaines et en relations industrielles agréés du Québec, the Société des médecins experts du Québec, the Association des médecins en milieu de travail, the Quebec Bar, The Canadian Institute, Insight, the Association des hôpitaux du Québec and the Chambre de commerce du Québec. The LEXPERT®/ American Lawyer Media Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada has been listing Mr. Baribeau's name since it began conducting its surveys. He was selected again in 2006 as among the experts in Canada and Quebec in the fields of employment law and labour law. He is also listed in The Canadian Legal LEXPERT® Directory in the fields of employment law and labour law. Member: International Bar Association; Canadian Association of Counsel to Employers; International Law Association; Quebec Society for Medicine and Law; International Society for Labour Law and Social Security; The Canadian Institute of Law and Medicine (Member, Executive Committee, Health Law). Practice Areas: Labor (Labour) and Employment; Human and Civil Rights; Hospital Law; Government.Email: Pierre-L. Baribeau

Jean Beauregard (Partner) born Montréal, Quebec; admitted to bar, 1982, Quebec. Education: Université de Montréal (B.Sc. Industrial Relations, 1974; LL.L., 1981). Practice Areas: Labor (Labour) and Employment.Email: Jean Beauregard

Anne Bélanger (Partner) born Montréal, Quebec; admitted to bar, 1987, Quebec. Education: Université Laval (LL.B., 1986). Languages: French and English. Practice Areas: Professional Liability; Products Liability; Health Law; Damage Insurance.Email: Anne Bélanger

Jean Bélanger (Partner) born Montréal, Quebec; admitted to bar, 1965, Quebec. Education: Université de Montréal (B.A., 1960); McGill University (B.C.L., 1964). Jean Bélanger is a member of the Insurance and Litigation Group with solid trial and appellate experience in civil and commercial litigation and special expertise in civil liability, surety and insurance issues. He is well versed in the regulatory provisions that apply to insurance and the distribution of financial products. Mr. Bélanger taught insurance law at McGill University's Faculty of Law from 1985 to 1994. He has also been a guest speaker at numerous conferences for various audiences. For example, since 1986 he has been presenting an annual review of Quebec damage insurance case law to the Quebec Insurance and Civil Litigation Section of the Canadian Bar Association. He was a member of the Québec Bar's task force that reviewed the draft insurance law provisions prior to the reform of the Civil Code of Québec and was named in the honour roll prepared by the Québec Bar in June 1993 to recognize the contributions of its members who participated in the reform of the Civil Code. Member: Quebec Bar (Member, Draft Insurance Law Review Task Force); Canadian Bar Association (Past President, Quebec Insurance and Civil Litigation Section). Practice Areas: Professional Liability; Products Liability; Damage Insurance; Life and Disability Insurance; Specialty Lines Insurance.Email: Jean Bélanger

Dominique Bélisle (Partner) admitted to bar, 1986, Quebec. Education: University of Montreal (LL.B., 1985). Dominique Bélisle practises in the fields of business financing and real estate. She is involved in business financing transactions made by way of traditional debt or subordinated debt and regularly represents lenders, syndicates of lenders, and borrowers. She also works on purchases and sales of real estate, commercial leases, the setting up of structures for holding rights in real estate, and partnership agreements. Combining her knowledge of financing and real estate, she has, over the years, developed a keen interest and particular expertise in project financing and transactions involving retirement residences, real estate investment trusts (REITs), securitized mortgage loans (CMBS), commercial condominiums, rights of superficies, emphyteutic rights, and projects held by public-private partnerships (PPP's). Member: Quebec Bar; Canadian Bar Association; Urban Development Institute; Association of Financial Women of Quebec. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Financing and Financial Services.Email: Dominique Bélisle

Ann Bigué (Partner) admitted to bar, 1975, Quebec. Education: Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf (B.A. 1971); Université de Montréal (LL.L., 1974); Dalhousie University (LL.B., 1979); University of Ottawa (LL.M., 1981). Listed: Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, Aboriginal Law; Best Lawyers in Canada, Regulatory Matters Relating to Energy; Women in the Lead Canadian Directory, 2006. Member: Quebec Bar; Canadian Bar Association (Member: National Council; Board of the Quebec Division; Fellow); Association Pipeline (Member, Board of Governors; Fellow); Association des diplômés de l'Université de Montréal (Member, Board of Directors; Fellow); U.S. Energy Bar Association (Fellow); Association de l'exploration minière du Québec; Canadian Aboriginal Minerals Association (Fellow); Association Québécoise pour l'évaluation d'impacts (Fellow). Fellow: Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Energy; Natural Resources; Aboriginal Law.Email: Ann Bigué

Yvan Biron (Partner) born East Angus, Quebec; admitted to bar, 1985, Quebec. Education: Université de Sherbrooke (LL.B., 1984). Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Natural Resources; Energy; Agricultural Zoning; Land Use; Government.Email: Yvan Biron

Michel Blouin (Partner) born Québec City, Quebec; admitted to bar, 1965, Quebec. Education: Collège des Jésuites (B.A., 1960); Université Laval (LL.L., 1964); University of Toronto (LL.M., 1969). Listed, The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory. Honorary Consul of Denmark for Quebec. Director and Special Secretary, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. Member: Quebec Bar; Canadian Bar Association. Practice Areas: Securities.Email: Michel Blouin

Sylvie Boulanger (Partner) admitted to bar, 1992, Quebec. Education: University of Montreal (LL.B., 1991). Member: Quebec Bar; Canadian Bar Association. Practice Areas: Professional Liability; Litigation; Products Liability; Real Estate; Patrimony Protection and Transfer.Email: Sylvie Boulanger

Pierre Bourque, Q.C. (Partner) admitted to bar, 1953, Quebec. Education: McGill University (LL.B., 1952). Listed: Canadian Lexpert Directory, Commercial Litigation; The Best Lawyers in Canada, Corporate and Commercial Litigation and Directors' and Officers' Liability. President, Montreal Bar, 1977-1978. Member: Canadian Bar Association. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Professional Liability; Litigation; Class Actions.Email: Pierre Bourque, Q.C.

Serge Bourque (Partner) born Malartic, Quebec; admitted to bar, 1962, Quebec. Education: University of Ottawa (B.A., 1958; LL.L., 1961; D.E.S., 1962); University of Caen, France (Doctorate Studies in Economics Science). Co-Author: "La Nouvelle Loi Sur La Concurrence," 1989; "Loi Sur La Concurrence Annotée," 2000; "Manuel De Droit De La Concurrence," Les Éditions Yvon Blais Inc., 2004. Visiting Professor: Business Law, University of Ottawa, 1974-1986; International Commercial Law and Competition Law, University of Ottawa, 2003. Director, Corporate Directorate in Ottawa. Executive Secretary, Royal Commission of Inquiry on Corporate Mergers. Legal Counsel, Caisse de Dépôt et Placement du Québec. Member: Board of Directors, Railwel Industries Inc.; Campaign Office, Law Faculty of the University of Ottawa. Assistant Secretary: Insul-8 Canada Inc.; ITT Canada Ltd.; ITT Industries of Canada Ltd. Member: Canadian and American Bar Associations; Association Henri Capitant; Canadian Corporate Counsel Association. Practice Areas: Antitrust and Trade Regulation; Corporate Law; Business Transactions; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Serge Bourque

René Branchaud (Partner) born Grand'Mère, Quebec; admitted to bar, 1983, Quebec. Education: Université Laval (LL.B., 1982). Member, Réseau Capital. Member: Canadian Bar Association. Practice Areas: Securities; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Company Law.Email: René Branchaud

Richard Burgos (Partner) born Montréal, Quebec; admitted to bar, 1986, Quebec. Education: Université de Montréal (LL.B., 1985); London School of Economics (LL.M., 1988). Former Lecturer, Business Law, Concordia University. Member, Business Law Group. Member: Canadian Bar Association; Urban Development Institute; Réseau Capital. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Real Estate; Finance; Leases and Leasing; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Richard Burgos

Marie-Claude Cantin (Partner) born Quebec; admitted to bar, 1990, Quebec. Education: Université Laval (LL.B., 1990). Member, Firm's Litigation Group. Member: Canadian Bar Association (Member, Executive Committee, Insurance Law and Civil Litigation Section); Association of Defense Trial Attorneys; Young Bar Association of Montreal (Member, Board of Directors, 1992-1993). Practice Areas: Construction Law; Professional Liability; Damage Insurance.Email: Marie-Claude Cantin

Paul Cartier (Partner) born Montréal, Quebec; admitted to bar, 1971, Quebec. Education: Collège St-Ignace and Collège Sainte-Marie (B.A., 1967); Université de Montréal (LL.L., 1970). Listed, Recommended Leading Practitioners, The Canadian Legal LEXPERT, Directory for Commercial Insurance, Directors and Officers Liability and Product Liability. Speaker, Insurance Issues in Commercial Leases Presentation, Real Estate Section, Canadian Bar Association. Represented major Canadian corporations in the Petroleum and Pulp and Paper Industries. Member: Quebec (Member: Petition Committee; Indemnification Fund Committee) and Canadian Bar Associations; Insurance Institute of Canada. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Damage Insurance.Email: Paul Cartier

Louise Cérat (Partner) born Montréal, Quebec; admitted to bar, 1980, Quebec. Education: Université de Sherbrooke (LL.L., 1979). Practice Areas: Insurance; Professional Liability; Products Liability; Litigation.Email: Louise Cérat

André Champagne (Partner) born Montréal, Quebec; admitted to bar, 1973, Quebec. Education: McGill University (B.C.L., 1971). Member, Business Law Group, Montreal. Member: Canadian Bar Association; International Society of Barristers (Fellow). Special Agencies: Governor of the Quebec Bar Foundation, 2004 to 2007; Director of several private companies; Secretary of the Board of Directors of La Maison Jean Lapointe; Member of Quebec Bar committees (committee on multidisciplinarity between lawyers and accountants, indemnity fund committee); Urban Development Committee of the Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montreal; Legal counsel and member of the Association Les Anciens Canadiens de Montréal. Practice Areas: Business Transactions / Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: André Champagne

Louis Charette (Partner) born Hull, Quebec; admitted to bar, 1995, Quebec; 1998, Law Society of Upper Canada. Education: University of Western Ontario (B.A., 1990); McGill University (B.C.L., 1994; LL.B., 1994). Lecturer, Civil Procedure, McGill University Faculty of Law. Member, Board of Directors, Les Violons du Roy. Member: Canadian Bar Association (Quebec Branch Representative, National Council; Member, National Committee on Ethics and Professional Issues; President, 2001-2002 and Member, 1998-2003, Executive Committee, Young Lawyers' Conference); Law Society of Upper Canada; Canadian Defence Lawyers. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Insurance; Professional Liability; Transportation Law; Class Actions.Email: Louis Charette

Catherine Conides (Partner) admitted to bar, 1988, Quebec. Education: Concordia University (B. Com., 1983); University of Ottawa (LL.L.; LL.B., 1987). Member: Business Law Group; Direct Sellers Association of Canada, 1993—; Board of Directors, Direct Selling Education Foundation, 1999—. Secretary of the Board, Montreal Bar, 1995-1996. Member: Canadian Bar Association (Member, Board of Directors, Quebec Division, 1995-1996); Association des Femmes en Finances du Québec. Practice Areas: Business Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Technology Law; Entertainment and Intellectual Property. .Email: Catherine Conides

Gérard Coulombe, Q.C. (Partner) admitted to bar, 1969, Quebec. Education: University of Montreal (B.A., cum laude, 1965); University of Ottawa (LL.L., 1968; Certificate in Political Science, 1968); Oxford University (Post Graduate Studies, 1971). Rhodes Scholar, Quebec. Listed: The Canadian Lexpert Directory, Banking Matters, Corporate Financing and Securities, Corporate and Commercial Law and Mergers and Acquisitions; The Best Lawyers in Canada, Corporate Law. Special Advisor to the Minister of Finance, Canada, 1972-1977. Canada's Representative on Working Party No. 1, Committee on Fiscal Affairs, Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, Paris. Queen's Counsel, 1992. Member, Board of Directors: National Bank of Canada; National Bank Life Insurance Company; National Bank Trust Inc.; Cominar Real Estate Investment Trust. Vice-Chairman, Board of Directors, Canadian International Organ Competition, 2007—. Chairman, Board of Directors, I Musici Montreal Chamber Orchestra, 2005—. Governor, Canadian Tax Foundation, 1983-1987. Member: Canadian Bar Association; Canadian Tax Foundation; International Fiscal Association (Member, Board of Directors, Canadian Section, 1981-1989); Fiscal and Financial Planning Association (Member, Board of Directors, Quebec Section, 1983-1987); Québec Bar (Member, Ethics Committee, 2003—). Practice Areas: Business Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Finance; Securities.Email: Gérard Coulombe, Q.C.

C. François Couture (Partner) admitted to bar, 1970, Quebec. Education: McGill University (LL.B., 1969). Member: Canadian and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Professional Liability; Litigation; Class Actions; Products Liability.Email: C. François Couture

Eugene Czolij (Partner) admitted to bar, 1982, Quebec. Education: University of Montreal (LL.L., 1981). President, Ukrainian World Congress. Member: Canadian Bar Association. Practice Areas: Class Actions; Litigation.Email: Eugene Czolij

Daniel Alain Dagenais (Partner) born Montréal, Quebec; admitted to bar, 1979, Quebec. Education: Université de Montréal (LL.M., 1980); Université de Montréal (LL.L., 1977); HEC Montréal (B.B.A., 1974). Member: Canadian Bar Association (Member, Executive Committe, Sections on: Construction; Insurance; Alternative Dispute Resolution); International Building Council (Member, Insurance and Liability Section); Association Henri Capitant (Member, Quebec Chapter). Practice Areas: Professional Liability; Insurance; Construction Law; Life and Disability Insurance.Email: Daniel Alain Dagenais

Pierre Denis (Partner) born Sherbrooke, Quebec; admitted to bar, 1983, Quebec. Education: Université de Sherbrooke (LL.B., 1982). Member, Financial Services and Creditors' Right Team. Listed, The Canadian Legal LEXPERT Directory, Asset/Equipment Finance and Leasing. Member: Canadian Bar Association. Practice Areas: Finance; Real Estate.Email: Pierre Denis

Jean-Sébastien Desroches (Partner) admitted to bar, 2000, Quebec. Education: Université Laval (LL.M. in Business Law, 2000); Canadian Securities Institute (Canadian Securities Course, 1999); Canadian Securities Institute (Derivatives Fundamentals Course, 1999); Université de Montréal (LL.B., 1997); Université de Nice, France (European Union Law, 1996); Université de Montréal (Certificate in Political Science, 1994). Member: Canadian Bar Association; Jeune Chambre de Commerce de Montréal. Practice Areas: Business Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures.Email: Jean-Sébastien Desroches

Michel Desrosiers (Partner) born Montréal, Quebec; admitted to bar, 1982, Québec. Education: Université de Sherbrooke (LL.B., 1981). Practice Areas: Labor (Labour) and Employment.Email: Michel Desrosiers

Raymond Doray, Ad.E. (Partner) born Montréal, Quebec; admitted to bar, 1982, Quebec. Education: Université de Montréal (LL.L., 1980); University of Ottawa (D.E.S., 1984, Legislative drafting and interpretation); London School of Economics (LL.M., public law, 1987). Practice Areas: Information and Privacy; Governmental Affairs.Email: Raymond Doray, Ad.E.

Georges Dubé (Partner) born Québec City, Quebec; admitted to bar, 1964, Quebec. Education: Université Laval (LL.L., 1963); Université Laval (B.A., 1960); Université Laval (B.Ph., 1960). Vice-President, General Counsel and Secretary, Ashland Oil Canada Limited, Toronto. Director, Legal Affairs and Secretary, Suncor Inc. Vice-President, General Counsel, Secretary and Member, Management Committee, NOVA Corporation, Calgary. Member: Canadian Bar Association; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Securities.Email: Georges Dubé

Josée Dumoulin (Partner) admitted to bar, 1992, Quebec Bar. Education: Universite de Montréal (LL.B., 1990). Since 1997, Josée Dumoulin's practice has been focused exclusively on pension and benefits law. She advises employers and pension fund managers on all legal issues in this area, including pension plan administration, statutory compliance, changes to benefit plans, pension plan splits and mergers, contribution holidays, use of surplus assets, retirees' rights, and changes to post-retirement benefits. She also represents clients before the courts, specialized arbitrators and the Tribunal administratif du Quebec in litigation involving her area of specialty. In addition, Ms. Dumoulin works closely with members of the firm's Business Law Group on the pension and benefits aspects involved in various corporate transactions. Member: Canadian Bar Association; Canadian Pension & Benefits Institute (CPBI); Association of Canadian Pension Management (ACPM).Email: Josée Dumoulin

David M. Eramian (Partner) born Montréal, Quebec; admitted to bar, 1978, Quebec; 1985, Ontario. Education: McGill University (B.C.L., 1976; LL.B., 1977). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Business Transactions; Mergers and Acquisitions; Technology.Email: David M. Eramian

Jocelyne Forget (Partner) born Saint-Jovite, Quebec; admitted to bar, 1980, Quebec. Education: Université de Montréal (LL.L., 1979). Keynote Speaker and Lecturer, Health and Social Services: Association des Hôpitaux du Québec (Association Québécoise d'Établissements de Santé et de Services Sociaux); Quebec Bar. Member: Health Law Team; Federation of Medical Specialists of Quebec, 1980. Member: Canadian Bar Association (Member, Health Law Section); American Society of Law and Medicine. Practice Areas: Health and Social Law; Labour Law.Email: Jocelyne Forget

Philippe Frère (Partner) born Sorel, Quebec; admitted to bar, 1984, Quebec. Education: Université de Montréal (LL.B., 1983). Member: American Society for Pharmacy Law; Medical and Law Society of Quebec. Member: Canadian Bar Association. Practice Areas: Labour and Employment.Email: Philippe Frère

Jocelyne Gagné (Partner) admitted to bar, 1990, Quebec. Education: Université du Québec à Montréal; University of Montreal (LL.B., 1989). Member: Canadian Bar Association. Practice Areas: Professional Liability; Construction Law; Litigation; Technology Law; Real Estate; Surety Bonds; Entertainment Law; Intellectual Property.Email: Jocelyne Gagné

Marie-Andrée Gagnon (Partner) born Quebec City, Quebec; admitted to bar, 2005, Quebec. Education: Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (B.A.C.C., 2001); Université de Sherbrooke (B.A.C.C., 2004). Practice Areas: Insurance; Health Law; Professional Liability; Life Insurance.Email: Marie-Andrée Gagnon

Nicolas Gagnon (Partner) born Montréal, Quebec; admitted to bar, 1990, Quebec. Education: Université de Montréal (LL.B., 1989). Practice Areas: Fidelity and Surety; Construction Law; Commercial Litigation.Email: Nicolas Gagnon

Rémi Gagnon (Partner) admitted to bar, 1976, Quebec. Education: University of Montreal (LL.L., 1975). Member: Canadian Bar Association. Practice Areas: Business Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Real Estate.Email: Rémi Gagnon

Michèle Gamache (Partner) admitted to bar, 1977, Québec. Education: Université Laval (LL.B., 1975); Université de Montréal (LL.M., 1985). Languages: French and English. Practice Areas: Securities Offerings; Initial Public Offerings.Email: Michèle Gamache

Brigitte M. Gauthier (Partner) admitted to bar, 1997, Quebec. Education: University of Montreal (LL.B., 1995). Member: Canadian Bar Association. Practice Areas: Finance.Email: Brigitte M. Gauthier

Michel Gélinas (Partner) born Montréal, Quebec; admitted to bar, 1977, Quebec. Education: Université de Montréal (LL.L., 1976). Practice Areas: Labor (Labour) and Employment; Administrative Law.Email: Michel Gélinas

Marie-Andrée Gravel (Partner) born Québec City, Quebec; admitted to bar, 1984, Quebec. Education: University of Ottawa (LL.L., 1983). Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Contracts; Corporate Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures.Email: Marie-Andrée Gravel

Julie Grondin (Partner) born Montréal, Quebec; admitted to bar, 2003, Quebec. Education: Université de Montréal (2002). Languages: French. Practice Areas: Civil Law; Insurance; Contracts; Civil Litigation.Email: Julie Grondin

Benjamin David Gross (Partner) born Montréal, Quebec; admitted to bar, 2001, Quebec. Education: McGill University (B.Com; B.C.L./LL.B.). Practice Areas: Finance; Banks and Banking; Corporate Law; Intellectual Property; Consumer Law.Email: Benjamin David Gross

Caroline Harnois (Partner) admitted to bar, 2002, Quebec. Education: University of Montreal (LL.B., 2000). Member: Canadian Bar Association; Association des avocats et avocates en droit familial du Québec; Young Bar Association of Montreal. Practice Areas: Family Law; Personal and Estate Law; Patrimony Protection and Transfer.Email: Caroline Harnois

Philip Hazeltine (Partner) admitted to bar, 2007, Quebec. Education: Université de Sherbrooke (LL.B., 2005). Practice Areas: Taxation; Trusts and Estates Taxation.Email: Philip Hazeltine

Jean Hébert (Partner) born Montréal, Quebec; admitted to bar, 1974, Quebec. Education: Université de Montréal (B.A., 1968); Université D'Aix-en-Provence (D.U.E.L., 1969); Université de Sherbrooke (LL.L., 1972). Practice Areas: Litigation; Commercial Insurance; Construction Law; Professional Liability.Email: Jean Hébert

Richard A. Hinse (Partner) born Montréal, Quebec; admitted to bar, 1975, Quebec. Education: McGill University (B.C.L., 1974). Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Debtor and Creditor; Bankruptcy; Real Estate; Franchises and Franchising.Email: Richard A. Hinse

Jean-François Hotte (Partner) born Ottawa, Ontario; admitted to bar, 1981, Quebec. Education: University of Ottawa (B.Sc., 1977; LL.L., 1980). Practice Areas: Labor (Labour) and Employment; Administrative Law.Email: Jean-François Hotte

Édith Jacques (Partner) admitted to bar, 1995, Quebec. Education: Laval University (LL.B., 1994; Major in Administration, 1998). Twice Named Honour Role, Laval University. Member: Canadian Bar Association; Association de planification financière et fiscale du Québec. Practice Areas: Business Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Finance; Technology Law; Entertainment and Intellectual Property.Email: Édith Jacques

Pierre Jauvin (Partner) admitted to bar, 1986, Quebec. Education: University of Ottawa (LL.L., magna cum laude, 1984). Member: Canadian Bar Association; Fondation du Barreau du Québec (Governor). Practice Areas: Business Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Labor (Labour) and Employment; Competition; Antitrust; Corporate Governance.Email: Pierre Jauvin

Odette Jobin-Laberge (Partner) born Montréal, Quebec; admitted to bar, 1981, Quebec. Education: Université de Montréal (LL.L., 1980). Practice Areas: Insurance; Appellate Practice; Professional Liability; Litigation.Email: Odette Jobin-Laberge

Chantal Joubert (Partner) admitted to bar, 1989, Quebec. Education: Université du Québec à Montréal (B.A., 1985); University of Montreal (LL.B., 1988); Canadian Securities Institute (Securities Business Course, 1988). Member: Canadian Bar Association (Member, Business Law Section); Regroupement des chefs d'entreprise. Practice Areas: Business Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Securities; Real Estate.Email: Chantal Joubert

Nicolas Joubert (Partner) born Trois-Rivières, Quebec; admitted to bar, 2005, Quebec. Education: McGill University (B.C.L., 2004; LL.B., 2004). Practice Areas: Labor (Labour) and Employment.Email: Nicolas Joubert

Bernard Larocque (Partner) born Québec City, Quebec; admitted to bar, 1995, Quebec. Education: Université Laval (LL.B., 1994). Member: Quebec Bar Association; Young Bar Association of Montreal. Languages: French and English. Practice Areas: Insurance Litigation; Civil Litigation; Construction Litigation.Email: Bernard Larocque

Louis-Philippe La Rocque (Partner) admitted to bar, 2008, Quebec. Education: McGill University (B.E., 2003); Université de Montréal (LL.B., 2006). Member: Young Bar Association of Montreal. Practice Areas: Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Business Transactions.Email: Louis-Philippe La Rocque

André Laurin (Partner) born Montréal, Quebec; admitted to bar, 1971, Quebec. Education: Collège St-Ignace (B.A., 1966); Université de Montréal (LL.L., 1969). Practice Areas: Business Law; Commercial Law.Email: André Laurin

Guy Lavoie (Partner) admitted to bar, 1986, Quebec. Education: Université de Sherbrooke (LL.B., 1985). Mr. Lavoie has been listed as a "recommended" lawyer in the Labour and Employee Benefits Handbook published by the Practical Law Company, London, UK. Member: Canadian Bar Association; Ordre des conseillers en relations industrielles agréés du Québec; Canadian Association of Counsel to Employers. Languages: English and French. Practice Areas: Labour; Employment; Workers Compensation.Email: Guy Lavoie

Louis-André Leclerc (Partner) born Montréal, Quebec; admitted to bar, 1975, Quebec. Education: McGill University (B.C.L., 1974). Languages: French and English. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Energy Law.Email: Louis-André Leclerc

Jean Legault (Partner) admitted to bar, 1992, Quebec. Education: University of Ottawa (LL.L., 1991). Member: Canadian Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation.Email: Jean Legault

Guy Lemay (Partner) born Montréal, Quebec; admitted to bar, 1966, Quebec. Education: Université de Montréal (LL.L., 1965). Practice Areas: Class Actions; Commercial Litigation; Employment Litigation; Employee Benefits and Pensions; Administrative Law.Email: Guy Lemay

Marc A. Léonard (Partner) admitted to bar, 1969, Quebec. Education: University of Montreal (LL.L., 1968); York University (M.B.A., 1971). Member: Canadian Bar Association; Association of MBAs of Quebec. Practice Areas: Business Transactions; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Marc A. Léonard

Jean-François Lepage (Partner) born Greenfield Park, Quebec; admitted to bar, 1998, Quebec. Education: Hautes Études commerciales (B.A.A., 1992); Université de Montréal (M.Sc. Adm., Santé, 1994); Université de Sherbrooke (LL.B., 1997; L.L.M., 2000);. Languages: French and English. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Medical Malpractice; Health Care; Insurance; General Liability; Professional Liability; Disciplinary Matter.Email: Jean-François Lepage

Pierre M. Lepage (Partner) admitted to bar, 1976, Quebec. Education: University de Montreal (LL.B., 1975). Member: Canadian Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation.Email: Pierre M. Lepage

Carl Lessard (Partner) born Montréal, Quebec; admitted to bar, 1988, Quebec. Education: McGill University (B.A., Political Sciences, 1983); California State University, Long Beach (Political Sciences); University of Ottawa (LL.L., 1987). Practice Areas: Labor (Labour) and Employment.Email: Carl Lessard

Josiane L'Heureux (Partner) born 1974; admitted to bar, 1998, Quebec. Education: Université de Sherbrooke (1997). Member: Canadian Bar Association. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Labour Law; Employment Law; Collective Bargaining; Industrial Relations; Employment Standards.Email: Josiane L'Heureux

Catherine H. Maheu (Partner) born Montréal, Quebec; admitted to bar, 1994, Quebec. Education: McGill University (LL.B., Common Law, 1993, B.C.L. Civil Law, 1993); Columbia University, N. Y. (Masters Program). Catherine Maheu has been practicing for more than 12 years in the labour and employment law fields serving many employers in both the public and private sectors. Her specialties include, among others, negotiating and drafting collective agreements, arbitration of grievances, the application of labour standards and the drafting of individual employment contracts. She has also developed an interest in issues relating to pension plans. In collaboration with the firm's Business Law Group, she has developed a strong expertise in advising clients as to the labour and employment law and pensions law aspects of mergers and acquisitions. Perfectly bilingual, she has received many awards and academic distinctions during her studies. Practice Areas: Labor (Labour) and Employment; Pensions.Email: Catherine H. Maheu

François Martel (Partner) admitted to bar, 1997, Quebec. Education: Université du Québec à Montréal (B.A.A., in Administration and Finance, 1992); University of Montreal (LL.B., 1996). Member: Canadian Bar Association; Young Bar Association of Montreal; Réseau gestion Université du Québec à Montréal. Practice Areas: Business Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Real Estate; Financing and Financial Services.Email: François Martel

Jean Martel (Partner) born Québec City, Quebec; admitted to bar, 1976, Quebec. Education: Université Laval (BL.L., 1975). Languages: French and English. Practice Areas: Securities Regulation; Financial Institutions Law; Financial Services Law; Corporate Finance; International Finance.Email: Jean Martel

Robert W. Mason (Partner) born Montréal, Quebec; admitted to bar, 1965, Quebec. Education: Loyola College (B.A., 1961); McGill University (B.C.L., 1964). Member: American Bar Association (Associate); American College of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Commercial Insurance Defense; Insurance Coverage; Subrogation; Directors and Officers Errors and Omissions; Municipal Liability.Email: Robert W. Mason

Nicole Messier (Partner) born Montréal, Quebec; admitted to bar, 1991, Québec. Education: Université de Montréal (1991). Languages: French and English. Practice Areas: Real Property; Real Estate Contracts; Land Title Law; Easements; Inheritance Law.Email: Nicole Messier

Benoit Vincent Morel (Partner) admitted to bar, 1995, Quebec. Education: McGill University (B.Com., Commerce, 1990; B.C.L., 1994; LL.B., 1994; M.B.A., 1999). Member: Association of MBAs of Quebec (President, 2004-2005; Member, Board of Directors). Practice Areas: Business Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Securities; Financing and Financial Services.Email: Benoit Vincent Morel

Philip Nolan (Partner) born Montréal, Quebec; admitted to bar, 1989, Quebec. Education: University of Western Ontario (B.A., 1984); Université de Montréal (LL.B., 1988). Practice Areas: Taxation.Email: Philip Nolan

Jacques Nols (Partner) born Montréal, Quebec; admitted to bar, 1967, Quebec. Education: Université de Montréal (B.A., 1963; LL.L., 1967). Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Hospital Liability; Professional Discipline; Professional Liability; Products Liability.Email: Jacques Nols

J. Vincent O'Donnell, Q.C. (Partner) born Montréal, Quebec; admitted to bar, 1956, Quebec. Education: Loyola College (B.A., 1952); McGill University (B.C.L., 1955); Université de Montréal; Université de Paris. Named, Queen's Counsel, 1972. Recipient, Quebec Bar Medal, 1999. Listed: LEXPERT, American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada, Commercial Insurance Litigation, Corporate Commercial Litigation and Product Liability; The Canadian Legal, Litigation - Class Action, Litigation - Corporate Commercial, Litigation - Commercial Insurance, Personal Injury, Directors and Officers Liability, Litigation - Securities, Product Liability and Professional Liability. Advocatus Emerictus (Ad.E.). President, Judges Remuneration Review Committee, Court of Québec, 2001-2004. President, Bar of Montreal, 1984-1985. Member, General Council and the Administrative Committee, Bar of Quebec, 1983-1985. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. Member: Canadian Bar Association (Member, Supreme Court of Canada Liaison Committee, 1990-1998); International Association of Defense Counsel (Member, Executive Committee, 1983-1986); Federation of Insurance and Corporate Counsel; American Bar Association (Member, Tort and Insurance Practice Section). Fellow: International Academy of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Class Actions Defense; Commercial Law; Complex Commercial Litigation; Professional Liability; Insurance; Governmental Affaires; Products Liability.Email: J. Vincent O'Donnell, Q.C.

André Paquette (Partner) born Montréal, Quebec; admitted to bar, 1990, Quebec. Education: Collège André-Grasset (D.E.C., 1985); McGill University (B.C.L., LL.B., 1989). Practice Areas: Commercial Contracts; Corporate Commercial Law.Email: André Paquette

Francois Parent (Partner) admitted to bar, 1996, Quebec. Education: Universite de Sherbrooke (LL.B., 1995). François Parent has been practising in the area of pension and benefits law since 2001. His practice focuses on the various legal issues arising in this field, such as pension plan administration, statutory compliance and pension plan termination, and issues relating to surplus assets and their use. He represents clients before the courts in litigious matters in this field, and also works in conjunction with members of the firm's Business Law Group on all pension and benefits issues in mergers and acquisitions. In addition, Mr. Parent has extensive experience in drawing up and implementing retirement compensation arrangements.

Articles and presentations

· Liquidation des régimes partiellement capitalisés - Régimes de retraite: droit et contestation, Federated Press, September 10, 2009

· Les régimes de retraite dans un contexte d'insolvabilité ou de faillite - Insolvabilité et restructuration commerciale, Insight Information Co., April 20, 2009

· Les régimes de retraite et avantages sociaux dans un contexte transactionnel, Camp d'entraînement sur les conventions d'affaires, Canadian Institute, January 29, 2009

· IPEBLA Comparative Survey Project (Review of the current situation in Canadian pension law), IPEBLA Journal, September 2008

· Quebec Legal Update (Quebec - recent changes in pension law), 2008 Pensions Summit: Securing the Future, Conference Board of Canada, April 28, 2008. Practice Areas: Labor (Labour) and Employment.Email: Francois Parent

Luc Pariseau (Partner) born Bromont, Quebec; admitted to bar, 1989, Quebec. Education: Université de Sherbrooke (LL.B., 1986; M.Fisc., 1989). Languages: French and English. Practice Areas: Taxation.Email: Luc Pariseau

François Parizeau (Partner) admitted to bar, 1993, Quebec. Education: HEC Montreal (B.B.A., 1988); University of Montreal (LL.B., 1992). François Parizeau practises primarily in the fields of commercial litigation and bankruptcy and insolvency, including realizing on security and the protection of creditors' and debtors' rights in general. Mr. Parizeau's practice includes bank litigation, disputes between shareholders, and litigation involving securities brokers. He has represented clients before all levels of the courts in Quebec. Prior to undertaking his law studies, he worked in the commercial loans department of a Canadian bank. Member: Canadian Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation.Email: François Parizeau

Jacques Paul-Hus (Partner) born Sorel, Quebec; admitted to bar, 1975, Quebec. Education: Université de Montréal (B.A., 1969); University of Western Ontario (M.A., 1971); McGill University (B.C.L., 1974). Practice Areas: Taxation; Fiscal Law.Email: Jacques Paul-Hus

Louis Payette (Partner) admitted to bar, 1974, Quebec. Education: University of Montreal (LL.L., 1962); Oxford University (D. Phil. Oxon., 1971). Practice Areas: Business Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Financing and Financial Services.Email: Louis Payette

Marie-Claude Perreault, CIRC (Partner) born Montréal, Quebec; admitted to bar, 1990, Quebec. Education: Universite du Quebec a Montreal (LL.L., 1989). Marie-Claude Perreault practises in all areas of labour and employment law, serving clients both from the private sector and public sector. She frequently represents her clients before administrative tribunals in proceedings tried by grievance arbitrators, the Commission des relations du travail or the Commission des lésions professionnelles, as well as the courts of law. The negotiation of collective agreements is also a major component of her practice. In addition, Ms. Perreault frequently handles labour relations matters that raise pension plan issues. She has been retained a number of times to act as an assessor on behalf of employers in the arbitration of complex matters involving pension plans. Representative work : Labour relations and occupational health and safety matters; Representation of clients in litigation before grievance arbitrators, the Commission des relations du travail and the Commission des lésions professionnelles, as well as the courts; Collective bargaining; Speaker on various topics relating to labour relations and occupational health and safety. Member: Canadian Bar Association. Practice Areas: Labor (Labour) and Employment; Pensions.Email: Marie-Claude Perreault, CIRC

Jacques Perron (Partner) born Sherbrooke, Quebec; admitted to bar, 1971, Quebec. Education: Université de Montréal (LL.L., 1970). Languages: French, English and Spanish. Practice Areas: Transportation; Litigation; Negligence; Civil Law; Insurance; Contracts.Email: Jacques Perron

Martin Pichette (Partner) admitted to bar, 2000, Quebec. Education: University of Ottawa (M.B.A., 1999). Practice Areas: Insurance Litigation; Construction Litigation; Commercial Litigation.Email: Martin Pichette

Élise Poisson (Partner) born Montréal, Quebec; admitted to bar, 1986, Quebec. Education: Université de Montréal (LL.L., 1985). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Finance.Email: Élise Poisson

Patrice Racicot (Partner) admitted to bar, 1992, Quebec. Education: University of Montreal (LL.B., 1991). Member: Canadian Bar Association. Practice Areas: Construction Law and Surety Bonds; Commercial Litigation.Email: Patrice Racicot

Dina Raphaël (Partner) born Montréal, Quebec; admitted to bar, 1999, Quebec. Education: Université de Montréal (LL.B., 1998). Dina Raphael is a litigation partner who practices in the areas of professional liability, directors' and officers' liability, product liability, libel and slander and insurance law. Her practice also includes a significant volume of work involving insurance coverage issues. In her insurance and litigation practice, Mrs. Raphael defends professionals such as architects, trademark agents, investment advisors and insurance brokers. She also specializes in the area of directors' and officers' liability and has been involved in matters dealing with misrepresentation, fraud, compliance and breach of the rules of ethics of investment advisors. She also acts on behalf of manufacturers and vendors in defense of claims involving their products, and represents the interests of manufacturers regarding the implementation and management of product recalls. Mrs. Raphaël drafts agreements dealing with the transfer of liability and warranties of manufacturers. Mrs. Raphael is involved in the interpretation of various insurance policies including those covering professionals, directors and officers, fiduciaries, manufacturers and vendors. She has argued cases before the Quebec Court of Appeal and the Superior Court. She has been involved in successful mediations in various fields including professional liability, directors' and officers' liability, product liability, libel and slander, and insurance law. Languages: French and English. Practice Areas: Insurance Litigation; General Liability; Professional Liability; Subrogation; Insurance Defense; Civil Litigation.Email: Dina Raphaël

Carl M. Ravinsky (Partner) admitted to bar, 1976, Quebec. Education: McGill University (LL.B., Civil Law, 1974; LL.B., Common Law, 1975). Member: Law Society of Alberta; Law Society of Upper Canada; Canadian and International (Member, Energy and Resources) Bar Associations; Canadian Tax Foundation; Canadian Developers and Prospectors Association. Practice Areas: Business Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Securities; Financing and Financial Services; Taxation.Email: Carl M. Ravinsky

François Renaud (Partner) admitted to bar, 1986, Quebec. Education: HEC Montreal (B.A.A., Business Administration, 1982); University of Montreal (LL.B., 1985). Member: Association des diplômés HEC. Practice Areas: Financing and Financial Services.Email: François Renaud

Marc Rochefort (Partner) admitted to bar, 1971, Quebec. Education: McGill University (B.C.L., 1970; Graduate Certificate in Air and Space Law, 1980). Member: Canadian and International Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Securities.Email: Marc Rochefort

Ian Rose (Partner) born Montréal, Quebec; admitted to bar, 1973, Quebec. Education: McGill University (B.A., 1968; B.C.L., 1971). Member: American Bar Association (Associate); International Bar Association; Defense Research Institute; Professional Liability Underwriting Society. Practice Areas: Directors' and Officers' Liability; Professional Liability; Products Liability; Intellectual Property; E-Commerce.Email: Ian Rose

Jean Saint-Onge (Partner) born Verdun, Quebec; admitted to bar, 1981, Quebec. Education: McGill University; Université de Montréal (LL.L., 1980). Practice Areas: Insurance; Insurance Defense.Email: Jean Saint-Onge

Raphaël H. Schachter, Q.C. (Partner) born Sherbrooke, Quebec; admitted to bar, 1968, Quebec. Education: Concordia University (B.A., 1963); Université de Montréal (LL.L., 1967). Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers; Lord Reading Law Society. Languages: English and French. Practice Areas: Criminal Law; Fraud and Deceit; White Collar Crime.Email: Raphaël H. Schachter, Q.C.

Michel Servant (Partner) born Montréal, Quebec; admitted to bar, 1994, Quebec. Education: Université de Montréal (LL.B., 1993). Member: International Economical Law Society. Practice Areas: Securities; Corporate Law; Business Law.Email: Michel Servant

Jean-Yves Simard (Partner) born Montréal, Quebec, August 20, 1964; admitted to bar, 1988, Quebec. Education: Université de Montréal (Minor degree in Arts & Sciences, Economics and Biology, 1984; LL.B., 1987). Member: Canadian Bar Association. Practice Areas: Creditors Rights; Commercial Litigation; Bankruptcy; Mortgage.Email: Jean-Yves Simard

Gerald Stotland (Partner) born Montréal, Quebec; admitted to bar, 1971, Quebec; 1998, Ontario. Education: Sir George Williams University (B.A., 1967); Université de Montréal (LL.L., 1970); National Federation of Law Societies (LL.B. equivalent, 1998). Fellow, International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. Languages: English and French. Practice Areas: Family Law.Email: Gerald Stotland

Marc Talbot (Partner) born Montréal, Quebec; admitted to bar, 1975, Quebec. Education: Université de Sherbrooke (LL.L., 1974). Languages: French and English. Practice Areas: Business Law; Commercial Law; Litigation.Email: Marc Talbot

Luc Thibaudeau (Partner) born Detroit, Michigan; admitted to bar, 1997, Quebec. Education: Université de Montréal (1996). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Bankruptcy; Entertainment Law; Commercial Mortgages; Human Rights.Email: Luc Thibaudeau

Vincent Thibeault (Partner) born Laval, Quebec; admitted to bar, 1997, Quebec. Education: Université de Montréal (1996). Languages: French, English, and Sign Language. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Commercial Leases and Licenses; Employment Litigation; Construction Law; Civil Law.Email: Vincent Thibeault

André Vautour (Partner) admitted to bar, 1983, Québec. Education: University of Ottawa (LL.L., summa cum laude, 1982); McGill University (M.B.A., 1990). Member: International Bar Association; Licensing Executive Society (Member, USA and Canada Chapters); Fiscal and Financial Planning Association; Société de droit International Économique. Languages: French and English. Practice Areas: Business Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Technology and Science; Intellectual Property.Email: André Vautour

Bruno Verdon (Partner) born Montréal, Quebec; admitted to bar, 2000, Quebec. Education: Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (B.A., Psychology, 1996); Université Laval (LL.B., 2000). Bruno Verdon is a member of our commercial litigation team. His practice encompasses all aspects of contractual and other litigation in such areas as real estate, lessor/lessee relations, franchisor/franchisee relations, competition law, financial institutions, bankruptcy and insolvency, injunctions, seizures, and liquidation of security on movable and immovable property. Mr. Verdon represents clients before all levels of the courts. Languages: French and English. Practice Areas: Litigation; Civil Law; Contracts; Leases and Leasing; Commercial Law.Email: Bruno Verdon

Evelyne Verrier (Partner) born Drummondville, Quebec; admitted to bar, 1993, Quebec. Education: Universite Laval (B.Sc., Actuariat, 1988; LL.B., 1991). Evelyne Verrier is a partner at the firm's Montreal offices. She is a graduate of Laval University in both Actuarial Science and Law. Her practice is primarily focused on civil litigation and insurance, and she is the coordinator of the firm's Civil Litigation and Insurance Group. Ms. Verrier frequently appears before the courts in disputes concerning life and disability insurance, damage insurance and professional liability. Her practice also extends to pension and benefits law in litigious matters involving the liability of the various actors and participants in this field, as well as insurance coverage issues. In addition, she also has expertise in the various aspects of insurance products distribution and compliance. Ms. Verrier regularly appears as a speaker at conferences on the subjects of insurance litigation and employee benefits litigation. Practice Areas: Insurance; Pensions; Professional Liability.Email: Evelyne Verrier

Sébastien Vezina (Partner) born Quebec; admitted to bar, 1999, Quebec. Education: Université Laval (LL.B., 1996); University of Western Ontario (LL.B., 1997). Sébastien Vézina is a member of the Business Law Group in the Montreal office. He specializes in the fields of mergers and acquisitions of public and private companies, public and private financings and the negotiation of various commercial agreements. He also advises the firm's clients regarding a variety of corporate law issues. Languages: French and English. Practice Areas: Securities; Corporate Law; Company Law.Email: Sébastien Vezina

Emil Vidrascu (Partner) born Bucharest, Romania; admitted to bar, 1995, Québec. Education: Université de Montréal (LL.B., 1994). Emil Vidrascu represents parties involved in complex and significant commercial litigation before both the courts and arbitrators. His caseload consists mainly of contractual conflicts and disputes among shareholders. Mr. Vidrascu also advises business corporations both for preventive purposes and in the context of transactions related to litigation in which he acts for them. In the last few years, he has been heavily involved in several major cases pertaining to e-commerce, which led him to develop expertise in electronic transactions, more particularly the processing of payments by credit card. Mr. Vidrascu has been teaching representation before the courts, as well as the law of obligations and contracts, at the Québec Bar's bar school since 2003. Between 1998 and 2003, Mr. Vidrascu acted as a legal consultant to the Government of Romania in connection with the reform of the civil code of Romania. When he was a law student, he was named on the dean's honours list and received a prize for excellence in insurance law. He also won the award for the best comparative law publication given by the Québec Society of Comparative Law in 1995 for his article entitled "La nature juridique de la prescription extinctive : droit comparé et droit québécois". Languages: French, English and Romanian. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Surety Law; Construction Litigation; Complex Litigation; Class Actions.Email: Emil Vidrascu

Michel Yergeau, Ad. E. (Partner) born Montréal, Quebec; admitted to bar, 1974, Quebec. Education: Université de Montréal (LL.L., 1972). Michel Yergeau is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of our firm. He devotes all of his law practice to environmental matters. Over the years, he has dealt with many aspects of the application of environmental laws and regulations, without however neglecting the environmental planning and public consultation issues that are important to him. Mr. Yergeau is a seasoned litigator who handles civil, criminal and administrative issues and has pleaded cases involving matters such as: transportation of hazardous goods and waste; reuse, recycling and elimination of industrial residues; financing the environmental operations of companies; protection of flood-prone areas; rate structures for domestic waste removal; environmental arbitration; energy; hydroelectric development; criminal charges; aboriginal law, and so on. In addition, he provides advice on environmental matters to engineering firms, environmental consulting firms, municipalities, industrial and manufacturing businesses of national and international scope, and groups working on environmental issues. From 1979 to 1984, Mr. Yergeau held the position of Vice-President of the Bureau d'audiences publiques sur l'environnement, a permanent agency of the Quebec government that holds inquiries on environmental protection issues. Michel Yergeau is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. He is listed in the LEXPERT®/American Lawyer Media Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada. He is also ranked highly in The Canadian Legal LEXPERT® Directory as a recommended lawyer in the area of environmental law. He was recognized as a global leader in environmental law in Who's Who Legal in 2004. He is frequently invited as a guest speaker by universities and various organizations. Member: Canadian Bar Association; Association des Conseillers en Environnement du Québec. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers. Vice-president of the Jeunesses Musicales of Canada Foundation Co-president of the Founders' Circle of the Canadian Centre for Architecture Chair of the consultative committee on the future of the Hôtel-Dieu hospital in Montreal (1992) Member and subsequently President of Hydro-Québec's advisory committee on the Environment (1985 to 1991) Member of various other cultural organizations. (Certified Specialist in Environmental Law, Environmental Law Section, Canadian Bar Association). Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Energy; Natural Resources; Government.Email: Michel Yergeau, Ad. E.

ASSOCIATES

Véronique Ardouin (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Quebec. Education: Université du Québec, Montréal (LL.B., 2005); The Hague Academy of International Law (Public International Law, 2008). Véronique Ardouin worked as an articling student and then as a lawyer at the Quebec Human Rights Tribunal, where she participated in case deliberations and drafting judgments dealing with matters of discrimination. Ms. Ardouin has been practicing as a member of the firm's administrative law team since September 2008. Her principal fields of practice include access to information, protection of personal information, privacy matters, the application of the Canadian and Quebec charters of human rights and freedoms as well as with respect to laws governing professional corporations. Member: Young Bar Association of Montreal; Quebec International Law Society (Deputy-Secretary General, 2007—). Practice Areas: Information and Privacy.Email: Véronique Ardouin

Josianne Beaudry (Associate) born August 31, 1976; admitted to bar, 2000, Quebec. Education: Université du Québec à Montréal (LL.B., 1999); HEC - Montréal (Post-Graduate Degree in Taxation). Member: Business Law Group; Securities Law Team. Formerly with Legal Department, Commission des Valeurs Mobilières du Québec. President, Association des Diplômé(e) en Science Politique et en Droit, Université du Québec à Montréal. Member: Quebec Bar; Canadian Bar Association. Practice Areas: Business Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities.Email: Josianne Beaudry

Loïc Berdnikoff (Associate) born Montreal, Quebec; admitted to bar, 2006, Quebec. Education: Université du Québec à Montréal (LL.B., 2004). Member: Quebec Bar; Canadian Bar Association; Young Bar Association of Montreal. Practice Areas: Information and Privacy; Government.Email: Loïc Berdnikoff

Pascale Blanchet (Associate) admitted to bar, 2000, Quebec. Education: Université du Québec à Montréal (LL.B., 1996); HEC Montréal (LL.M., Tax, 2000). Practice Areas: Estate and Gift Taxation; Federal Income Tax; Income Tax; Personal Taxation; Tax Planning; Patrimony Protection and Transfer.Email: Pascale Blanchet

Valérie Boucher (Associate) born Montréal, Quebec; admitted to bar, 1999, Quebec. Education: McGill University (B.C.L.; LL.B., magna cum laude, 1997). Member, Board of Directors, Centre de Prévention de la Violence Familiale Générations. Member: Quebec Bar; Canadian Bar Association; Jeune Chambre de commerce de Montréal. Practice Areas: Corporate; Company Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Patrimony Protection and Transfer.Email: Valérie Boucher

Steve Boucratie (Associate) born 1965; admitted to bar, 2006, Quebec. Education: Hautes Études Commerciales (B.B.A., Finance, 2002); University of Montréal (LL.B., 2005); University of Sherbrooke (Graduate Diploma in Common Law and Transnational Law, 2005). Practice Areas: Financial Law; Consumer Financial Services; Mortgage Banking and Finance.Email: Steve Boucratie

Monique Brassard (Associate) born Montréal, Quebec; admitted to bar, 1987, Quebec. Education: Université de Montréal (Licence ès Lettres, Histoire, 1968); Université du Québec à Montréal (LL.L.). History Teacher, CEGEP Junior College. Research Assistant, Quebec Court of Appeal. Member: Canadian Bar Association. Practice Areas: Health Care; Hospital Law; Administrative Law; Human and Civil Rights; Labor (Labour) and Employment.Email: Monique Brassard

Julie Véronica Brisson (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Quebec. Education: McGill University (B.Com., Psychology, 2004; LL.B., 2007; B.C.L., 2007). Member: Canadian Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Wills, Estates and Trusts; Elder Law); Quebec Family Law Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Family Law; Trusts and Estates.Email: Julie Véronica Brisson

Jamil Chammas (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Quebec. Education: McGill University (B.C.L.; LL.B., 2006). Member, Firm's Business Law Group. Member: Canadian Bar Association; Young Bar Association of Montreal. Practice Areas: Business Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Technology Law; Entertainment and Intellectual Property.Email: Jamil Chammas

Mélanie Chartrand (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Quebec. Education: Collège de L'Assomption (DEC in Paralegal Studies, 1998); Université du Québec à Montréal (Certificate in Social and Labour Law, 1999); University of Ottawa (LL.L., 2002; LL.B., 2004). Member: Canadian Bar Association; Young Bar Association of Montréal (Member of the Council; President, Professional Development Committee); Jeune Chambre de Commerce de Montréal. Practice Areas: Business Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Securities.Email: Mélanie Chartrand

Julie Cousineau (Associate) admitted to bar, 2001, Quebec. Education: Université de Sherbrooke (LL.B., 1999). Member: Canadian Bar Association; Young Bar Association of Montreal (Member, Board of Directors; Chairman, Sponsorship Committee). Languages: French and English. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Damage Insurance.Email: Julie Cousineau

Francis Desmarais (Associate) admitted to bar, 1996, Québec. Education: Université de Montréal (Political Science Certificate, 1991); McGill University (B.C.L. and LL.B., 1995). Member, Board of Directors, Intégration Jeunesse du Québec, 2000-2001. Member: Canadian Bar Association. Languages: French and English. Practice Areas: Business Transactions; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Francis Desmarais

Philippe d'Etcheverry (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Quebec. Education: Université de Sherbrooke (LL.B., 2006). Member, Commercial Litigation Team. Member: Canadian Bar Association; Young Bar Association of Montreal. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation.Email: Philippe d'Etcheverry

Nathalie Durocher (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Quebec. Education: Université de Montréal (LL.B., 2008). Member: Canadian Bar Association; Young Bar Association of Montreal. Practice Areas: Life Insurance; Products Liability.Email: Nathalie Durocher

Valerie Korozs (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Quebec. Education: Université de Montréal (LL.B., 2003). Member: Young Bar Association of Montreal; Association of the Jeune Chambre de Commerce de Montréal. Practice Areas: Labor (Labour) and Employment.Email: Valerie Korozs

Jonathan Lacoste-Jobin (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Quebec. Education: McGill University (B.C.L./LL.B. 2004). Finalist, Concours de Plaidoirie Pierre-Basile-Mignault (advocacy competition). Member: Young Bar Association of Montreal; Quebec Bar; Canadian Bar Association. Practice Areas: Professional Liability; Insurance.Email: Jonathan Lacoste-Jobin

Maude Lafortune-Bélair (Associate) admitted to bar, 2009, Quebec. Education: Université de Montréal (LL.B., 2007). Member: Canadian Bar Association; Young Bar Association of Montreal. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Professional Liability; Damage; Health Care.Email: Maude Lafortune-Bélair

Nadine Landry (Associate) admitted to bar, 1998, Quebec. Education: University of Montreal; Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B., 1996); HEC Montreal (DESS in Cultural Organizations Management, 2005). Member: Canadian Bar Association. Practice Areas: Labor (Labour) and Employment.Email: Nadine Landry

Guillaume Lavoie (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Quebec. Education: McGill University (B.C.L.; LL.B., 2006); University of Houston (Texas) (Courses in Antitrust Law and Regulatory Matters, exchange program, 2004). Member: Canadian Bar Association; Young Bar Association of Montreal. Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities; Antitrust.Email: Guillaume Lavoie

France Legault (Associate) born Montréal, Quebec; admitted to bar, 2003, Quebec. Education: Université de Montréal (B.A.C., 2002). Languages: French. Practice Areas: Labour Law.Email: France Legault

Vicky Lemelin (Associate) born Laval, Quebec; admitted to bar, 2004, Quebec. Education: Université de Montréal. Languages: French and English. Practice Areas: Labour and Employment.Email: Vicky Lemelin

Anne-Marie Lévesque (Associate) admitted to bar, 1997, Quebec. Education: Université de Montréal (LL.B., 1996). Practice Areas: Insurance Litigation; Professional Malpractice; Class Actions; Manufacturers Liability; Directors and Officers Liability.Email: Anne-Marie Lévesque

Jean-Philippe Lincourt (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Quebec. Education: Université de Montréal, 2002; Chinese Law Program, China University of Political Science and Law, Beijing. Participant and Speaker in a number of educational conferences and symposia on Class Action Litigation in Canada and the United States. Member: Canadian Bar Association; Young Bar Association of Montreal. Practice Areas: Professional Liability; Class Actions.

Benoit Mallette (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Quebec. Education: Université de Montréal (B.C.L.). Member: Canadian Bar Association; Quebec Bar; Young Bar Association of Montreal. Practice Areas: Business Law; Securities.Email: Benoit Mallette

Isabelle Marcoux (Associate) born Québec City, Quebec; admitted to bar, 2003, Quebec. Education: Université de Montréal (LL.B., 2001). Languages: French. Practice Areas: Labour and Employment; Administrative Law; Health Care.Email: Isabelle Marcoux

Vincent Metsa (Associate) admitted to bar, 2009, Quebec. Education: Université de Montréal, Baccalauréat (LL.B., 2008). Member: Canadian Bar Association; Young Bar Association of Montreal. Practice Areas: Labor (Labour) and Employment.Email: Vincent Metsa

Véronique Morin (Associate) born Montréal, Quebec; admitted to bar, 1986, Quebec. Education: Université Laval (LL.B ., 1985). Practice Areas: Administrative Law; Health Care; Human and Civil Rights; Labor (Labour) and Employment.Email: Véronique Morin

David Pineault (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Quebec. Education: University of Montreal (LL.B., 2002). Member: Canadian Bar Association. Practice Areas: Business Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Securities.Email: David Pineault

Sophie Prégent (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Quebec. Education: Université de Montréal (LL.B., 2006). Member: Canadian Bar Association; Young Bar Association of Montreal. Practice Areas: Energy; Environmental Law; Government; Municipal Law; Natural Resources.Email: Sophie Prégent

Mathieu Quenneville (Associate) born Joliette, Quebec; admitted to bar, 2000, Quebec. Education: Université de Sherbrooke (B.A.C.C., 1998); Université de Montréal (LL.M., 2001). Contributor, Urbanité. Member: Canadian Bar Association. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Municipal Planning Law; Energy; Natural Resources.Email: Mathieu Quenneville

Sarah Talpis-Guillet (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Quebec. Education: University of Montreal (LL.B., 2005). Member: Canadian Bar Association; Young Bar Association of Montreal; Jeune Chambre de Commerce de Montréal. Practice Areas: Business Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Securities.Email: Sarah Talpis-Guillet

Jean Tessier (Associate) admitted to bar, 2009, Quebec. Education: Université de Montréal (LL.B., 2008). Practice Areas: Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions; Commercial Transactions.Email: Jean Tessier

Mathieu Thibault (Associate) born 1981; admitted to bar, 2008, Quebec. Education: Université de Montréal (LL.B., 2007). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Financial Restructuring; Bank Insolvency; Banking Law.

Patrice A. Vaillancourt (Associate) born Montreal, Quebec; admitted to bar, 1996, Quebec. Education: Université de Montréal (LL.B., 1993; LL.M, 2000). Languages: French, English and Chinese. Practice Areas: Commercial Contracts; Company Acquisitions and Sales; Corporate Commercial Law; Cross Border Mergers and Acquisitions; Investment in China.Email: Patrice A. Vaillancourt

Jonathan Warin (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Quebec. Education: McGill University (B.C.L., 2006; LL.B., 2006). Jonathan Warin is a member of the firm's Commercial Litigation Group. His practice centres on insolvency, shareholder recourses and contractual litigation in general. As such, he is called upon to represent the firm's clients before various courts. In particular, Mr. Warin assists other lawyers of the firm in major insolvency files. Member: Young Bar Association of Montreal. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Jonathan Warin

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