 |   | | | Law Firm in Montreal, Quebec | |
|
| | Address | | 1000 Sherbrooke Street West, Suite 2700 | | Montreal, Quebec H3A 3G4 | | (Montreal Dist.) | | |
| | | McMillan LLP practices in the following areas of law:
Business Practice including Admiralty, Advertising and Marketing, Agency and Distributorship, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Antitrust and Trade Regulation, Banking, Bankruptcy, Business Law, Commercial, Communications and Media, Competition, Computers and Software, Construction Law, Contracts, Corporation, Corporate Finance, Corporate Law, Creditors Rights, Electronic Commerce, Energy, Entertainment, Environmental, Equipment Finance and Leasing, Estate Planning, Foreign Investment, Franchising, Health Care, Immigration and Naturalization, Insolvency and Receivership, Insurance, Intellectual Property, Internet Law, International Trade, Labour and Employment, Leases and Leasing, Litigation, Media Law, Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures, Natural Resources, Pension, Probate, Products Liability, Public Policy, Real Estate, Securities, Taxation, Technology, Trademark and Copyright Law, Transportation and Utilities. | Firm Profile:
McMillan LLP, a leading Canadian business law firm, is committed to advancing our clients' interests through exemplary client service combined with thoughtful and pragmatic advice. The firm is a values-driven organization that takes a dynamic and sophisticated approach to providing practical and creative solutions to its clients. Our client first, team based approach draws effectively upon our diverse expertise. The firm has a national, cross-border and international practice and has grown to be one of the top 20 largest firms in Canada. The firm is agile and flexible, and committed to always striving for excellence. | | Firm Size: 154 | Languages:
French, German, Italian, Spanish, Japanese, Cantonese, Chinese, Estonian, Greek, Gujarati, Hebrew, Hindu, Latvian, Macedonian, Mandarin, Filipino, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Turkish, Urdu. |
Other Office Locations of McMillan LLP
Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Main Office)
| | PARTNERS AND ASSOCIATES | | Leo Rosentzveig, Q.C. (Partner) born 1920; admitted to bar, 1945, Quebec. Education: Queen's University (B.A., 1942); McGill University (B.C.L., 1945). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Commercial; Corporate. Email: Leo Rosentzveig, Q.C. | | Manuel Shacter, Q.C. (Partner) born 1923; admitted to bar, 1947, Quebec. Education: McGill University (B.A., 1944; B.C.L., 1947). Practice Areas: Corporate; Commercial; Trusts and Estates. Email: Manuel Shacter, Q.C. | | Max Mendelsohn (Partner) born 1941; admitted to bar, 1966, Quebec. Education: McGill University (B.A., 1962); University of Montreal (LL.L., 1965). Practice Areas: Restructuring; Secured Creditor Realization; Bankruptcy; Trustee and Creditor Committee Representation; Banking. Email: Max Mendelsohn | | Earl S. Cohen (Partner) born 1942; admitted to bar, 1967, Quebec. Education: McGill University (B.A., 1963; B.C.L., 1966). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Commercial; Real Estate Valuation; Litigation; Leasing. Email: Earl S. Cohen | | Michael Garonce (Partner) born 1943; admitted to bar, 1968, Quebec. Education: McGill University (B.A., 1964; B.C.L., 1967). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Corporate; Commercial. Email: Michael Garonce | | Richard S. Uditsky (Partner) born 1944; admitted to bar, 1969, Quebec. Education: McGill University (B.A., 1965; B.C.L., 1968). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property. Email: Richard S. Uditsky | | Joyce Cornfield-Mazur (Partner) admitted to bar, 1977, Quebec; 1985, Ontario. Education: McGill University (D.C.S., 1972; B.C.L., 1975; LL.B., 1977); M.B.A. Candidate (1999) Richard Ivy School of Business, University of Western Ontario. Director (1991—) and President (1997—), Swiss Canadian Chamber of Commerce (Montreal) Inc. Member: Montreal and Quebec Bar Associations; Law Society of Upper Canada; Canadian Tax Foundation. Email: Joyce Cornfield-Mazur | | David L. Rosentzveig (Partner) born 1950; admitted to bar, 1978, Quebec. Education: McGill University (B.A., 1972; B.C.L., 1975; LL.B., 1978). Practice Areas: Corporate; Commercial; Banking; Real Estate. Email: David L. Rosentzveig | | Judie K. Jokinen (Partner) born 1948; admitted to bar, 1981, Quebec. Education: Concordia University (B.A., 1975); McGill University (B.C.L. and LL.B., 1980). Practice Areas: Banks and Banking; Business Law; Finance; Debtor and Creditor; Commercial Law. Email: Judie K. Jokinen | | Andrew Etcovitch (Managing Partner) born 1956; admitted to bar, 1983, Quebec. Education: McGill University (B.A., 1978; B.C.L. and LL.B., 1982). Practice Areas: Tax; Commercial; Securities. Email: Andrew Etcovitch | | Voula Neofotistos (Associate) born Montreal, Quebec, July 18, 1965; admitted to bar, 1989, Quebec. Education: McGill University (B.C.L., 1988; LL.B., 1988). Languages: English, French, Greek. Practice Areas: Real Estate. Email: Voula Neofotistos | | Patrice Beaudin (Partner) born 1961; admitted to bar, 1991, Québec. Education: Bishop's University (B.A., 1983); Concordia University (Qualified as Chartered Accountant in Québec, 1985); Université de Montréal (LL.L., 1990). Practice Areas: Banking Law; Commercial Law; Securities. Email: Patrice Beaudin | | Emmanuelle Saucier (Partner) born 1966; admitted to bar, 1992, Quebec. Education: University of Montreal (LL.M., 1990; LL.B., 1991); École des hautes études commerciales (B.A.A., Marketing, 1988). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation. Email: Emmanuelle Saucier | | Éric Vallières (Partner) born Québec City, Québec, June 20, 1969; admitted to bar, 1992, Québec. Education: Laval University (LL.B., 1991); King College, University of London (LL.M., 1993). Languages: French and English. Practice Areas: Corporate; Commercial; Competition Law; Securities. Email: Éric Vallières | | Charles Chevrette (Partner) born 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, Quebec. Education: University of Montréal (LL.B., 1990); University of Ottawa (M.B.A., 1992). Managing Partner of Cinetic Capital Corporation. Member, Licensing Executive Society. Member: Quebec MBA Association. Practice Areas: Venture Capital; Corporate Finance; Mergers and Acquisitions; Technology Transfers; Intellectual Property; Licenses; Corporate and Commercial Law. Email: Charles Chevrette | | Dino Mazzone (Partner) born 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, Quebec. Education: McGill University (B.C.L., 1992; LL.B., 1992). Author: "When Words Mean More than What They Say: Quebec's Charter of the French Language and the Rules of Doing Business in Quebec," Canadian Business Franchise Handbook, 2003; "It's Not Just What You Say, but How You Say It: Quebec's Charter of the French Language and the Rules of Doing Business in Quebec," Canadian Business Franchise Handbook, p. 103, 2002; "Quebec's Charter of the French Language: Doing Business in Quebec," Canadian Business Franchise Handbook, p. 184, 2001; "Competing Interests: The Right vs. the Obligation to Work in French," 5:4 Canadian Business Franchise, p. 27, 1999; "The Business of Language: Proposed Amendments to Quebec's Charter of the French Language," 2:5 Canadian Business Franchise, p. 42, 1996; "The Franchise Network: Rights and Obligations from a Quebec Perspective," Canadian Business Franchise Handbook, p. 96, 1996; "The Inviolability of the Franchise Relationship," 1:9 Canadian Business Franchise, p. 42, 1995; "New Civil Code, French Language Charter Will Impact on Franchising in Quebec," 13:42 The Lawyers Weekly, p. 8, 1994; "Moving Forward in Québec - Legal Developments and Their Impact on the Franchise Business," 1:1 Canadian Business Franchise, p. 36, 1994. Co-Author: with Norman Issley, "Franchising in Canada: The Top 5 Things You Should Know," Franchise Canada, p. 22, May/June 2002; with Anne-Marie Gauthier and Lawrence M. Weinberg, "Franchising Developments Around the World: Canada," International Bar Association, 1998. Speaker, "Demystifying Quebec Law," Canadian Association of Paralegals Conference, Toronto, Ontario, October 2003. Quebec In-House Legal Counsel, Shoppers Drug Mart-Pharmaprix. Mr. Mazzone has considerable transactional expertise in both national and cross-border mergers and acquisitions. He has also developed core expertise in shareholder agreements, licensing arrangements and franchising, having represented some of the leading franchisors in North America . Prior to joining the law firm of McMillan Binch Mendelsohn, Mr. Mazzone held the position of Quebec in-house legal counsel to Shoppers Drug Mart-Pharmaprix, Canada's largest retail drug store chain, where he assumed a significant role in the company's aggressive asset and landbased acquisitions in the province of Quebec. Member: Canadian Bar Association; National Italian American Bar Association. Languages: French, English and Italian. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Franchising. Email: Dino Mazzone | | Julie Normand (Partner) admitted to bar, 1993, Quebec. Education: University of Montreal (LL.B., 1992). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Insolvency; Litigation; Computers and Software; Trademark Litigation; Contracts. Email: Julie Normand | | Patrick Goudreau (Partner) born 1967; admitted to bar, 1994, Québec. Practice Areas: Business Law; Banking Law; Bankruptcy; Insolvency; Business Transactions; International law; Commercial Litigation. Email: Patrick Goudreau | | Jean-François Pelland (Partner) born Montreal, Quebec, 1971; admitted to bar, 1994, Quebec. Education: University of Montreal, Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales (D.Fisc., 1997); University of Quebec in Montreal (LL.B., 1993). Languages: French and English. Practice Areas: Business Law. Email: Jean-François Pelland | | Céline Tessier (Partner) born 1958; admitted to bar, 1994, Quebec. Education: University of Montreal (LL.B., 1993). Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Céline Tessier | | Larry Markowitz (Partner) born Montréal, Quebec, September 4, 1969; admitted to bar, 1996, Quebec. Education: McGill University (B.Comm., with distinction, 1991; B.C.L., 1995; LL.B., 1995). Languages: English, French, and Hebrew. Practice Areas: Securities; Corporate Law; Finance; Company Law; Commercial Law; Business Law; Competition Law. Email: Larry Markowitz | | Philipp F. Duffy (Partner) born 1971; admitted to bar, 1998, Quebec. Education: McGill University (B.Comm., 1993; B.C.L./LL.B, 1997). Practice Areas: Business Law; Commercial Law; Real Estate. Email: Philipp F. Duffy | | Kiriakoula Hatzikiriakos (Partner) born Montréal, Québec, March 16, 1975; admitted to bar, 1998, Québec. Education: Université de Montréal (LL.B., 1997). Languages: English, French, Greek and Spanish. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Bankruptcy; Insolvency. Email: Kiriakoula Hatzikiriakos | | Jonathan Labranche (Associate) born Montreal, Québec, April 24, 1974; admitted to bar, 2000, Quebec. Education: University of Montreal (LL.B., 1998). Languages: French and English. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Commercial Law; Securities. Email: Jonathan Labranche | | Karim Sharobim (Associate) admitted to bar, 2000, Quebec. Education: École des Hautes Études Commerciales (B.A., 1995); University of Montreal (LL.B., 1998). Member: Quebec Bar Association. Languages: English, French, Arabic. Practice Areas: Securities; Commercial Transactions; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions. Email: Karim Sharobim | | Illana Perez (Associate) born 1976; admitted to bar, 2001, Quebec. Education: University of Montreal (LL.B., 1999). Practice Areas: Banking Law; Finance; Real Estate. Email: Illana Perez | | Alexandra Labelle (Associate) born 1978; admitted to bar, 2002, Quebec. Education: College André-Grasset (D.E.C., 1997); University of Montreal (LL.B., 2001). Languages: French and English. Practice Areas: Real Estate. Email: Alexandra Labelle | | Marc-André Morin (Partner) born Montreal, Quebec, April 30, 1978; admitted to bar, 2002, Quebec. Education: College Edouard Montpetit (D.E.C., 1998); University of Sherbrooke (LL.B., 2001). Practice Areas: Insolvency. Email: Marc-André Morin | | Jeremy Wisniewski (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Quebec. Education: University of Ottawa (B.Soc.Sc., 1998); University of Sherbrooke (LL.B., 2001). Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Jeremy Wisniewski | | Nicholas Scheib (Partner) admitted to bar, 2003, Quebec and New York. Languages: English, French. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Reorganization; Insolvency. Email: Nicholas Scheib | | Sébastien Tisserand (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Québec. Education: Université de Montpellier (LL.B., 1999). Email: Sébastien Tisserand | | Jessica Abdulezer (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Quebec. Education: McGill University (B.Comm., Finance, 1999); University of Montreal (LL.B., 2002). Languages: English and French. Practice Areas: Banking Law; Finance. Email: Jessica Abdulezer | | Maya Damoun (Associate) born Beirut, Lebanon; admitted to bar, 2004, Québec. Education: University of Montreal (LL.B., 2002). Languages: French, English, Arabic. Practice Areas: Business Law; Commercial Law; Commercial Transactions. Email: Maya Damoun | | John Galambos (Associate) born June 23, 1975; admitted to bar, 2005, Quebec. Education: McGill University (B.A., Psychology, 1997); University of Montreal (LL.B., Civil Law, 2003); Osgoode Hall (LL.B., Common Law, 2004). Email: John Galambos | | Ponora Ang (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Quebec. Education: McGill University (LL.B., 2004). Email: Ponora Ang | | Marijo Charland (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Québec. Education: Ottawa University (LL.L., 2004; LL.B., 2005). Languages: French, English. Practice Areas: Civil and Commercial Litigation. Email: Marijo Charland | | Sidney Elbaz (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Quebec. Education: University of Ottawa (LL.B., 2006). Email: Sidney Elbaz | | Sarah Lafleur (Associate) born 1983; admitted to bar, 2006, Quebec. Education: Universite Laval (LL.B., 2005). Email: Sarah Lafleur | | Melisande Brodeur-Frohman (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Quebec. Education: University of Montreal (LL.B., 2005). Member, Corporate and Commercial Group. Worked on coordination and realization of Québec's promotional event abroad, San-Diego, California, 2002 and Dallas, Texas, 2001. Former Administrative Assistant to a Political Counselor, Office of the Premier of Québec, 2001. Member: Young Bar Association of Montréal. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Corporate Commercial Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures. Email: Melisande Brodeur-Frohman | | Stephanie Hamelin (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Quebec. Education: University of Montreal (LL.B., 2006). Practice Areas: Real Estate. Email: Stephanie Hamelin | | Clifton Jarin (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Quebec. Education: McGill University (B.A., 2000); Laval University (LL.B., 2006). Member: Canadian Bar Association. Practice Areas: Banking Law; Finance; Real Estate. Email: Clifton Jarin | | Anne-Marie Robichaud (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Quebec. Education: University of Montreal (LL.B.); L'Université de Sherbrooke. Email: Anne-Marie Robichaud | | SPECIAL COUNSEL | | Éloïse Gratton (Technology Counsel) admitted to bar, 1998, Quebec. Education: University of Montreal (LL.B., 1997). Email: Éloïse Gratton | | SENIOR COUNSEL | | The Honourable Sen. Yoine Goldstein (Senior Counsel) born Montreal, Quebec, May 11, 1934; admitted to bar, 1961, Quebec. Education: McGill University (B.A., 1955; B.C.L., with honours, 1958); Institut de Droit Comparé (D.E.C.D., 1959); Université de Lyon (Doctorat de L'Université en Droit, with great distinction, 1960). Recipient, Lord Reading Law Society Human Rights Award, 1992 and Lord Reading Law Society Award for Excellence in Law and Community Service, 1998. Author: "L'Execution Forcéen Droit Comparé," Université de Lyon, 1960. Meredith Memorial Lecturer, McGill University Faculty of Law, 1978, 1981, 1985, 1994 and 1999. President, Lord Reading Society, 1972-1973. Member, Board of Revision of Civil Code, Province of Quebec, 1970-1974. Life Governor, Quebec Bar Foundation, 2003. Lecturer: Commercial Law, 1971—, Bankruptcy and Insolvency Law, 1974—, University of Montreal Law School. Lecturer, Bankruptcy Law and Reorganization, Quebec Bar School, 1975-1981, 1995-1998. Lecturer, Continuing Education, Board of Notaries of Quebec, 1975 and 1983. Lecturer, Continuing Education, Bar of Quebec, 1980 and 1988. Editor, Canadian Bankruptcy Reports, 1971-1991. Honorary Legal Counsel and Officer, Canadian Jewish Congress, 1977-1983. President, Jewish National Fund of Canada, Eastern Region, 1977-1978; Quebec Chairman, 1975-1978; National Treasurer, 1976-1980; National Vice-President, 1980—; National Treasurer and Chairman of Budget and Finance Committee, 1986-1990. Member, Board of Trustees, Allied Jewish Community Service of Montreal, (Now Federation CJA) 1977-1981; Secretary, 1985-1987 and 1992-1993; Vice President, 1987-1991; First Vice President, 1993-1995; President, 1995-1997; Chairman, Project Renewal, BeerSheva, 1988-1991. National President, Canadian Friends of Ezrath Nashim Hospital, Jerusalem, 1988—. National Secretary, The Jerusalem Foundation, 1990—. Associate Chairman, Combined Jewish Appeal, 1977-1985. Founding Director, Insolvency Institute of Canada. Member, Judicial Committee, Quebec Press Council, 1979-1983. Member, Board of Directors, United Israel Appeal Federations Canada, 1985—. President, UIAFC, 2001—. Member: Bar of the Province of Quebec (Member, Continuing Education Committee, 1976—; Permanent Education Committee, 1974-1987; Executive Committee, Foundation du Barreau de Quebec, 1987-1997; Bar Council, 1977-1978; President, Committee on the Integration of Young Lawyers, 1977; President, Committee on Qualifications of Trustees in Bankruptcy, 1983); Montreal (Member, Bar Council, 1975-1977) and Canadian (Member, 1968—, Vice-Chairman, 1984— and Chairman, 1985-1986, Section on Bankruptcy and Insolvency, Quebec Section) Bar Associations; International Insolvency Institute. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers. Fellow, American College of Bankruptcy. Languages: French and English. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Insolvency; Banking; Commercial; Business; Appellate Practice. Email: The Honourable Sen. Yoine Goldstein | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
Toronto, Ontario Office: Brookfield Place, Suite 4400, 181 Bay Street, M5J 2T3. Telephone: 416-865-7000. Fax: 416-865-7048.
| | Maintains an office in more than one location. |
|
