Best Lawyers in Quebec, Canada for Corporate Law

Carl Boulva practises business law in our Montreal office. His practice focuses on private mergers and acquisitions, carve-out transactions, venture capital financing, complex commercial arrangements and corporate and commercial law. Carl has developed a varied business law practice ranging from advising both institutional investors and emerging companies in early- and later-stage financings, to advising small and medium enterprises in the context of mergers and acquisitions as well as multin...

Elissa Brock is a member of the Corporate/Commercial group at the Montréal office. She is also a member of Fasken’s national Private Equity Group. Elissa's practice covers an array of business law matters and is focused on private equity investments and local and cross-border M&As. She is skilled at supporting buyers and sellers throughout the entire acquisition, merger or restructuration process. Elissa is recognized by clients and her peers for her strong leadership skills ...

Katerina Kostopoulos is an associate in the Business Law group, practising primarily in the areas of private financing and corporate law. Katerina joined Lavery in the summer of 2018. She completed her civil law degree at the Université de Montréal. Prior to law school, Katerina obtained a Bachelor of Arts from McGill University with a major in Political Science and a double minor in Philosophy and Neo-Hellenic Studies. During her legal studies, Katerina volunteered for Professo...

Camille Beaudry is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate Law. Camille, who practices law in Montréal, Quebec, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Camille is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Olivier Hamel is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate Law. Olivier, who practices law in Québec, Quebec, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Olivier is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Sean Cohen's practice covers all aspects of corporate and commercial law, with a particular focus on securities matters and mergers and acquisitions. Sean has extensive transactional experience in various industries, acting for both purchasers and sellers in public and private transactions. He also acts in Canadian and cross-border public financings and private placements of debt and equity on behalf of issuers and underwriters. In recent years, Sean has acted for several clients in the aeros...

Camille Côté is an associate in our business law group whose practice focuses on corporate law. She assists and advises private companies from a wide range of sectors, their officers, directors and shareholders, as well as institutional players. Camille focuses on mergers and acquisitions, corporate reorganizations and other strategic business operations. She is also involved in drafting various contractual agreements and arranging financing.

Rachel Lesmerises practises all aspects of commercial and corporate law, with an emphasis on public and private mergers and acquisitions, corporate and project financing, securities and financial services. She participates in drafting various commercial agreements. Ms. Lesmerises acts on behalf of various Canadian and foreign public and private companies in connection with a wide range of commercial operations, mergers and acquisitions and public and private financings.

Nadine Chalati combines legal expertise with an entrepreneurial mindset to help businesses grow and thrive. In 2017, she co-founded Chalati Notaire-Avocat , a firm dedicated to providing clear, strategic, and business-focused legal services. Her practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, corporate and commercial law, real estate, and finance. Nadine advises a diverse range of businesses on matters such as drafting and negotiating contracts, structuring investments, buying and selling busin...

Valérie Charpentier joined the BCF team in May 2018. After completing her legal studies at Université de Sherbrooke and at l’École du Barreau du Québec, she was sworn in during the month of December 2015. Valérie has developed a practice focused on business law. Her expertise extends to corporate law, mergers and acquisitions as well as takeover bids, public offerings and private placements.

Gabriel Thivierge practises in our business law group, with a focus on commercial, corporate and securities law. Gabriel assists private and public companies in a wide range of transactions such as mergers and acquisitions, private placements, project financings and corporate reorganizations. He also advises Canadian public companies in the mining sector on continuous disclosure obligations and other corporate and securities law matters. He has developed particular experience in the natural r...

Georgi Paskalev is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law. Georgi, who practices law in Montréal, Quebec, has been recognized since 2022. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Georgi is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Camille Marceau is a lawyer in the Corporate/Commercial Group in our Montréal office. Her practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, corporate reorganizations, private issues and infrastructure projects, both public and private. As part of her practice, Camille advises various clients in the drafting of share and asset purchase agreements, supply, sales, service and construction contracts, as well as confidentiality agreements.

Guillaume Giguère is a partner in the Corporate/Commercial and Mergers & Acquisitions groups in the Québec City office. His practice focuses on complex, large-scale regional, national, and international M&A transactions, as well as private equity matters. He represents and advises private and publicly held companies, institutional and strategic investors, and venture capital firms on a wide range of transactional matters and investments across diverse industries and sect...

Felicia Jin is a lawyer in the Corporate/Commercial practice group in our Montréal office. She practises in the fields of private equity and venture capital, as well as mergers and acquisitions, with a particular focus on the financial industry. Felicia advises several Canadian and foreign financial institutions on the regulatory framework with respect to insurance, loans, deposits, payments, and other financial products and services. She regularly works with lenders, money services bu...

Damien Hallé-Hannan is a lawyer in the Corporate/Commercial Group in our Montréal office. His practice covers all aspects of business law and focuses primarily on mergers and acquisitions of public and private companies, and securities law. He also represents issuers and brokers in their financing activities, whether by prospectus or private placement.