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François Dandonneau is a partner in the firm’s Montréal office. His practice has been centred on Aboriginal law for over fifteen years with a specific focus on matters dealing with mining and natural resources, procurement, taxation and self-governance. Throughout his career, François has acted and played a major role in important litigation matters, notably constitutional cases, before all levels of the courts, including the Supreme Court of Canada. François...

Awatif Lakhdar has been a member of the Family Law, personal law, and estate law group since May 2014. Called to the Barreau du Québec in 2002, she has been in private practice for more than a decade. Her primary area of practice is private international law, and she frequently pleads before all levels of the Quebec courts, including the Superior Court, the Court of Appeal, and the Federal Court. She is also a certified mediator. Ms. Lakhdar has participated in seminars and conferences...

Vincent Chaurette is a partner in the Corporate and Commercial Law group at the Montreal office. He specializes in mergers and acquisitions of private companies, with notable expertise in transactions involving private equity firms. He regularly assists entrepreneurs and portfolio companies, both in transactional contexts and for their ongoing legal and business needs. Vincent has also been involved in several intergenerational transfers of family businesses. Known for his pragmatic approach,...

Caroline Deschênes is a partner in the Montréal office of Langlois Lawyers. Her practice is focused on civil and commercial litigation, with a particular emphasis on class actions, privacy issues, access to information, construction law, product liability and professional liability. She represents various corporations before courts of first instance and appeal in Quebec, and before administrative tribunals. Caroline has acted in several class actions involving the protection of p...

Jean-François joined Monette Barakett in 1992, just as he was beginning his career as a lawyer. He became a partner in 2000 and currently serves as the firm’s managing partner. Jean-François advises public and private sector managers on a daily basis about any and all aspects of labour relations. He regularly pleads cases before all labour law authorities and all civil law tribunals, and also serves as collective bargaining negotiator. He also helps lead clients through al...

Alex Steinhouse is Counsel in Fasken’s Montreal office where he practices in the areas of Government Relations, Political Law, Indigenous Legal Matters, and Intellectual Property. Alex draws on his extensive public and private sector experience at the intersection of law, public policy, and politics to build and protect reputations while guiding organizations through change. Formerly a judicial clerk to a Federal Court (Canada) Judge as well as a lawyer at a national law firm, Alex rece...

Antoine Guilmain is a partner in Gowling WLG's Montréal office where he co-leads the firm's national Cyber Security and Data Protection Law Group and serves as a member of its Technology Group. With an international background in Canada, the United States, and Europe, including high-level experience at one of the largest US technology companies, Antoine provides strategic and operational advice on a range of data protection and cyber security issues. His practice encompass privacy, Eur...

Alexandre Furino is a Partner at the firm, with a diversified practice, revolving around civil and commercial litigation, as well as arbitration. Alexandre Baril-Furino | Woods

Isabelle Jomphe is a partner, lawyer and trade-mark agent in Lavery’s intellectual property group. Ms. Jomphe’s expertise includes trade-mark, industrial design, copyright, domain names, trade secrets, technology transfers, as well as advertising law, labelling and Charter for the French Language regulations. Ms. Jomphe is known for providing strategic and practical advice in all aspects of IP law, with an emphasis in the field of trade-marks. She advises clients in trade-mark cle...

With more than 35 years of experience, Sylvain Rigaud is a leading lawyer in bankruptcy, insolvency, financial restructuring, and related litigation. Sylvain has represented clients across a broad range of industries, including financial services, real estate, natural resources, pulp and paper, mining, energy, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, life sciences, technology, retail, aeronautics, construction, aircraft financing, shipping, and admiralty. Sylvain has acted for all types of parties inv...