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Édith Jacques is Chair of the Board of Directors of the firm and a partner in Montréal’s Business law group. She specializes in mergers and acquisitions, commercial law, as well as international law and acts as business and strategic consultant to mid- and large-size companies. Ms. Jacques regularly represents private companies in a wide range of transactions, including the acquisition and sale of businesses and the negotiation of distribution, supply, and manufacturing ag...

Mathieu Deschamps deals with all aspects of corporate and business law. His practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions as well as setting up complex structures in connection with equity and debt financings, involving both publicly traded and privately held companies. He frequently acts in multi-jurisdictional transactions in Canada, the United States and abroad in various sectors of the economy, including the circular economy, oil and gas and renewable energy, transportation, food, pharmace...

A distinguished lawyer whose reputation stretches beyond Quebec and Canada, André Ryan is a partner in BCF’s Litigation and Governance groups. A commercial law practitioner, André advises clients on commercial litigation, corporate governance, media relations, and crisis management, as well as on the negotiation of national and international strategic agreements and partnerships. He regularly advises boards of directors of public, private, and governmental organisations. A...

Edward B. “Ted” Claxton is a business lawyer based in Montréal, Quebec with Aust Legal Inc. His practice focuses on complex corporate and transactional matters, including Derivatives Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law , and Securities Law. He regularly advises companies, investors, and funds on cross-border transactions, joint ventures, venture capital investments, securities matters, and structured financial products. Mr. Claxton previously practiced for more than three dec...

Jean-François practices primarily in civil, professional, and medical liability. He also represents several professionals, including lawyers, pharmacists, and engineers. He teaches a professional liability representation clinic at the École du Barreau. Jean-François also advises and represents individuals, businesses and institutional clients in extremely varied fields including civil liability and manufacturer liability. Finally, Jean-François represents several i...

Geneviève Beaudin is a partner in the Labour and Employment Law Group. In the course of her practice, Geneviève advises and represents companies under provincial and federal jurisdiction in their individual and collective labour relations. In this capacity, she deals with cases involving grievance adjudication, human rights, labour standards and access to information. She has also developed strong expertise in drafting opinions, arguments and factums in labour and employment law...

Marianne Plamondon, MBA, CHRP, is a partner in the Montréal office of Langlois Lawyers and is also a member of the firm’s Board of Directors. She specializes in labour and employment law, particularly in the interpretation and application of collective agreements, occupational health and safety, psychological harassment, the protection of personal information, pay equity, employment insurance and human rights. She has been active in several files involving individual and collecti...

Martin Lord is a Partner in our Estates, Wills and Trusts group. His practice focuses on tax law. He advises clients in business matters, particularly in terms of tax planning for the protection and cross-generation transmission of assets through domestic trusts or wills. He also facilitates charitable donations.

Dynamic, inquisitive and a peerless organizer, Janie-Pier is the first to volunteer for social activities and opportunities to network. She is readily available to help and advise others and is driven by teamwork. Her legendary calmness allows her to keep the reins on contentious cases. Janie-Pier became a lawyer at the firm in 2011 after completing her bar internship at another Montréal-based firm. Prior to completing her law degree, she had already earned herself a bachelor’s d...

Jean-Pierre Casavant Ad. E. is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Director and Officer Liability Practice, Insurance Law, Legal Malpractice Law, Personal Injury Litigation and Product Liability Law. Jean-Pierre, who practices law in Montréal, Quebec, has been recognized since 2006. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Jean-Pierre is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practic...