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Jean-Benoît Pouliot is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Administrative and Public Law and Environmental Law. Jean-Benoît, who practices law in Québec, Quebec, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Jean-Benoît is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Pierre Nicol is a senior partner and has been practising law for 27 years. His practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, corporate finance, project finance, risk management, life sciences, new technologies, business partnerships and a wide range of complex commercial transactions. Mr. Nicol also assists clients regarding their strategic litigations.

John G. O’Connor has extensive experience in maritime and commercial law. He has handled all types of marine insurance claims including P&I liability, environmental liability and general average, as well as ship financing, maritime accidents and salvage matters. He has been especially active in the energy sector and involved in the international carriage and sale of oil, gas and other bulk commodities. He also has extensive experience in marine, errors and omissions and protection a...

Anne-Marie Naud is a partner, market leader of the Corporate/Commercial group within the Québec City office and co-leader of the Firm’s Agribusiness, Food & Beverage group. She specializes in mergers and acquisitions, private equity and corporate governance. Anne-Marie is known for her calm demeanour and concentration, and many public and private corporations from the traditional, agricultural and technology sectors rely on Anne-Marie to head mergers and acquisitions, financi...

Henrick Simard is a partner of the Corporate/Commercial group at the Québec City office. He practises primarily in the area of mergers and acquisitions and corporate financing. Henrick advises and represents clients in matters related to financing, investment, private equity and venture capital. Henrick has extensive experience in private equity, having contributed to the creation of a number of investment funds and represented both companies and investors in connection with private eq...

Serge LeBel is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate and Commercial Litigation and Corporate Governance Practice. Serge, who practices law in Québec, Quebec, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Serge is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Market leader of the Labor, Employment and Human Rights Group for the Quebec City office, Sébastien Gobeil is recognized for his in-depth knowledge in labour relations and occupational health and safety. He focuses on issues related to grievance arbitration, the negotiation and interpretation of collective agreements, labour standards, psychological harassment and workplace accidents. He also acts in matters related to labour law. Sébastien advises clients on a variety of employ...

Jean Houle, partner, practices labor and employment law since 1975. He has worked with companies of all shapes and sizes in the private, public, and broader public sectors. His clients benefit from his vast litigation experience before administrative and law courts, particularly in occupational health and safety. Jean has served as employer spokesperson and strategy and planning counsel during collective bargaining. He has also managed medium and long-term human resource planning as well as g...

Me Claude Côté pratique le droit depuis son admission au Barreau en 1974. Me Côté exerce sa profession principalement dans le domaine du droit du travail et de l’emploi comme conseiller juridique et négociateur dans le domaine des relations de travail tant auprès de grandes que de petites et moyennes entreprises. Me Côté s’est joint à Cain Lamarre en 2018 où il partage son expérience dans la négociati...

Élisabeth Pinard is the partner who coordinates the firm's Family law, personal law, and estate law group. She acts primarily as litigator in complex divorce cases as well as in private international law, inheritance disputes, and elder law. She is also a certified mediator. Ms. Pinard also acts as counsel to accounting and valuation firms on the legal impact of marital breakdown in matters of succession, business transfers, protective trusts, and the valuation of private corporations....