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Joelle Briand-Diguer practises civil and commercial litigation. In her practice, she focuses primarily on insurance law, construction law, civil liability and professional liability matters. She represents the interests of various companies before the civil courts of the province of Quebec. As part of her law program at Université Laval, Ms. Briand-Diguer also studied at the faculty of law of Université du Luxembourg.

Sébastien Roy practices in intellectual property and commercial law. He advises and represents clients in litigation and in contractual matters in the different areas of intellectual property law, such as trademarks, copyrights, industrial designs, patents and trade secrets. Sébastien represents clients in judicial or administrative proceedings before the federal and provincial courts in infringement or unfair competition matters involving injunctions and monetary claims. He pro...

Isabel Pouliot primarily practices civil and commercial litigation, more specifically in the field of construction law. She joined BCF in 2016, after practising with a boutique firm and completing her articling at a national law firm. Isabel graduated from Université Laval, where she acted as a volunteer for various legal organizations and was featured on the Faculty’s Honour Roll as a result of her excellent academic performance. During her academic career, she also studied at t...

A founding member of BCF’s Québec City office, François Lefebvre has successfully assisted many Québec businesses through every stage of their growth and has been an advisor to several major financial institutions. His proven expertise in commercial and banking law has enabled him to advise clients in various sectors, from technology to digital commerce, including real estate, manufacturing, industrial and banking. Over the years, François has participated in...

Me Caroline Desbiens possède plus de 35 ans d’expérience en droit au sein de cabinets en pratique privée. Avocate bilingue, elle concentre sa pratique en droit des affaires et en droit de l’aviation. Elle détient une vaste expérience couvrant divers secteurs, tels que le transport, l’immobilier, l’énergie, les sciences de la vie, les technologies et l’industrie agroalimentaire. Elle met à profit son expertise en dr...

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...

Maxime Cantin practises primarily construction law. He has over 20 years of experience in litigating construction disputes, including delay claims, additional costs claims, construction insurance claims, tender issues and engineers errors and omissions. He also has extensive experience in contract review and drafting. He also handles on a regular and continuous basis complex commercial litigation. Mr. Cantin thus regularly represents contractors, owners, commercial tenants, manufacturers, ser...

Mathieu Leblanc-Gagnon is a seasoned civil and commercial litigator. He represents a diverse business clientele in class actions and other contentious proceedings before various judicial and administrative tribunals. Mathieu's practice focuses on the areas of commercial litigation, product liability, insurance law and construction law. He also devotes a significant portion of his practice to advising food processors on their procurement activities under the Act respecting the marketing of agr...

Ian Gosselin handles complex litigations, primarily in construction law and product liability. He has extensive experience in commercial litigation and is also involved in the defence of class actions. Mr. Gosselin has frequently pleaded before civil courts and arbitration tribunals and has cumulated more than 500 days before the courts over the course of his career. He also acts as mediator in civil and commercial disputes. Due to his considerable experience in construction and engineering, ...

Mario Welsh is a recognized leader in the field of civil and commercial litigation, construction law and professional liability. He has appeared before every level of federal or provincial court - from the Court of Québec to the Supreme Court of Canada as well as before various administrative tribunals. He joined BCF in 2014, and has since been managing partner of the Québec office. Mario excels in several other areas of law, including class actions. He has been involved in some...