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John Hurley is a partner in Gowling WLG's Montréal office and leader of the Montréal Indigenous Law Group. He has more than 30 years' experience in public and business law, with special emphasis on First Nations, government relations, energy and infrastructure, environmental law, regulatory matters and international development. John has long worked with Aboriginal peoples in Québec, especially the Cree and the Inuit, on a wide variety of matters, including government rel...

Bruno Caron is the co-chair of the firm’s ESG and Carbon Finance Group. He is a commercial lawyer whose practice is focused on capital markets and public and private M&A transactions. He has been recognized in Canada’s Best Lawyers list in the category of Mergers and Acquisitions since 2021. Bruno has a particular interest with all aspects of ESG and with respect to sustainable financing as a mean to mitigate and adapt to climate change and the disclosure rules applicable to t...

Guillaume Michaud practises in the areas of insolvency and corporate restructuring and in connection with insolvency-related transactions and litigation. Guillaume represents and protects the interests of different stakeholders during corporate restructuring, distressed M&A, realization of assets or bankruptcies. The clientele he represents includes insolvent companies, trustees/monitors and receivers, purchasers and investers in a distressed M&A context, creditors, shareholders and d...

Geneviève Vigneault is organized, flexible and a great listener. She is the trusted advisor to CEOs and executives of many Quebec companies and family businesses facing various challenges. She is always looking for creative and efficient solutions for our clients, and has a special interest in all commercial aspects of shareholder's relations and the intergenerational transfer of family businesses. Practicing business, commercial and corporate law at BCF for the past twenty years, Gene...

Louis-Philippe Cartier is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Insurance Law. Louis-Philippe practices law in Montréal, Quebec Best Lawyers has recognized Louis-Philippe Cartier since 2021. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Louis-Philippe Cartier is held by other lawyers.

Pierre Bienvenu, Ad. E. is a disputes lawyer with more than 35 years’ experience in international commercial arbitration, corporate and commercial litigation, and constitutional law. He has acted as counsel or served as arbitrator in international arbitrations involving disputes in energy, transportation, telecommunications, mergers and acquisitions, construction, pharmaceuticals, international distribution and joint ventures, and foreign investment. A former co-chair of the IBA’s...

Diplômée en droit de l’Université de Montréal en 1999 et titulaire d’une maîtrise en droit comparé de l’Université McGill depuis 2002, Me Geneviève Barsalou a été admise au Barreau du Québec en 2003. Elle a entamé à Paris sa carrière au sein d’un cabinet spécialisé en droit de la propriété littéraire et artistique. Elle possède une s...

Mr Savoie practices exclusively in the field of advertising law and has been doing so for over 20 years. As such, ad agencies and advertisers alike seek his advise on the legality of their advertising and promotional campaigns and often ask that he gives in-house information seminars on the subject.

Derek Chiasson is a partner in our tax team. His principal focus is on domestic and international tax aspects of mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and corporate reorganizations, for public and private corporations. He also regularly advises on tax disputes, commodity taxes and executive compensation. Derek leverages his broad experience to bridge tax, finance and legal aspects of the transactions and reorganizations he works on, while maintaining strong technical skills, attention t...

Marvin Shahin is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Corporate Law. Marvin practices law in Montréal, Quebec Best Lawyers has recognized Marvin Shahin since 2027. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Marvin Shahin is held by other lawyers.