David F. Blair

Pierre Déry's practice focuses on private mergers and acquisitions, private equity financings, corporate reorganizations and technology transfers. Over the last 10 years, he has acted in a number of cross-border transactions mainly in the fields of agribusiness, health services, and infrastructure. He has also acted in a number of initial public offerings for companies in the Quebec City area. He holds the title of CPA, CA since 1989 and he is a former lecturer on financial accounting ...

Jean-François Drolet has over 20 years’ experience in all areas of intellectual property, particularly in trademark, industrial design and and copyright matters. His intellectual property experience is often sought by members of our Canadian business law group in financing transactions involving intangible assets and in corporate sales and acquisitions. Drawing on an extensive network of correspondents worldwide, Mr. Drolet also manages large trademark and industrial design portf...

Ms. Rochette is a partner in the Litigation and Conflict Resolution group. She practices primarily in the field of professional liability and insurance. Ms. Rochette holds a master’s degree from the Université de Sherbrooke in health law and has acquired expertise in litigation in this specific area, and particularly in the professional liability of hospitals and medical professionals. She advises senior managers in the health and social services network on a regular basis, and a...

Jean-Philippe Buteau practises primarily in the area of business law. In particular, he assists private and public companies, public bodies, pension plans and other businesses with respect to their transactions, including investments, mergers and acquisitions, reorganizations and their internal and operational affairs in general. Over the years, Mr. Buteau has advised clients on numerous cross-border transactions and has also participated in a number of commercial transactions, including init...

Christian Roy's practice focuses primarily on financial restructuring, bankruptcy, insolvency and realization of bank guarantees. His services are sought by local and international companies with restructuring needs and by court-appointed officers, financial institutions, secured and unsecured creditors and purchasers of assets from distressed companies. He has acted for several financial institutions and companies regarding informal workouts and debtor-in-possession financings. Mr. Roy has p...

Me Kurt Doyle est un avocat et conseiller d’affaires reconnu pour son expertise en fusions et acquisitions, la préparation et la négociation d’ententes commerciales complexes. Il possède de l’expérience dans des secteurs variés tels que l’industrie pétrolière, l’agroalimentaire, l’assurance, les technologies de l’information, le commerce de détail et les arts et spectacles. Il est d’ailleur...

Charles advises various clients in the automobile financing industry on various topics such as security for loans, proceedings, forms and internal policies. Charles also advises his clients, from the Province of Quebec or from outside of Quebec, as regard to the consumer protections laws and regulations. He has a vast experience regarding issues involving the personal and movable real rights registration for foreign financial institutions wanting to do business in Quebec as well as for financ...

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...

Kateri-Anne Grenier has leading expertise in the areas of commercial litigation, more specifically contracts, construction contracts and liability. Kateri-Anne also has in-depth knowledge of issues related to access to information (federal and provincial law), privacy law and the protection of personal information. She has assisted clients in responding to multi-jurisdictional data breaches involving personal information and employee personal information, including: review of disclosure oblig...

Serge LeBel is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Corporate and Commercial Litigation. Serge practices law in Québec, Quebec Best Lawyers has recognized Serge LeBel since 2025. 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 Serge LeBel is held by other lawyers.