David G. Colford

Michèle Friel practises in the areas of commercial contracts, corporate financing, financial services and general banking law. Her practice focuses primarily on secured financing transactions in Canada and cross-border loans, both on a syndicated and non-syndicated basis. Ms. Friel represents and advises banks and other lending institutions as well as borrowers in a broad range of financing transactions, including asset-based loans, cash flow loans, project financings, acquisition fina...

Geneviève Cloutier is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law. Geneviève, who practices law in Montréal, Quebec, has been recognized since 2021. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Geneviève is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Nadia Jubinville is a senior associate in the Corporate Group. Her practice focuses on all matters pertaining to corporate, commercial, risk management, governance and privacy laws. She advises clients on strategic corporate initiatives, commercial negotiations, and compliance requirements. Through her practical experience as general counsel in various industries for diverse companies, Nadia has gained first-hand understanding of the day-to-day issues faced by clients. Leveraging this experti...

Élise Renaud, partner and member of Fasken’s investment products and wealth management group, has an in-depth knowledge of the laws and regulations applicable to the Canadian wealth management and financial services industry. Élise acknowledges the importance of this industry within Canadian society and respects the role of the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) and self-regulatory organizations (SRO) in protecting Canadian investors. Élise’s practice fo...

Vincent Grenier-Fontaine focuses his practice on insurance law and professional liability, particularly in conflict cases involving architects, lawyers, contractors working in the construction industry, engineers, professional technologists and pharmacists. He has experience working as a personal property and casualty insurance agent for an insurer and is a Certified Human Resources Advisor (CHRA). He has acted as a prosecutor for a public inquiry commission and regularly pleads before civil ...

Luc R. Borduas is a partner of the firm and he devotes his practice to corporate law, including mergers and acquisitions, partnerships, and joint ventures in the fields of pharmaceuticals, intellectual property, as well as domestic and international trade. Mr. Borduas represents many national, international, and regional companies active in the manufacturing, commercial, and services sectors, including venture capital firms. Mr. Borduas also represents universities and university health centr...

Tina Aswad is a partner in Gowling WLG’s Montréal office and a member of the firm’s Labour, Employment & Equalities Group. Her practice covers all aspects of collective and individual labour relations, including providing advisory services and drafting employment relationship-related documents such as employment agreements, policies, service agreements, restrictive clauses and compensation plans. She has extensive experience in labour and employment litigation, particul...

Me Frédéric Bérard holds a Doctorate in Law (LL.D., Université de Montréal, Unanimous Mention of Excellence and Dean’s Honour List), a Master’s Degree in Political Science (M.A., McGill University), and a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B., Université de Montréal, Dean’s Excellence List). He also pursued postdoctoral studies in Philosophy at Université Laval. After working at Stikeman Elliott and Woods, he founded, in 2025, Fr&eac...

Richard Vachon practices mainly in the fields of commercial litigation, class actions, litigation in securities, defamation, and employment law. He pleads regularly before the courts of first instance and the Court of Appeal of Quebec as well as arbitration tribunals. He also acts as strategic advisor to many of his clients. Notable representative clients, among others, include: Chrysler Canada Inc.; Quebecor Inc.; Groupe TVA Inc.; Desjardins Securities Inc.; Former Member of the Liaison Comm...

Michaël Plante is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Family Law. Michaël, who practices law in Montréal, Quebec, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Michaël is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.