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Jean-Philippe Leduc practices both national and international taxation at BCF. He designs and implements many complex tax strategies for reorganizations, transfers of family businesses, estate planning, and major mergers and acquisitions. He is also regularly called upon to intervene before the tax authorities. Jean-Philippe is a businessman who understands the realities of entrepreneurs. He holds a Master’s degree in taxation and, over the course of his career, has participated in nume...

Louis is a partner of the firm. Member of the Quebec, Ontario, and New York bars, he has been practicing civil and commercial litigation and arbitration since 2004. He regularly represents clients before both trial and appellate courts, as well as before domestic and international arbitral tribunals. He has particular expertise regarding contractual disputes, corporate and shareholder litigation, manufacturers’ liability, insolvency, employment law, private international law and injunct...

Jean-Sébastien Desroches practices business law and focuses primarily on mergers and acquisitions, infrastructure and project development as well as strategic partnerships. He was the firm’s practice leader for the Business Law Group up to 2018. Jean-Sébastien is particularly interested in artificial intelligence (AI) projects and their legal ramifications, especially regarding the various branches and applications of artificial intelligence in businesses and industries. H...

Suzanne H. Pringle is a seasoned litigator with over 38 years of experience pleading before courts of all jurisdictions, including the Superior Court, the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Canada. After having practiced banking and insolvency law within a renowned firm in Montreal for the first 5 years of her career as an attorney, Suzanne founded her own firm in 1988. Since then, she focuses her practice solely on family law matters. Suzanne’s firm has built its reputation in th...

My practice is centered on transactional and corporate matters, with an emphasis on the technology sector. I developed my expertise with two preeminent national law firms as well as in-house roles with innovative startups and, more recently, with a rapidly expanding Montreal law firm. Before embarking on my legal career, I worked in the banking industry across Canada, the United States and France, acquiring substantial corporate experience. Joining Blue HF is an opportunity to continue to bui...

Competitive at heart, strong of 15 years of competitive gymnastics, Stéphanie enjoys challenges and is not afraid of pressure. She stands out for her dynamism, versatility and conciseness. She makes herself available for her clients and peers and never hesitates to lend a hand. Stéphanie joined the firm in 2001 as an articling student. She became a partner in 2011 and has been a member of the Executive Committee since September 2017. Over the years, she has been involved in most...

André Durocher practises in the areas of class actions, environmental law, energy law, and Indigenous Legal Matters. André is an experienced litigator and defends clients before the civil and penal courts and administrative tribunals. He has defended clients during class actions in the areas of environmental, consumer protection, competition, food, energy, pension plans, municipal, and Indigenous Legal Matters. He represents pharmaceutical laboratories, railways, airlines, manuf...

Philipp Park is the Quebec Regional Managing Partner and a member of the firm’s Executive Committee. He practises corporate commercial law with a focus on acquisitions and divestitures, private equity, and venture capital. Philipp represents multinational corporations, private equity funds and start-up companies in various sectors and his transactional experience includes domestic and cross-border corporate transactions. Philipp is recognized by The Best Lawyers in Canada in Corporate L...

Robert Dorion is a partner in Gowlings' Montréal office. He specializes in business law with an emphasis on corporate, commercial, merger and acquisition and tax law. Over the years he has developed expertise in corporate re-organizations, acquisitions, mergers and consolidations, contract negotiating, public and private financing and securities. His large clientele includes public and private companies working in local, national and international economic sectors. Robert has also serv...

André Turmel practises energy, natural resources, climate change law and works on electrification of transportation and sustainable mobility legal issues. National and international clients seek André’s extensive experience in relation to business opportunities arising out of new green technologies and renewable energies. André has in-depth knowledge of energy markets and prepares, reviews and negotiates various energy construction, supply, generation and transmissi...