Gerald F. Kandestin

Daniel Frajman is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Corporate Law and Trusts and Estates. Daniel practices law in Montréal, Quebec Best Lawyers has recognized Daniel Frajman 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 Daniel Frajman is held by other lawyers.

François-Nicolas is a litigator, negotiator, author and renowned speaker. He is recognized for his people skills as well as his communication skills, notably when speaking on topics relating to labour relations. He is the firm’s resident artist and his marked interest in contemporary art has allowed the firm to considerably develop its art collection. He joined Monette Barakett as a student in 1998. He has been a partner since 2008 and oversees talent recruitment and leads the fi...

Martin Pichette is a partner of the Litigation group and a member of the Board of Directors of the firm. He acts primarily as a commercial and civil litigator, focusing on cases related to construction law, professional liability, damage insurance, and product liability. Before joining the firm, Mr. Pichette practised for many years with another leading law firm in the areas of commercial litigation, construction, and real estate. He has also worked as a political assistant with the Senate of...

Alexis-François Charette practises in various areas of employment and labour law. He advises employers on collective and individual labour relations, particularly labour standards, individual disputes, grievance arbitration, the certification process, orders and injunctions in labour disputes, the drafting of contracts of employment and company policies, criminal liability in occupational health and safety matters, the protection of personal information, discrimination and human rights...

Charles-Antoine Péladeau's practice covers all aspects of civil and commercial litigation, including class actions, insurance law and consumer protection law. He also practises in penal law and deals with matters relating to business ethics and anti-corruption. Since 2017, Mr. Péladeau has been an affiliate researcher at the Class Action Lab of the University of Montreal. He also taught in the civil law program at the same university.

Stephane Pouliot is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Family Law. Stephane practices law in Laval, Quebec Best Lawyers has recognized Stephane Pouliot since 2022. 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 Stephane Pouliot is held by other lawyers.

Nicolas Leblanc is a partner in Fasken’s Real Estate group in Montréal. He is also active in the Infrastructure group. Nicolas provides strategic advice to a wide range of players in the financial, real estate, transportation and infrastructure markets on the development of projects requiring interaction with administrative, government and community stakeholders. Nicolas represents owners, managers, promoters and lenders in relation to purchase and sale agreements, development ag...

Denis Godbout joined LJT Lawyers in 2013 after being a partner for several years in a well-established firm. He concentrates his practice in civil and commercial litigation in the fields of construction law and commercial real estate law.He has taught real estate law and bankruptcy law at HEC Montréal. Over the 30 years of his career, Denis has been called on to work in nearly all fields of commercial litigation, including corporate law and shareholder disputes, condominium law, bankru...

Elias Retsinas practices in the area of real estate law and is a partner at Fasken’s Montreal office. His practice is focused primarily on real estate joint ventures, including the acquisition, development, financing and leasing of real estate assets such as mixed use development projects, office and residential towers and hotel properties. Elias regularly acts on behalf of various developers, lenders, investors, family offices and hotel operators and has extensive knowledge and underst...

Eric Simard is Co-leader of the national Litigation and Dispute Resolution group. He practices as a litigator in civil and commercial litigation. He acts primarily in complex litigation and defends clients during class actions. He also represents clients during injunction and safeguarding proceedings. Eric regularly appears in arbitration matters and before the Superior courts, including the Supreme Court of Canada. In a world of globalization, a large number of foreign manufacturers and supp...