Guillaume Charlebois

Vincent Chaurette is a partner in the Corporate and Commercial Law group at the Montreal office. He specializes in mergers and acquisitions of private companies, with notable expertise in transactions involving private equity firms. He regularly assists entrepreneurs and portfolio companies, both in transactional contexts and for their ongoing legal and business needs. Vincent has also been involved in several intergenerational transfers of family businesses. Known for his pragmatic approach,...

Mariella De Stefano is a Lawyer, Partner and Co-chair of our Insurance Law Group. Her practice focuses on insurance litigation, civil and professional liability, particularly in subrogation claims and complex subrogation matters. She regularly leads the Group in working with insurers, reinsurers, and insurance syndicates to pursue recovery claims in a timely and efficient manner including by way of alternative dispute resolution mechanisms. Mariella De Stefano has been practicing in the field...

Called to the Barreau du Québec (Québec Bar) in 1972, Yves Gonthier has extensive experience in labour and employment law. He is involved in all aspects of labour law, in particular the negotiation and implementation of collective agreements, grievance arbitration, difficulties related to certification applications, as well as identifying solutions to labour relations problems encountered by companies in labour relations, such as dismissal, discipline and restructuring. Yves hol...

Renée Loiselle is the Montréal local co-chair of our business law group. Renée practises corporate and securities law, with particular emphasis on corporate finance (including both private placements and public financings) and public mergers and acquisitions. She also regularly advises a number of Canadian public companies on continuous disclosure obligations, corporate governance issues and other ongoing securities law questions. Renée serves as a member of the Qu...

Peter Riddell's practice is focused on mergers and acquisitions, joint venture and other complex commercial arrangements, carve-out transactions, and corporate and commercial law. He represents clients in various industries, including aerospace, agriculture, technology, pharma, renewable energy and entertainment.Peter has developed a relatively broad corporate practice ranging from advising large multinational corporations in the context of cross-border M&A, to smaller emerging scale-ups ...

Me Nicolas Joubert is a partner with Lavery Lawyers in Montréal and has been a member of the Labour and Employment Law group since 2005. A graduate of McGill University’s National Program (civil and common law), Me Joubert advises and represents businesses of every size on labour and employment law matters, specifically individual and collective relations, complex terminations of employment, occupational health and safety, and allegations of discrimination and harassment. Me Joub...

Amélie Béliveau practises intellectual property law and commercial litigation. She is involved in all aspects of litigation, including drafting legal opinions and proceedings, and pleading before various courts. Amélie’s work in intellectual property focuses on matters relating to trademarks, copyrights, defamation and the right to control one’s own image. In her trademark practice, Amélie assists clients with all stages of securing Canadian protection....

Antonio Nadaira is a talented tax and business lawyer who focuses his practice on domestic and international taxation with an emphasis on corporate reorganizations, sale and acquisition, and estate planning. He assists businesses of all sizes in the various stages of their growth by being involved in a number of major commercial transactions. Antonio joined BCF in 2012, before which he was with a major national law firm where he practiced taxation and business law. Dedicated and attentive to ...

Mr. Patrick Henry is a litigator and a Partner in our Insurance Law Group. His practice focuses on insurance law, civil litigation, civil and professional liability and product liability law. Mr. Henry has pleaded before all judicial instances and appeal levels including on four occasions before the Supreme Court of Canada. His fields of practice include insurance law, civil litigation, civil and professional liability and product liability law.

Arnold Cohen’s practice includes financing and insolvency and restructuring. His financing practice focuses on asset-based lending (both Canadian and cross-border transactions), in which he represents leading US and Canadian asset-based lenders and factors. Mr. Cohen also regularly represents lenders and corporate borrowers in the financing of real estate, receivables and equipment, as well as acquisition, project, structured and traditional bank financings, all on both a syndicated and...