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Noah Zucker practices primarily in the areas of commercial insolvency and banking law. He acts for creditors, debtors, court-appointed officers and other stakeholders in matters ranging from complex corporate reorganizations to personal bankruptcies. Noah also represents clients in other civil or commercial disputes and advises on deals, always striving to find practical, business-oriented solutions to difficult problems. Noah appears regularly before the Superior Court of Québec and h...

Audrée Dufresne has been representing and advising employers on labor and employment law and workers’ compensation matters for more than 15 years. She brings experience in both private practice and corporate legal departments to her vision of serving clients, balancing the accessibility and strategic thinking of in-house legal counsel with the expertise of specialized external counsel. Ms. Dufresne is known for her practical approach and her ability to work seamlessly with your c...

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...

A leading figure in real estate law in Quebec, Audrey-Julie Dallaire is a partner at our Montreal office. Having worked for many years as Director of Legal Affairs, Audrey-Julie brings extensive experience in real estate and construction law, as well as a strong background in municipal, administrative, and environmental law. Audrey-Julie has represented clients in administrative, civil, and criminal disputes before the courts. Her valuable experience and extensive knowledge of real estate law...

Catherine Brisebois is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Family Law. Catherine, who practices law in Laval, Quebec, has been recognized since 2022. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Catherine is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Nick Krnjevic is a Partner in our Insurance Law Group. His practice focuses on insurance law and private international law. His insurance practice includes advising on, and litigating, insurance and reinsurance issues pertaining to primary and excess CGL, E&O, D&O, EPLI, Cyber, Property, Business Interruption and Fidelity coverage. He also acts as monitoring coverage counsel in domestic and international litigation. He also advises insurance carriers on drafting issues and provides in...

Marc Leiter’s experience, expertise and solution-solving acumen are the keys to a successful commercial transaction. With over three decades of business law experience, Marc Leiter steers businesses through all stages of a commercial transaction. Well-versed in the challenges faced by businesspeople, he dispenses sound advice on mergers and acquisitions (both domestic and cross-border), contracts and licenses, and other transactions. A prominent figure in the world of business law, Marc...

Justin Beeby is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Director and Officer Liability Practice and Insurance Law. Justin, who practices law in Montréal, Quebec, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Justin is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Sébastien Bellefleur has extensive experience in business law, more specifically in securities, mergers, acquisitions, corporate governance and mining law. He also helps set up funding, whether in the form of loans or equity financings. He has drafted a number of complex transactions on behalf of public and private corporations, such as the purchase, sale, funding and restructuring of businesses throughout Canada and abroad. He has represented issuers and brokers in connection with ini...

John Leopold is a preeminent corporate lawyer who has been repeatedly recognized both nationally and internationally as one of Canada's elite practitioners in mergers and acquisitions and corporate law. John is ranked by Chambers Canada as a Band 1 leading lawyer in corporate/commercial where he is described as having an outstanding reputation with one of his clients calling him "one of the finest M&A and general business lawyers I have worked with" and with several market commentators de...