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Firm partner Jean-François Hudon has been practicing law since 2004. He began his career in litigation and has since expanded his expertise to real estate law, corporate law, cannabis law and new technologies. He puts his ready approachability and broad know-how to use to counsel and assist financial institutions, real estate developers, construction companies, natural product companies, software developers, and telecom businesses. His enthusiasm and versatility are valuable assets tha...

Dynamic, inquisitive and a peerless organizer, Janie-Pier is the first to volunteer for social activities and opportunities to network. She is readily available to help and advise others and is driven by teamwork. Her legendary calmness allows her to keep the reins on contentious cases. Janie-Pier became a lawyer at the firm in 2011 after completing her bar internship at another Montréal-based firm. Prior to completing her law degree, she had already earned herself a bachelor’s d...

Warren Silversmith is a partner in the Corporate Group, and Head of the Mergers & Acquisitions Group in Montréal. Warren primarily focuses his practice on private equity and venture capital, project development and finance and mergers and acquisitions, with a particular focus on cross-border transactions. In addition to Canadian corporate entities, Warren has acted for a number of U.S. private equity and U.S. venture capital firms on a wide range of acquisitions and investments for...

Richard J. Clare provides high-level advice and has an unparalleled reputation as a strategic advisor in the real estate community. With a practice in real estate and commercial law, he assists clients in real estate development, joint venture structures, portfolio dispositions and acquisitions and financing. Richard acts for institutional lenders in structuring construction or permanent financing. He also advises purchasers, vendors, developers and real estate agents on the sale, purchase, d...

A seasoned litigator, Nancy Demers focuses her practice on challenging cases involving construction law and public contracts. She is known for her practical approach to problems. She goes beyond the limits of the legal profession by providing strategic guidance to her clients to help them resolve litigious situations. She mainly advises institutional clients, contractors and suppliers. She is well versed in the Act Respecting Contracting by Public Bodies and assists her clients in the tenderi...

Perry Kliot has a diverse commercial practice, with specific expertise in mergers and acquisitions, licensing and distribution, venture capital and traditional debt financing. He also has extensive experience dealing with start-up companies and has counselled such companies through their various stages of development. In so doing he has drafted numerous complex shareholder and joint venture agreements, and been involved in many international expansions. Perry’s clientele is broad based,...

Benjamin Gross is a partner in the Corporate/Commercial group in our Montréal office. In this role, he advises a wide range of clients on commercial, real estate and financing transactions, including the drafting of complex documents related to PPP contracts or international and cross-border transactions. With over 25 years of experience, Benjamin’s practice focuses on financing, real estate, and mergers and acquisitions, often involving bankruptcy and insolvency, aviation and th...

Neil Wiener practices securities law with an emphasis on financing and mergers & acquisitions. He advises on a broad range of securities law matters, including public offerings, private placements, stock exchange listings, take-over bids, going-private transactions, reverse take-overs and shareholder proxy fights. Neil acts as lead counsel in equity and debt offerings for both issuers and dealers and in M&A transactions. In addition to his work in financing and mergers & acquisiti...

Pascal Lauzon is one of Quebec’s leading specialists in intellectual property litigation. He acts quickly and efficiently to either prevent infringement of intellectual property rights or defend a business accused, wrongly or not, of violating the intellectual property rights of a third party. Pascal's practice focuses on trademarks and patents as well as on copyright, industrial design and trade secret issues. A mediator certified by the Barreau du Québec, he helps businesses fi...

Carl Bélanger is a partner and market leader in the Business Law and Corporate Law group at the Montreal office. He has extensive experience in Canadian and cross-border transactions, primarily in mergers and acquisitions, private equity and venture capital. For over 25 years, Carl has assisted investment funds, international industrial groups, as well as family businesses and entrepreneurs in their development, both in Canada and abroad. His experience covers various industry sectors,...