Jean-Philippe Groleau

Mr. Joanisse’s clients include corporations such as Xerox Canada, Garda and Neptune Technologies, as well as public entities such as the city of Saint-Eustache and the Agence Métropolitaine de transport, Greater Montreal’s public transit commission. Mr. Joanisse has represented his clients in the following capacities: Representing majority and minority share­holders in numerous oppression remedy actions before Quebec courts. Defending several corporations against oppres...

Maxime Rhéaume possesses a wealth of experience drafting and negotiating loan and guarantee agreements for financial institutions in connection with real estate financing for the acquisition, construction and long term loans. Maxime is and has been for many years a lecturer at the Faculty of Law of the Université de Montréal in the Master program of business law as well as in the Master program of property security Law. He is also Part-time lecturer at the Faculty of Law ...

Due to chance and circumstances, Christine was one of the few fortunate attorneys to be immersed in Environmental law at the very beginning of her career in 1990. She has stayed on course ever since. After 20 years in prominent Montreal law firms, namely as a partner, she decided in 2009 to found her own firm, dedicated to her areas of practice, in order to offer her clients more proximity and flexibility while maintaining the same high standards of quality she was accustomed to offering in l...

David Kellerman is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Family Law. David, who practices law in Montréal, Quebec, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which David is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Luc Lissoir is a partner in the firm's Montréal office, practising in securities and corporate and commercial law with particular emphasis on public and private securities offerings, project financing, private equity, mergers and acquisitions and general corporate counselling. After having served as managing partner for Lafleur Brown from 1995 to 2000 and for Gowlings from 2000 to 2007 and following a change in governance, Luc was an active member of the six person Board of Trustees of...

Guillaume Lavoie Ste-Marie is a partner in Gowling WLG's Intellectual Property Group based in Montréal. Known for his pragmatic approach and results-driven litigation strategies, he advises clients in various industries, including broadcasting, television, motion pictures, music, software and video games, industrial products, food and beverage, fast moving consumer goods, and retail goods more generally.

Claude E. Jodoin practises tax law, with a focus on corporate financing, financial instruments, the purchase and sale of companies, and reorganizations. Claude regularly assists financial institutions during major mandates dealing with large public issues of securities. He also advises large national and international public and private corporations on reorganization. The high technology and biotechnology industries continue to evolve, and Claude helps clients develop corporate finance struct...

Marie-Hélène Jolicoeur is a partner with expertise in the fields of labour and employment law, health law, and occupational health and safety law. She appears before administrative tribunals and common law courts, primarily the Tribunal administratif du travail . She also acts as spokesperson for employers negotiating collective agreements. Ms. Jolicoeur was called to the Bar in July 2007 and joined Lavery in July 2011 after practising with another law firm for several years. Fr...

Jean-Pierre Sheppard is a Partner and Head of the Commercial Litigation Group. His practice focuses in shareholder and partner disputes. He represents private businesses and public institutions in cases of breach of contractual, legal and statutory obligations of shareholders, directors and officers. He has been involved in numerous unfair competition cases, as well as matters involving non-competition and non-solicitation clauses and misappropriation of confidential information. He has plead...

Charles Gaulin is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Labour and Employment Law. Charles, who practices law in Sherbrooke, Quebec, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Charles is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.