Jean Tessier

A partner at Woods LLP, Eric serves a wide range of industries, including financial services and natural resources. He also handles employment-related matters for employers as well as senior management. Eric is a frequent author and speaker on topics such as evidence, civil procedure and international arbitration. An accomplished trial and appellate lawyer, Eric has developed a particular expertise in domestic and international arbitration. His experience includes acting for Canada in the NAF...

Carly Flam is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Family Law. Carly practices law in Montréal, Quebec Best Lawyers has recognized Carly Flam since 2024. 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 Carly Flam is held by other lawyers.

François Côté practises management-side employment and labour law. In particular, he advises employers on grievance arbitration, labour standards, administrative law, occupational health and safety law, and labour relations in the construction industry. He regularly acts as spokesperson at the negotiation table. Mr. Côté regularly represents employers before the Commission des relations du travail (Quebec’s labour relations board) and grievance arbitrato...

François Viau is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Commercial Leasing Law and Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law. François practices law in Montréal, Quebec Best Lawyers has recognized François Viau since 2018. 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 François Viau is held by other lawyers.

As a member of the Chambre des Notaires du Québec since 2009, Émilie St-Onge focuses her practice in Canadian tax and estate planning, corporate reorganizations and taxation of trusts. Émilie is a legal expert recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Tax Law and Trusts and Estates. Based in Montréal, Quebec, she has been recognized by Best Lawyers since 2027. This regognition is based on a peer-review survey of legal professionnals in the same geographic...

Fabrice L. Coulombe is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Administrative and Public Law and Corporate and Commercial Litigation. Fabrice L. practices law in Montréal, Quebec Best Lawyers has recognized Fabrice L. Coulombe since 2025. 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 Fabrice L. Coulombe is held by other lawyers.

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...

Fredric L. Carsley, a passionate Quebec real estate law practitioner. With over 45 years of experience in commercial real estate acquisition, development, financing and leasing, Fred Carsley has won the admiration and loyalty of many renowned players in the retail, office, industrial and multi-residential sectors. Identified by various national and international directories as a leading law practitioner in the fields of real estate development and property leasing, Fred Carsley is often refer...

A fine strategist, Bertrand Giroux is known for his technical efficiency and his tremendous talent as a jurist. With a career spanning more than thirty years, he specialises in insolvency and commercial litigation, and is recognized by his peers for his intelligence, diplomacy and dexterity when tackling complicated matters or in high pressure situations. He advises companies on major operational restructurings. Bertrand recently successfully completed the restructuring of Groupe Hexagone. He...

Me Frédéric Bérard holds a Doctorate in Law (LL.D., Université de Montréal, Unanimous Mention of Excellence and Dean’s Honour List), a Master’s Degree in Political Science (M.A., McGill University), and a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B., Université de Montréal, Dean’s Excellence List). He also pursued postdoctoral studies in Philosophy at Université Laval. After working at Stikeman Elliott and Woods, he founded, in 2025, Fr&eac...