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Ariane Pasquier is a partner member of the Labour and Employment law group. As a lawyer specialized in collective labour issues, Ms Pasquier is recognized for her rigour, her judgment and her strategic reasoning. As such, she offers employers services and advice that go beyond the legal framework and is tailored to the particularities of each client. Her passion for societal issues has led her to develop an interest and a particular expertise in public safety, both with police organizations a...

Patricia Fourcand, Ad.E., practices family law at the Montreal office of Fourcand, Tremblay, Kissel, Plante . She has a recognized expertise in family litigation with an international law component. She received the designation of Emeritus Lawyer from the Quebec Bar in 2021. Patricia has worked on complex cases, such as child abductions, the validity of foreign or religious marriages, as well as the multijurisdictional division of assets. Her representations as regards the rights of fathers w...

Laurent Nahmiash is a member of the board of the Montréal office and co-Chair of the Canadian Class Action Practice Group. His practice primarily consists of class action defence work, as well as commercial and insurance litigation. Laurent currently represents numerous automotive and other manufacturers and finance companies in various consumer protection and product liability class actions. As well, he is currently involved in various anti-trust, securities, auditor and D&O class...

Maria Braker is counsel in our Litigation and Conflict Resolution group. She has extensive experience in appellate advocacy, in complex contractual disputes, in administrative law, as well as in class action defense. Her practice includes a focus on written advocacy, as well as providing legal opinions on difficult and novel legal issues. Maria is also actively involved in securities litigation. Maria began her career as a research lawyer at the Court of Appel of Quebec, for the honorable Jac...

Stéphanie Pépin is a partner in the tax group of our Montréal office, focusing on tax planning and tax litigation. Stéphanie is recognized for her understanding of the business environment and her in-depth knowledge of complex tax issues. She advises both individuals and companies on structuring their affairs in a constantly evolving legal environment, with a focus on tax optimization and compliance with current laws. Her analytical and strategic approach enables h...

Marc-André practises in the areas of administrative and constitutional law. He has developed specific expertise in judicial review, state immunity, municipal law, federal and provincial regulatory law, the division of constitutional powers and Charter rights (provincial and federal). He also advises public bodies and certain private companies on access to information, state liability and issues related to investigations and the exercise of public powers in the areas of transportation, ...

Mélanie Béland acts as counsel within the Litigation group at our Montréal Office. As such, she assists clients in securities matters in a litigious context or before such a situation arises. Mélanie has extensive knowledge in this area as well as in criminal and administrative matters after having worked for 12 years as a prosecutor for the Litigation Department of the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF). She has made numerous representations befor...

Alex Dobrota is a partner at Woods LLP whose practice focuses on complex commercial cases, cross-border disputes, insolvency matters (domestic and international) and international arbitration. He has extensive experience pleading before all levels of Quebec courts and participating in commercial arbitrations with strategic and/or reputational risks for Canadian and foreign companies in the province of Quebec. He has successfully represented clients in the context of litigations arising from s...

Philippe Frère practices primarily in the areas of administrative and regulatory disputes. Over the years, he has acquired considerable experience in every aspect of administrative and regulatory law, with a focus on regulatory bodies. He regularly provides legal advice to a number of private and public sector clients, including professional orders, on administrative law, legislative drafting, constitutional law, judicial review and injunctions. Mr. Frère frequently acts in prof...

Jane Bogaty practices corporate and commercial law in the Banking and Finance group of Lapointe Rosenstein Marchand Melançon. Jane advises individual lenders, syndicates of lenders as well as corporate borrowers on a variety of financings. Jane also represents manufacturers and distributors of equipment and machinery providing floor and other types of financing for their clients in Quebec for whom she frequently drafts and negotiates loan, security and other ancillary agreements and do...