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Brittany Carson is a member of the Labour and employment law group. She joined Lavery after articling with the firm. Ms. Carson advises her clients on all aspects of employment law, including employment standards litigation and the review of employment contracts and company policies. She regularly represents employers in human rights matters and complex actions before the civil courts, including injunctive proceedings. She also practices in the area of labour relations, including grievance ar...

Alain Ricard is a member of the Corporate Commercial Group and the leader of the infrastructure and transportation practice in the Quebec region. His diversified practice is focused on commercial transactions in the areas of infrastructure, transportation and project financing. His broad understanding of the legal landscape makes him a valuable partner in meeting the needs of his clients. Alain has significant experience in commercial law and frequently acts for developers, owners, borrowers,...

Isabelle Jomphe is a partner, lawyer and trade-mark agent in Lavery’s intellectual property group. Ms. Jomphe’s expertise includes trade-mark, industrial design, copyright, domain names, trade secrets, technology transfers, as well as advertising law, labelling and Charter for the French Language regulations. Ms. Jomphe is known for providing strategic and practical advice in all aspects of IP law, with an emphasis in the field of trade-marks. She advises clients in trade-mark cle...

Stephen L. Drymer is head of Woods LLP’s International Arbitration group. Stephen practices exclusively in the area of domestic and international arbitration and alternative dispute resolution. He acts as counsel, and serves as arbitrator and mediator, in domestic and in international commercial and investment treaty disputes. Educated and trained in both the common law and the civil law, Stephen has represented parties and served as mediator, party-appointed arbitrator or president of ...

Guy Poitras is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Class Action Litigation, Corporate and Commercial Litigation, Franchise Law and Product Liability Law. Guy practices law in Montréal, Quebec Best Lawyers has recognized Guy Poitras since 2016. 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 Guy Poitras is held by other lawyers.

Caroline Jodoin advises provincially and federally regulated companies on all aspects of employment and labour law. She also represents them before various administrative tribunals in such matters as discrimination, harassment, employment termination and the interpretation and application of collective agreements. She has extensive experience in human rights issues, and has participated in a variety of significant certification mandates. Ms. Jodoin also assists employers in the daily manageme...

Adina Comanita is a lawyer with extensive experience in commercial real estate law and legal management. Adina has developed an in-depth expertise in drafting and negotiating commercial leases for all types of commercial properties, representing landlords and tenants. She has worked closely with the property management, leasing, accounting and marketing teams of several landlords, tenants, property managers and real estate brokerage firms. Her knowledge of all matters related to the managemen...

Benoit Brouillette is a partner at the firm and is Leader of our Labour and Employment Law group. He represents a clientele made up of private, public and parapublic organizations and advises them on their strategic management of labour relations. Benoit regularly serves as a management spokesperson during collective agreement negotiations in various economic sectors of all regions of Quebec. He also represents employers in administrative and judicial proceedings. He has extensive experience ...

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...

James A. Woods , senior partner of the firm, practises in litigation and arbitration and pleads at all levels of federal and provincial courts in Ontario and Québec including the Supreme Court of Canada. Once again, named by Lexpert® 2017 as one of the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada – Montreal, Corporate and Commercial Litigation. Recognized by the Best Lawyers Directory since 2006 for his expertise in the fields of Bet-the-Company Litigation, Class Action Litigation, Corporat...