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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...

Bruno Caron is the co-chair of the firm’s ESG and Carbon Finance Group. He is a commercial lawyer whose practice is focused on capital markets and public and private M&A transactions. He has been recognized in Canada’s Best Lawyers list in the category of Mergers and Acquisitions since 2021. Bruno has a particular interest with all aspects of ESG and with respect to sustainable financing as a mean to mitigate and adapt to climate change and the disclosure rules applicable to t...

Svetlana Samochkine is a partner in Fasken’s Banking and Finance group. She represents both financial institutions and borrowers in setting up syndicated loans, project financings and other domestic and international financing operations. Her practice is also focused on the financings of private equity investments. Svetlana is a member of the Quebec Bar and the Law Society of Ontario. She sits on the board of directors of the Association des Femmes en Finances du Québec (AFFQ) an...

Nicolas Simard-Lafontaine is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Immigration Law. Nicolas practices law in Montréal, Quebec Best Lawyers has recognized Nicolas Simard-Lafontaine 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 Nicolas Simard-Lafontaine is held by other lawyers.

François Renaud is a partner and coordinator of the firm’s Private financing group. He practices mainly in the area of financing and regularly represents and advises lenders and borrowers in the structuring and arranging of credit facilities (syndicated or not) and the negotiation and drafting of the necessary legal documents (including credit agreements, security documents, agreements between lenders, and legal opinions). Mr. Renaud has acted in several major cross-border financ...

Marc-Olivier Plante is a member of our tax team. His practice encompasses all tax aspects of mergers and acquisitions, corporate financing, business reorganizations and international transactions. He also handles matters relating to estate planning and transfers of family businesses. Mr. Plante also assists a wide array of taxpayers in disputes with the tax authorities, particularly in income tax and consumer tax matters. He also advises taxpayers in connection with voluntary disclosures and ...

Émilie St-Onge is a notary in Montréal, Quebec, with more than 15 years of experience in tax planning, estate planning and corporate reorganizations. Her practice includes Tax Law and Trusts and Estates. She works with individuals, families and businesses to develop practical, personalized strategies suited to their legal and financial circumstances. Before joining PATENAUDE Tax + Trust Inc. , Me St-Onge practised with an international accounting firm. Her experience across tax,...

Natalie Goulard is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Tax Law. Natalie practices law in Montréal, Quebec Best Lawyers has recognized Natalie Goulard 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 Natalie Goulard is held by other lawyers.

Sophie Melchers practises mainly in the areas of commercial, corporate and securities litigation. She has represented clients before the Quebec courts and the Supreme Court of Canada in connection with disputed take-over bids, dissenting shareholder remedies, plans of arrangement, insider trading and market manipulation. Her broad experience in securities litigation also encompasses representation of reporting issuers and their officers in connection with investigations conducted by the AMF, ...

Joel Goldman is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Tax Law and Trusts and Estates. Joel practices law in Montréal, Quebec Best Lawyers has recognized Joel Goldman since 2022. 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 Joel Goldman is held by other lawyers.