Joseph H. Takhmizdjian

Martin Legault is a partner in the Tax Group. He has a diversified practice. It is particularly focused on commercial transactions and encompasses all aspects of Canadian tax law. He advises clients on complex tax aspects related to mergers and acquisitions, reorganizations, restructurings, financings, spin-offs and divestitures. He has in-depth know-how relating to the tax aspects related to restructuring of entities experiencing financial difficulties. Before joining Fasken, he was a partne...

Luc Martel is the fourth generation of Martel lawyers and the second to practice at Martel Cantin. Luc Martel was born under the sign of the cat. He practices law in his area of expertise, tax and estate planning. Luc offers the entrepreneurs all the services they need to: set up a business (incorporation, shareholders’ agreement, partnership agreement, etc.); to grow their business (business planning: merger, acquisition, etc; and tax planning: purification, crystallization, eligibilit...

Pascal Lauzon is one of Quebec’s leading specialists in intellectual property litigation. He acts quickly and efficiently to either prevent infringement of intellectual property rights or defend a business accused, wrongly or not, of violating the intellectual property rights of a third party. Pascal's practice focuses on trademarks and patents as well as on copyright, industrial design and trade secret issues. A mediator certified by the Barreau du Québec, he helps businesses fi...

Jean-François Vézina is a partner in the civil and commercial litigation group in the Montréal office of Langlois Lawyers and he is also a member of the firm’s Board of Directors. He specializes in construction law. Over the past decade, he has represented owners, developers, general and specialized contractors, suppliers and equipment manufacturers in numerous construction projects. Jean-François’ practice also includes various commercial litigation ma...

Marc James is a versatile pleader working in the Litigation and Conflict Resolution Group at our Montreal office. His practice focuses mainly on real estate, contract and commercial litigation. He regularly pleads before all civil courts and administrative tribunals, notably in the context of extraordinary remedies such as provisional and interlocutory injunctions, seizures and safeguard measures. Known for his efficiency, as well as his practical and innovative solutions, Marc James advises ...

Marie-Pier Gagnon Nadeau practises as a member of the Litigation and Dispute Resolution Group at our Montreal office. She mainly defends class actions in civil liability, product liability, securities, consumer law and competition law. In the context of multi-jurisdictional class actions, proceeding simultaneously before the courts of several provinces, she has worked successfully to coordinate strategies designed to limit the risks for defendants, and even to promote the resolution of disput...

Marie-Claude Marcil is a partner in the Tax group of the Montréal office. With over 15 years of experience in tax litigation and dispute resolution, clients turn to her extensive experience in cases involving specific and general anti-avoidance rules, transfer pricing, acquisitions of control, deductibility of business expenses, employer payroll taxes, taxation of financial institutions, imposition of penalties, and scientific research and experimental development (SR&ED). She also...

Alain Riendeau is a partner of the Commercial Litigation section and member of the Insolvency & Restructuring group. He practices in the fields of civil and commercial litigation, with a focus on insolvency and corporate restructuring. Alain has been involved in many complex financial disputes and in most of the large restructurings that have taken place in Québec over the last three decades. Alain frequently pleads before both trial and appeal courts.

Caroline Larouche handles all aspects of civil and commercial litigation, with a focus on securities litigation, insurance law, class actions and professional liability. She also takes an interest in private international law. In the course of her diversified practice, Caroline has acted for major corporations, financial institutions, insurance companies and their insureds in complex litigation before the Quebec courts. She has represented reporting issuers in connection with investigations b...

Steven Chaimberg has been practicing in the field of commercial leasing and real estate for more than 35 years, with particular emphasis on the retail industry. Steven has represented international retailers expanding their business to Canada, as well as retailers established elsewhere in Canada in their first incursions into the Quebec market. As his practice is divided between representing landlords and tenants, Steven is in the position to provide practical advice to clients and act as a t...