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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...

Nicolas Leblanc is a partner in Fasken’s Real Estate group in Montréal. He is also active in the Infrastructure group. Nicolas provides strategic advice to a wide range of players in the financial, real estate, transportation and infrastructure markets on the development of projects requiring interaction with administrative, government and community stakeholders. Nicolas represents owners, managers, promoters and lenders in relation to purchase and sale agreements, development ag...

Guy P. Martel is a partner at Stikeman Elliott since 2002. He practices in the areas of corporate law, restructuring, distressed M&A, banking and private equity law. Guy specializes in corporate finance, reorganizations and restructuring with a strong focus on cross-border and international transactions. He has provided strategic advice in a large number of large-scale financings, re-financings, turn-arounds, restructurings, acquisitions and other transactions across many different indust...

Guy Lavoie has know-how and sound experience in labour and employment law, as well as in workers compensation and occupational health and safety. He advises the firm’s clients and represents them before various administrative and civil courts in matters involving collective and individual labour relations, occupational health and safety, discrimination and harassment. He also works on the labour and employment law aspects of mergers and acquisitions in collaboration with the firm’...

André Turmel practises energy, natural resources, climate change law and works on electrification of transportation and sustainable mobility legal issues. National and international clients seek André’s extensive experience in relation to business opportunities arising out of new green technologies and renewable energies. André has in-depth knowledge of energy markets and prepares, reviews and negotiates various energy construction, supply, generation and transmissi...

Ali El Haskouri is a member of the Business Law group and focuses his practice on financing, mergers and acquisitions and general corporate and commercial law matters. In particular, Mr. El Haskouri has acquired a unique expertise in investment, venture capital and equity financing in Quebec. He represents many institutional investors during financing operations and regularly assists his clients in corporate purchase and sale transactions and in debt and equity financing (private equity and v...

Michael P. Goodhue is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Insurance Law. Michael P., who practices law in Montréal, Quebec, has been recognized since 2006. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Michael P. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Mélissa Rivest is a partner in the Civil and Commercial Litigation group and is also co-leader of the Construction group. She practices mainly in the area of commercial litigation, including construction law, real estate law, general civil liability, securities law, banking law and insolvency. She has represented many clients before the courts, both at trial and on appeal, and in front of certain specialized administrative tribunals in complex litigation matters. Mélissa has bee...

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...

Serge Levy is a partner and Head of the Montréal office’s Debt Financing and Projects & Infrastructure Groups. His practice is focused on banking law, corporate finance, financial services and commercial law. He is routinely involved in high-profile, sophisticated debt financing transactions representing corporate borrowers and financial institutions alike, on both a secured and unsecured basis. Serge has acquired a wealth of experience in the area of cross-border leveraged f...