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Robert is a partner of the firm and heads its Tax department and Wills, Trusts and Estates department. He received both his Bachelor of Civil Law and Common Law from McGill University in 1989 and later completed a Graduate Diploma in Taxation at McGill University. Robert practices in the area of tax with a focus on income tax planning for Canadian private corporations and their owners, corporate reorganizations and tax dispute resolution. Robert is regularly involved in estate and succession ...

Anik Fontaine has a diversified practice in commercial law and deep and varied knowledge of the diverse commercial and legal aspects which businesses face. She counsels clients from a number of industries. She is particularly interested in the technology sector and is experienced in the drafting and revision of technology licensing and intellectual property agreements—patents, copyrights and trademarks. Anik takes part in the negotiation, drafting and revision of all kinds of commercial...

Recognized as being one of the best real estate practitioners in Canada, Laurent Roy specializes namely in files involving land assembly and the acquisition and sale of real estate (industrial buildings, multi-unit residential properties and shopping centres) as well as their financing and commercial leasing. On a regular basis, he advises clients on the negotiation and drafting of offers to lease and lease agreements in the context of shopping centre development and on real estate purchase a...

Kevin A. Custodio is a partner in the Corporate Group. His practice primarily focuses on domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions involving both public and private companies as well as private equity and venture capital. Kevin’s experience includes advising several Canadian and foreign clients in acquisitions, divestitures, reorganizations, and general commercial negotiations across industry sectors. He is a member of the Montréal office’s Students & Stagiaire...

Marc-André Coulombe is a partner in the Litigation & Dispute Resolution Group and a former member of the firm’s Partnership Board. He joined the firm as a student in 1991, and became a member of the Quebec Bar in 1993. His practice covers all facets of litigation, ranging from providing strategic advice to clients on litigious or potentially litigious issues to representing clients at trial and in appeal before the Quebec courts and the Federal Court of Canada. He has broad e...

Normand Painchaud is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Class Action Litigation. Normand, who practices law in Montréal, Quebec, has been recognized since 2021. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Normand is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Yves Martineau is a partner in the Litigation & Dispute Resolution Group. Over the years, Yves has developed a specific expertise in class actions primarily defending manufacturers, banking institutions and telecommunications companies. He also deals with every aspect of litigation, such as commercial law, product liability, banking law, professional liability, consumer law and private international law. Yves has pleaded before all civil courts of Québec and before the Supreme Cour...

Partner, trademark agent and head of Lavery’s Legal Lab on Artificial Intelligence (L3AI) Eric Lavallée is a lawyer and trademark agent in the Business Law Group and he runs the Lavery Legal Lab on Artificial Intelligence (L3AI) . As a result of his extensive experience in intellectual property (patents, trade-marks and software protection) Mr. Lavallée took on a special interest in developments related to artificial intelligence over the past few years. Mr. Lavallé...

Frank Mariage is a partner in the Montréal office of Fasken, practising in the areas of securities, corporate law and mining law. Frank represents mining companies and guides them during the discovery, sale, and processing of mineral deposits, in Canada and elsewhere. He has extensive experience in the legal aspects of the mining industry, representing investment banks as well as government agencies and mining companies, both in Canada and internationally. Frank’s in-depth knowle...

Howard Rosenoff is a partner and member of the Banking Group, as well as the Mergers & Acquisitions Group. With regard to banking law, he has represented both lenders and borrowers in a variety of financing transactions, including syndicated loans, project financings and asset-based financings. Insofar as project financing is concerned, he has a particular expertise in the financing of films and television programs. His corporate and commercial law practice is focused on private mergers &...