Mark Anthony Nakis

Jean-François joined Monette Barakett in 1992, just as he was beginning his career as a lawyer. He became a partner in 2000 and currently serves as the firm’s managing partner. Jean-François advises public and private sector managers on a daily basis about any and all aspects of labour relations. He regularly pleads cases before all labour law authorities and all civil law tribunals, and also serves as collective bargaining negotiator. He also helps lead clients through al...

Éric Azran is a partner in the Litigation & Dispute Resolution Group. His practice extends to all aspects of civil and commercial litigation, ranging from providing clients with legal opinions and strategic advice to representing clients in Québec courts of first instance and appeal, as well as administrative tribunals. He also chaired the Montréal office’s Pro Bono Committee from 2010 to 2012. He is currently Co-Chair of the National Diversity Committee, and a ...

Noah Zucker practices primarily in the areas of commercial insolvency and banking law. He acts for creditors, debtors, court-appointed officers and other stakeholders in matters ranging from complex corporate reorganizations to personal bankruptcies. Noah also represents clients in other civil or commercial disputes and advises on deals, always striving to find practical, business-oriented solutions to difficult problems. Noah appears regularly before the Superior Court of Québec and h...

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...

Catherine Daigle practises intellectual property law with a focus on trademarks and advertising issues. She has developed a practice that addresses strategic issues related to trademark portfolio management on an international level for a range of clients in a variety of disciplines. Ms. Daigle assists clients across all the stages of the trademark life cycle, including clearance and availability opinions, developing filing strategies, trademark prosecution and administrative proceedings befo...

Pierre-Olivier Tremblay is a member of the Corporate/Commercial group at the Montréal office. His practice is focused on commercial transactions in the area of infrastructure, transportation, and project financing. He also works in factoring, corporate finance, and structured finance. Pierre-Olivier has significant experience with clients in various sectors, including infrastructure and public-private partnerships (P3), transport, and financial institutions. He holds a master of busine...

Erik P. Masse is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Personal Injury Litigation and Product Liability Law. Erik P., who practices law in Montréal, Quebec, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Erik P. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Isabelle P. Mercure is a partner and a member of our Business transactions and Tax law groups. Her practice focuses mainly on corporate law, trust law, and tax law. Ms. Mercure has extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions, corporate reorganizations (intergenerational transfers), integrating shareholders, protecting assets, as well as tax and estate planning. She is called upon to negotiate and draft various business agreements, including shareholder and partnership agreements, in the ...

Philipp Park is the Quebec Regional Managing Partner and a member of the firm’s Executive Committee. He practises corporate commercial law with a focus on acquisitions and divestitures, private equity, and venture capital. Philipp represents multinational corporations, private equity funds and start-up companies in various sectors and his transactional experience includes domestic and cross-border corporate transactions. Philipp is recognized by The Best Lawyers in Canada in Corporate L...

Luc Deshaies Ad. E. is a partner in the firm's Montréal office, practising in the areas of employment and labour law. He has, among other activities, acted for employers in collective and individual labour relations and occasionally for managers in dismissal matters. Throughout his practice Luc has acted before all judicial and administrative tribunals interested in labour matters in the province of Québec. Over the years, he has advised employers whose main activities are based...