McShane D. Jones

Louis is a partner of the firm. Member of the Quebec, Ontario, and New York bars, he has been practicing civil and commercial litigation and arbitration since 2004. He regularly represents clients before both trial and appellate courts, as well as before domestic and international arbitral tribunals. He has particular expertise regarding contractual disputes, corporate and shareholder litigation, manufacturers’ liability, insolvency, employment law, private international law and injunct...

Nicolas Labrecque’s practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, corporate and commercial law and commercial real estate. Experienced in complex transactions of all sizes in various sectors such as manufacturing, transportation, services, renewable energy and retail, Mr. Labrecque is known for his business sense and his ability to find with our clients original and innovative solutions. His mergers and acquisitions experience includes numerous private and public Canadian, US and cross-...

Ms Sauvé practises in civil litigation, primarily in the areas of class actions and cooperative law. She has participated in many complex class actions raising important legal issues. Her work has led to thousands of members obtaining justice through both settlements and judgments. Ms Sauvé is part of the Steering Committee of the Cambridge Forum on Canadian class actions since 2022 and was a speaker on many occasions in national conferences including at the National Class Actio...

Jean-Sébastien Desroches practices business law and focuses primarily on mergers and acquisitions, infrastructure and project development as well as strategic partnerships. He was the firm’s practice leader for the Business Law Group up to 2018. Jean-Sébastien is particularly interested in artificial intelligence (AI) projects and their legal ramifications, especially regarding the various branches and applications of artificial intelligence in businesses and industries. H...

Alexandre Sami is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Construction Law, Corporate and Commercial Litigation, Product Liability Law and Public Procurement Law. Alexandre practices law in Montréal, Quebec Best Lawyers has recognized Alexandre Sami since 2021. 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 Alexandre Sami is held by ot...

Michel Savonitto is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Class Action Litigation and Corporate and Commercial Litigation. Michel practices law in Montréal, Quebec Best Lawyers has recognized Michel Savonitto since 2021. 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 Michel Savonitto is held by other lawyers.

Mtre Bruno Burrogano is specialized in commercial real estate law, real estate financing and condominium law. He acts as legal counsel to banks, life insurance companies, institutional and private lenders, investors and developers, universities, transportation companies and other large corporations, including several foreign companies. The author of several law articles, Bruno has also held the position of lecturer at the Faculty of Law of the University of Montreal for several years. He was ...

Rhonda Grintuch is a lawyer with the firm’s Labor, Employment & Human Rights group. With a practice covering all aspects of employment law, she provides strategic advice to employers on hiring, lay-offs and dismissals, human rights, and federal and provincial employment standards. Rhonda has extensive experience in negotiating employment agreements for executives and key employees and advising on equity based compensation arrangements, pension plans, non-competition and non-solicita...

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...

Pierre Bienvenu, Ad. E. is a disputes lawyer with more than 35 years’ experience in international commercial arbitration, corporate and commercial litigation, and constitutional law. He has acted as counsel or served as arbitrator in international arbitrations involving disputes in energy, transportation, telecommunications, mergers and acquisitions, construction, pharmaceuticals, international distribution and joint ventures, and foreign investment. A former co-chair of the IBA’s...