Michel A. Brunet

Anne-France Goldwater has been recognized by Best Lawyers for her work in Family Law . Based in Westmount, Quebec, Anne-France Goldwater has practiced family law for more than four decades. She is the Founding Partner of Goldwater Droit and was called to the Quebec Bar in 1981. Her practice focuses on complex family law litigation, including divorce , child custody , child support, spousal support , parental rights, common-law spouse disputes, and constitutional matters affecting families and...

Marc James Tacheji is a litigation lawyer and partner in our Montréal office. His practice focuses on both commercial and real estate litigation, as well as applications for judicial review of government and administrative decisions. He assists businesses, contractors, developers and companies in matters directly affecting the continuity of their operations, market access or the completion of key projects. His clients rely on his practical judgment, strategic vision and ability to over...

Valérie Déziel represents and advises healthcare institutions, professionals, professional bodies, and trustees. She regularly appears before civil courts and disciplinary bodies. She has a keen interest in personal injury assessments. She is respected by her peers and stands out for her listening skills and the innovative solutions she offers.

Eric Simard is Co-leader of the national Litigation and Dispute Resolution group. He practices as a litigator in civil and commercial litigation. He acts primarily in complex litigation and defends clients during class actions. He also represents clients during injunction and safeguarding proceedings. Eric regularly appears in arbitration matters and before the Superior courts, including the Supreme Court of Canada. In a world of globalization, a large number of foreign manufacturers and supp...

Ariane Légère-Bordeleau is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Insurance Law and Professional Malpractice Law. Ariane practices law in Montréal, Quebec Best Lawyers has recognized Ariane Légère-Bordeleau since 2026. 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 Ariane Légère-Bordeleau is held by other lawyers.

Patrick Galizia practises employment and labour law. He advises employers on collective and individual labour relations, with particular emphasis on labour standards, individual actions, grievance arbitration, certification, drafting of employment contracts and internal corporate policies, directors' liability to employees, dismissals, protection of personal information, discrimination and human rights in the workplace, harassment, health & safety and industrial accidents. Mr. Galizia reg...

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...

Sebastian L. Pyzik is a Partner of the firm. He is a versatile and effective litigator whose practice focuses on large, sensitive, reputational or strategic civil and commercial litigation. He regularly appears before the trial and appeal courts of Quebec as well as before arbitration tribunals. Sebastian also acts as a strategic advisor to the firm's clients in litigious matters. Sebastian L. Pyzik | Woods

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...

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...