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Vincent Laforest-Lapointe is a member of the firm’s Corporate/Commercial group. His practice focuses on venture capital financing, mergers and acquisitions, corporate reorganizations, corporate and business law and issues related to startups. Vincent works with a variety of enterprises ranging from startups to private medium to large businesses, at every stage of their development. He has advised private and institutional investors and entrepreneurs in connection with provincial, nation...

Stéphan Charles-Grenon co-leads the Litigation group of BCF’s Quebec City office. He specialises in commercial and corporate litigation helping clients to make the right decisions at the right time. Pragmatic, efficient and results-oriented, he knows how to adapt to the needs of the entrepreneurs he supports in order to ensure that the legal issues converge with the clients’ commercial issues. Stéphan has a particular interest in shareholder litigation, unfair compet...

Jean-Philippe Buteau practises primarily in the area of business law. In particular, he assists private and public companies, public bodies, pension plans and other businesses with respect to their transactions, including investments, mergers and acquisitions, reorganizations and their internal and operational affairs in general. Over the years, Mr. Buteau has advised clients on numerous cross-border transactions and has also participated in a number of commercial transactions, including init...

Me Louis Carrière est un avocat plaidant reconnu pour sa vaste expérience devant les tribunaux du Québec. Fort d’une pratique de plus de 30 ans, il jouit d’une expertise reconnue notamment en droit de la construction, en matière de faillite et insolvabilité, et en résolution de différends et de litiges commerciaux complexes. Arrivé au sein de Cain Lamarre en 2025, il conseille une clientèle composée de soci&eacu...

Jean Houle, partner, practices labor and employment law since 1975. He has worked with companies of all shapes and sizes in the private, public, and broader public sectors. His clients benefit from his vast litigation experience before administrative and law courts, particularly in occupational health and safety. Jean has served as employer spokesperson and strategy and planning counsel during collective bargaining. He has also managed medium and long-term human resource planning as well as g...

Samuel Perron practises mainly in commercial litigation, security enforcement and bankruptcy and insolvency matters. His services are regularly used by financial institutions, secured and unsecured creditors and insolvency professionals. In commercial litigation, he deals mainly with contract disputes, shareholder disputes and matters relating to restrictive covenants. Within this context, he frequently acts in matters involving emergency procedures such as injunctions and safeguard measures....

Me Claude Côté pratique le droit depuis son admission au Barreau en 1974. Me Côté exerce sa profession principalement dans le domaine du droit du travail et de l’emploi comme conseiller juridique et négociateur dans le domaine des relations de travail tant auprès de grandes que de petites et moyennes entreprises. Me Côté s’est joint à Cain Lamarre en 2018 où il partage son expérience dans la négociati...

Marie-Josée Hétu focuses and devotes her practice to the fields of labour law, labour relations as well as occupational health and safety. She handles cases involving grievance and dispute arbitration, collective bargaining and individual labour relations. Ms. Hétu is also keenly interested in issues related to human rights, privacy, and workers’ compensation. She advises medium and large businesses and acts for both private and public sector clients. Over the years...

Combining her experience as both a lawyer and a trademark agent, Marie Carole Tétreault practises in mergers and acquisitions, financing and intellectual property law. She focuses on corporate and commercial law as well as corporate governance. Marie Carole is experienced in corporate purchase and sale transactions and private and mortgage financings. Marie Carole is a preferred legal advisor to investors during mortgage financings. As such, she examines title and conducts title search...

Caroline Perrault is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Class Action Litigation. Caroline, who practices law in Québec, Quebec, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Caroline is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.