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Laurent Nahmiash is a member of the board of the Montréal office and co-Chair of the Canadian Class Action Practice Group. His practice primarily consists of class action defence work, as well as commercial and insurance litigation. Laurent currently represents numerous automotive and other manufacturers and finance companies in various consumer protection and product liability class actions. As well, he is currently involved in various anti-trust, securities, auditor and D&O class...

Dominic is a member of the firm’s Litigation Group. His practice is primarily focused on insurance law and civil liability. Since his call to the Barreau du Québec, he has developed his expertise in several specialized areas, particularly insurance coverage dispute and the distribution of financial products and services. He regularly advises Canadian and foreign corporations, including entrepreneurs, manufacturers, insurers and transport companies, and represents them before the ...

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. https://woods.qc.ca/en/team/sebastian-pyzik

Catherine Dubé is a member of the Montreal tax team. As part of her tax litigation practice, she represents clients at all stages of the tax dispute process with Revenu Québec and the Canada Revenue Agency, including audits, objections and appeals. She also intervenes regularly before the Quebec and Canadian courts. Catherine uses her tax skills, both in the areas of income tax and consumption taxes, and advises clients on legal issues related to tax litigation and negotiations....

Strategic thinking, devotion and efficiency are the three elements that best describe Nathalie Gagnon. Setting herself apart by her in-depth understanding of the reality of entrepreneurs, she is one of the most highly-recognized experts in Quebec in mergers and acquisitions of private corporations. With more than 20 years of experience, she has advised an impressive number of executives in the purchase or sale of corporations. Nathalie Gagnon is co-chair of BCF's mergers and acquisitions team...

Julien Morier is a partner in Miller Thomson’s corporate group. He specializes in mergers and acquisitions, cross-border transactions, reorganizations, and corporate governance. With extensive experience, he negotiates a variety of commercial contracts, including distribution, supply, and service agreements. Julien provides strategic advice to a diverse clientele, including leaders in retail, natural resources, and information technology, as well as institutional investors and private e...

Audrey Charest practices labour and construction law at our Montreal office. She cumulates several years' experience in the construction industry as a lawyer in labour relations, occupational health and safety and criminal law. Audrey works on a variety of business and management issues, including the application and interpretation of Bill R-20, collective agreements and workforce management. She also has experience as a corporate trainer on psychological and sexual harassment in the workplac...

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

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-...

Ronald W. Silverson is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Insurance Law. Ronald W., who practices law in Montréal, Quebec, has been recognized since 2006. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Ronald W. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.