Odette St-Laurent

Claude Desmeules is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Class Action Litigation. Claude, who practices law in Québec, Quebec, has been recognized since 2008. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Claude is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Associé directeur de la région du Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, Me Bergeron exerce en droit commercial et en litige, plus précisément en droit de la construction. Me Bergeron est membre Fellow de la Construction Lawyers Society of America. Il a été reconnu LExpert en 2023 et Best Lawyer du Canada depuis 2024. Me Bergeron agit maintenant principalement comme conseiller stratégique auprès de sa clientèle, composée d’en...

Gilles Rancourt advises and represents public and private sector employers in a range of labour and employment law matters, including labour standards, human rights and freedoms, individual employment contracts and labour relations. Clients particularly prize his strategic human resource management advice. In unionized settings, Gilles assists with arbitration, certification and collective agreement decrees, and represents employers and government authorities in collective bargaining. He is w...

Isabel Pouliot primarily practices civil and commercial litigation, more specifically in the field of construction law. She joined BCF in 2016, after practising with a boutique firm and completing her articling at a national law firm. Isabel graduated from Université Laval, where she acted as a volunteer for various legal organizations and was featured on the Faculty’s Honour Roll as a result of her excellent academic performance. During her academic career, she also studied at t...

Charles Lapointe is a partner in Langlois Lawyers’ Quebec City office. He practices primarily in the areas of commercial litigation, insolvency, banking law, intellectual property law and information technology law. In his insolvency practice Charles regularly represents financial institutions, bankruptcy trustees and receivers, while his intellectual-property clientele consists primarily of SMEs, providers of technological solutions and their customers, and telecommunications enterpris...

Recognized for his energy, his entrepreneurial spirit and his leadership role in his community, Frédéric Dorion is one of few lawyers to combine expertise in bank financing and transactional law in the field of commercial mergers and acquisitions. Particularly gifted at quickly grasping the essence and issues of our clients, Frédéric is committed to developing solid and lasting business relationships. He mainly advises companies on the development and drafting of v...

Co-leader of BCF’s Labour Law group, Simon-Pierre Hébert is recognized for his ability to find innovative solutions adapted to our clients’ needs. He works at our Quebec City office, serving a diverse clientele throughout the province, particularly in the manufacturing services, financial services, emerging technologies, culture, health and education sectors. Throughout his career, Simon-Pierre has been involved in the negotiation and interpretation of numerous collective a...

Marie-Julie Lafleur practices civil and commercial litigation, administrative law, municipal law as well as professional liability. Marie-Julie has also developed an important expertise in the preservation of agricultural land and agricultural activities. She assists in the preparation of cases, the drafting of proceedings and with legal research. While in law school, Marie-Julie was awarded an entrance scholarship from Université Laval as well as a scholarship for excellence in admini...

Catherine Simard practises mainly in construction law and civil and professional liability. She also handles consumer law issues. She has represented various clients before the Court of Quebec and the Quebec Superior Court.

Jean Grégoire serves clients involved in the marine sector. He is frequently retained by shipowners, operators, charterers, port authorities, terminal operators, stevedores and P&I Clubs. He regularly advises shippers and consignees in the mining and oil and gas industries on marine-related matters. He advises and represents his clients not only in marine and admiralty matters but also in other fields including penal law, environmental law, administrative and regulatory law and com...