Patrick L. Benaroche

With nearly twenty years of experience, Alexis Charpentier has acquired in-depth knowledge in labour relations. He is particularly sought out with regard to collective bargaining and grievance arbitration. Alexis is also recognized for his experience as a speaker and instructor for corporations and employer associations, where he has given hundreds of trainings on all legal issues related to human resource management. Alexis has in-depth knowledge of the collective bargaining process, having ...

Hugo Patenaude is the founder of PATENAUDE Tax + Trust Inc. , a law firm located in Montréal, Quebec. His practice focuses on Tax Law and Trusts and Estates, including Canadian and cross-border tax planning, estate planning, trust matters, Wills, and business succession. With more than 30 years of experience in accounting and law firms in Montréal, Me Patenaude advises individuals, families, business owners, and corporations on tax and business matters. Me Patenaude advises clie...

Alain Riendeau is a partner of the Commercial Litigation section and member of the Insolvency & Restructuring group. He practices in the fields of civil and commercial litigation, with a focus on insolvency and corporate restructuring. Alain has been involved in many complex financial disputes and in most of the large restructurings that have taken place in Québec over the last three decades. Alain frequently pleads before both trial and appeal courts.

Jean-Philippe Leduc practices both national and international taxation at BCF. He designs and implements many complex tax strategies for reorganizations, transfers of family businesses, estate planning, and major mergers and acquisitions. He is also regularly called upon to intervene before the tax authorities. Jean-Philippe is a businessman who understands the realities of entrepreneurs. He holds a Master’s degree in taxation and, over the course of his career, has participated in nume...

Laura Gheorghiu is a partner in the Montréal office of Gowling WLG, where she works with the National Tax Practice Group. Laura's practice focuses on M&A, cross-border investment structures, corporate reorganizations and providing advice on national and multinational private equity funds. She also has much experience in the taxation of new technologies — in particular, of providers of e-business and blockchain technology solutions. Laura also advises on issues involving stock...

Bruno Caron is the co-chair of the firm’s ESG and Carbon Finance Group. He is a commercial lawyer whose practice is focused on capital markets and public and private M&A transactions. He has been recognized in Canada’s Best Lawyers list in the category of Mergers and Acquisitions since 2021. Bruno has a particular interest with all aspects of ESG and with respect to sustainable financing as a mean to mitigate and adapt to climate change and the disclosure rules applicable to t...

Mr. Fraticelli started his career in Québec in 1985, having previously been a member of the Paris Bar since in 1981. He joined LCM Attorneys Inc. in 2017, after more than twenty years at Fraticelli Provost, a boutique litigation firm that he had founded in 1996 and of which he was one of the principal partners. Since the beginning of his career, he has focused his practice on litigation, and more particularly on advising and representing clients in the fields of professional liability,...

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...

Nadir André is a Partner at JFK Law LLP in Kahnawake, Quebec, practising in Aboriginal Law and Indigenous Practice . He has more than 25 years of experience representing Indigenous governments, organizations and businesses. Nadir advises clients across Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba and Atlantic Canada on a range of matters involving Indigenous communities, governance, business and legal relationships.

Frédéric Gilbert is an excellent litigator and Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers who specializes in franchise and real estate law. Frédéric is one of the most involved and recognized Canadian lawyers in the franchise industry. He regularly participates on different panels and authored the latest reference work on franchise law in Quebec. Frédéric successfully pleaded some of the leading franchise cases in Canada, including Dunkin’ ...