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François Dandonneau is a partner in the firm’s Montréal office. His practice has been centred on Aboriginal law for over fifteen years with a specific focus on matters dealing with mining and natural resources, procurement, taxation and self-governance. Throughout his career, François has acted and played a major role in important litigation matters, notably constitutional cases, before all levels of the courts, including the Supreme Court of Canada. François...

Sébastien Gardère is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Advertising and Marketing Law and Intellectual Property Law. Sébastien, who practices law in Montréal, Quebec, has been recognized since 2021. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Sébastien is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Dominic Dupoy practises commercial litigation. In recent years, he has been involved in numerous disputes relating to commercial contracts, construction law and insurance matters.Mr. Dupoy's practice also covers oppression claims, disputes between shareholders, plans of arrangement and civil and penal proceedings relating to securities legislation.In addition to commercial law, Mr. Dupoy also deals with corporate law matters, including issues of corporate governance and other regulatory issue...

Managing a company is rarely smooth sailing. Eric Lalanne steers executives and shareholders through the choppiest waters. Eric Lalanne practises corporate and commercial litigation and successfully managed our firm for nearly a decade. He has extensive experience in the business world and provides pragmatic solutions to the challenges faced by companies of all sizes. He defends shareholders’ interests in oppression cases and pleads in insolvency and restructuring cases relating to the ...

James A. Woods , senior partner of the firm, practises in litigation and arbitration and pleads at all levels of federal and provincial courts in Ontario and Québec including the Supreme Court of Canada. Once again, named by Lexpert® 2017 as one of the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada – Montreal, Corporate and Commercial Litigation. Recognized by the Best Lawyers Directory since 2006 for his expertise in the fields of Bet-the-Company Litigation, Class Action Litigation, Corporat...

François Renaud is a partner and coordinator of the firm’s Private financing group. He practices mainly in the area of financing and regularly represents and advises lenders and borrowers in the structuring and arranging of credit facilities (syndicated or not) and the negotiation and drafting of the necessary legal documents (including credit agreements, security documents, agreements between lenders, and legal opinions). Mr. Renaud has acted in several major cross-border financ...

Me Joël Beaudoin agit à titre de conseiller stratégique pour les employeurs du Québec en matière d’immigration économique depuis plusieurs années. Originaire de Sept-Îles et ayant travaillé auprès d’une agence de développement économique pour la région métropolitaine de Montréal, il a su développer une compréhension des enjeux et du contexte économique tant de...

Sébastien Vézina is a partner in the firm’s Business Law group and the Head of the Sports and Entertainment Law team and recognized by the Best Lawyers directory in Sports Law. Sébastien’s expertise lies in his exemplary ability to negotiate complex commercial agreements, in accordance with the highest standards of the legal industry. Recognized by the clients for his strong interpersonal skills, keen business sense and availability, he always adapts his strat...

Philippe Kattan is a partner in the Tax Group. His main areas of practice include domestic and international mergers & acquisitions, cross-border financings, corporate restructurings, investment fund structuring and public offerings.

Joseph Reynaud is a partner in the Litigation & Dispute Resolution Group. He is a member of the firm's Professional & Ethics Committee and the Claims & Risk Management Committee. His practice focuses on restructuring, insolvency and commercial litigation and he regularly advises and represents debtors, secured lenders, court-appointed officers and purchasers in proceedings under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangements Act and the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act . He is involved ...