Philippe Kattan

Jean Teboul is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Administrative and Public Law and Class Action Litigation. Jean, 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 Jean is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

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...

Alexandre Gagnon works in corporate debt financing. He represents lenders, including lending syndicates, and participates in various aspects of debt restructuring and project financing. Alexandre prepares and finalizes credit agreements, security documents and other related documents. He also represents clients in connection with corporate borrowings. Alexandre has built a reputation for excellence among peers and clients by working in multi-disciplinary teams during major multi-million dolla...

Jean-François Dagenais is a recognized specialist in construction and real estate development law in Quebec. Leveraging a practical and proactive approach, he brilliantly assists many entrepreneurs in reviewing, interpreting and negotiating contracts, especially for large-scale real estate and construction projects, in addition to pleading before the court in construction and real estate litigation matters. He treats our clients as if he were part of their company. Jean-François...

The Honourable Clément Gascon joined Woods as Senior Counsel in the Spring of 2020. After a career of more than seventeen years in the Canadian judiciary, he returned to the private practice of law, which he had left in 2002. He uses his in-depth expertise and experience to guide and assist parties and their counsel in resolving disputes through arbitration at the national and international levels and acts as a strategic advisor in the insolvency, restructuring and litigation matters o...

Larisa Albu is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Banking and Finance Law. Larisa, 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 Larisa is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Partner - Leader of the Business Law Group René Branchaud, partner, practises in the fields of securities, mergers and acquisitions, as well as corporate law. With more than thirty years’ experience, he advises companies on matters such as incorporation and organization, the drafting of shareholder agreements, private placements, public issues, going public, dispositions, and takeovers. His services are in demand with European entrepreneurs and investors, primarily in France, wis...

Jocelyn Auger is a partner in the Business Law Group in our Montreal office. His field of experience extends to marketing, intellectual property protection, financing, privacy, data protection and cybersecurity. A member of the Barreau du Québec since 1997, Jocelyn has successfully combined his legal background with the business experience he acquired during his years as a senior manager. He has worked in the information technology and telecommunications industries, as well as in green...

Emilie Paquin-Holmested is a member of the Labour, Employment & Human Rights practice group. Her practice is primarily focused on federal and provincial labour relations, employment law and human rights law. In addition to providing strategic and preventative advice, she represents clients in litigious matters before the civil courts and administrative and arbitration tribunals and guides them during collective bargaining. A member of the Quebec Bar, the Young Bar of Montréal, the ...

Mirna Kaddis practices in the Litigation and Dispute Resolution Group in the Montreal office. Mirna acts on a regular basis on behalf of internationally known corporations in the defence of significant class actions, with a particular emphasis on consumer protection, product liability, cybersecurity and privacy and competition class actions. Many of her cases have cross-border and international implications and Mirna works closely with counsel in the other jurisdictions to ensure strategic co...