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Myriam Brixi practises in civil and commercial litigation, primarily in the areas of class actions, product liability and insurance law. She has participated in complex class actions raising important legal issues, including a wide range of multi-jurisdictional class actions. The experience she has gained in these major cases has enabled her to develop a comprehensive knowledge of the procedural and strategic aspects of class actions in Canada. Me Brixi is ranked as a Future Star by Benchmark...

Renée Loiselle is the Montréal local co-chair of our business law group. Renée practises corporate and securities law, with particular emphasis on corporate finance (including both private placements and public financings) and public mergers and acquisitions. She also regularly advises a number of Canadian public companies on continuous disclosure obligations, corporate governance issues and other ongoing securities law questions. Renée serves as a member of the Qu...

Sylvie Bourdeau practises in the area of business and mergers and acquisition law. Over the years she has been involved in numerous mandates involving the financial products and services and life sciences/pharmaceuticals industries. In addition to the numerous mergers and acquisitions and private financings mandates in which she has been involved in her practice, Sylvie’s also represented many clients in matters involving the drafting of complex commercial agreements, including for join...

Peter Riddell's practice is focused on mergers and acquisitions, joint venture and other complex commercial arrangements, carve-out transactions, and corporate and commercial law. He represents clients in various industries, including aerospace, agriculture, technology, pharma, renewable energy and entertainment.Peter has developed a relatively broad corporate practice ranging from advising large multinational corporations in the context of cross-border M&A, to smaller emerging scale-ups ...

Pierre-Louis Le Saunier is a partner in the Tax Group whose practice primarily focuses on tax dispute resolution and litigation. Pierre-Louis regularly represents clients before tax authorities and courts in cases involving domestic and international matters such as the general anti-avoidance rule (GAAR), corporate reorganizations, investment structures and funds, transfer pricing, trusts, family holdings, municipal taxes, research and development tax credits, voluntary disclosures, judicial ...

Richard is a natural storyteller and his many stories have elicited much laughter from both clients and colleagues. He is a mighty and strategic litigator who leaves nothing to chance. Richard joined Monette Barakett in 1980. He is a long-standing partner and was a member of the executive committee for over 25 years. He served as managing partner from 2012 to 2017.Richard specializes in labour and employment law in the public, parapublic and private sectors. For more than thirty years, he has...

Jean-François is a partner in the Business Law Group in our Montreal office. He works in the technology, media and telecommunications industries, as well as in life sciences and health. He is particularly experienced in mergers and acquisitions, start-up companies, venture capital and business services. Jean-François advises many companies – start-ups and well-established alike – in their various stages of growth, from inception to sale. He has a clear understanding ...

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...

Nicolas Simard-Lafontaine is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Immigration Law. Nicolas, 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 Nicolas is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

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.