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Jennifer Nault practises employment and labour law. She advises employers and represents them before various administrative and civil tribunals on collective and individual labour relations. She focuses more particularly on matters regarding interpreting and applying collective agreements, labour standards, employment termination, the certification process, labour conflicts, privacy, human rights and freedoms, workplace discrimination, as well as non-competition and non-solicitation covenants...

Louise Houle puts her invaluable experience at your disposal to keep your assets safe. Louise is an experienced lawyer in the taxation team. Her practice focuses on tax and estate planning, especially for families holding real estate in Canada, the United States and Europe. She also advises wealthy families on matters pertaining to trusts as well as Canada-United States cross-border tax planning. Louise has extensive experience in complex national and international business structuring and in...

Éric Thibaudeau is a partner and a member of the Labour and Employment Group. He has special expertise in the area of occupational health and safety, regarding issues within the jurisdiction of the Administrative Labour Tribunal (ALT) as well as penal infractions prosecuted by the CNESST that are heard in the Court of Québec’s Criminal and Penal Division. He also acts for employers in grievance arbitrations, labour-relations matters and collective agreement decrees. In add...

Eric Ouimet is head of BCF’s Litigation group and a founding partner of the firm. With over 30 years of experience, he is a senior partner in commercial litigation and dispute resolution. His ability to identify our clients’ technical and strategic issues makes him an invaluable counsel in matters pertaining to manufacters’ and designers’ liability, intellectual property infringements, as well as privacy and data protection. He is a seasoned practitioner in intellectua...

L. Michel Huart joined the firm in 2006 following a lengthy career in the railway industry, where he held the position of General Counsel for Canadian National. He was Solicitor for the Canada Labour Relations Board and for the Canadian Transport Commission before joining VIA Rail following its creation in 1978. At VIA, he was Solicitor and Deputy General Secretary until 1984, when he became VIA’s General Superintendent, Transportation, for Quebec. He later held the position of Director...

Nathaniel Lacasse is a partner in the Tax Group. His main areas of practice include domestic and international mergers and acquisitions, cross-border financings, corporate restructurings and estate planning.

André Turmel practises energy, natural resources, climate change law and works on electrification of transportation and sustainable mobility legal issues. National and international clients seek André’s extensive experience in relation to business opportunities arising out of new green technologies and renewable energies. André has in-depth knowledge of energy markets and prepares, reviews and negotiates various energy construction, supply, generation and transmissi...

Marc Rochefort practises in the field of business law with a special emphasis on securities, corporate finance, other corporate transactions, mergers and acquisitions, as well as corporate reorganizations.

Nicolas Gagnon specializes in construction law and surety law. He counsels public and private sector clients, professional services firms and contractors as well as surety companies at every stage of construction projects. He advises clients with respect to the public bidding and procurement process, and is involved in the drafting of contract documents and the management of the work and any claims resulting therefrom. He also counsels syndicates of co-owners in matters dealing with divided c...

Christine Provencher is a partner in Fasken’s Commercial Litigation group. With extensive experience in civil and commercial litigation, Christine represents the firm’s clients in any type of contractual dispute, primarily in the areas of construction and procurement. In her construction practice, she represents different stakeholders in the industry, such as owners, professionals, general contractors, subcontractors and major manufacturers in matters involving construction defect...