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François Nantel is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Corporate and Commercial Litigation. François practices law in Montréal, Quebec Best Lawyers has recognized François Nantel since 2025. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which François Nantel is held by other lawyers.

Mariella De Stefano is a Lawyer, Partner and Co-chair of our Insurance Law Group. Her practice focuses on insurance litigation, civil and professional liability, particularly in subrogation claims and complex subrogation matters. She regularly leads the Group in working with insurers, reinsurers, and insurance syndicates to pursue recovery claims in a timely and efficient manner including by way of alternative dispute resolution mechanisms. Mariella De Stefano has been practicing in the field...

Geneviève Burdon is a lawyer in Fasken’s Knowledge and Practice Innovation team and works with the Emerging Technology group across the Firm. As a Knowledge and Practice Innovation lawyer for the Emerging Technology group, Geneviève focuses her practice on tracking new and emerging legal developments as well as developing knowledge management initiatives and legal technology innovations to ensure the efficient and consistent delivery of high-quality legal services. Genevi&...

Marie-Ève is a trusted advisor focusing her practice in business law, and more specifically in private mergers and acquisition and corporate finance. With over 15 years’ experience, she’s developed sharp business negotiation skills through her involvement in major transactions within various industries, including in the fields of technologies, medical technologies, entertainment, retail and venture capital. She assists business owners, financial institutions and investors o...

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...

Paul Gagnon is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Information Technology Law and Technology Law. Paul practices law in Montréal, Quebec Best Lawyers has recognized Paul Gagnon since 2026. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Paul Gagnon is held by other lawyers.

Jean-Pierre Sheppard is a Partner and Head of the Commercial Litigation Group. His practice focuses in shareholder and partner disputes. He represents private businesses and public institutions in cases of breach of contractual, legal and statutory obligations of shareholders, directors and officers. He has been involved in numerous unfair competition cases, as well as matters involving non-competition and non-solicitation clauses and misappropriation of confidential information. He has plead...

Mariella Lo Papa is Co-Leader of the Québec Real Estate Law practice group and Co-Leader of the firm’s Real Estate Law practice group. She has over 25 years of experience focused on commercial leasing of all asset classes, acquisitions and dispositions of commercial real estate, and development projects. Mariella has extensive transactional experience across a variety of industries and asset classes, on behalf of real estate developers, private institutional investors, both local...

Michèle Friel practises in the areas of commercial contracts, corporate financing, financial services and general banking law. Her practice focuses primarily on secured financing transactions in Canada and cross-border loans, both on a syndicated and non-syndicated basis. Ms. Friel represents and advises banks and other lending institutions as well as borrowers in a broad range of financing transactions, including asset-based loans, cash flow loans, project financings, acquisition fina...

Béatrice Lalande is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Family Law. Béatrice practices law in Westmount, Quebec Best Lawyers has recognized Béatrice Lalande since 2026. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Béatrice Lalande is held by other lawyers.