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Audrey Anne is one of the most promising young immigration lawyers in the country. Audrey Anne completed her articling at a top-tier international law firm, Norton Rose Fullbright, where she gained experience in business immigration and international mobility. Once called to the Quebec Bar, Audrey Anne began a dual practice in immigration and labour and employment before ultimately specializing solely in business immigration and international mobility. She has since authored several Yvon Blai...

Maxime Rhéaume possesses a wealth of experience drafting and negotiating loan and guarantee agreements for financial institutions in connection with real estate financing for the acquisition, construction and long term loans. Maxime is and has been for many years a lecturer at the Faculty of Law of the Université de Montréal in the Master program of business law as well as in the Master program of property security Law. He is also Part-time lecturer at the Faculty of Law ...

A partner in charge of the Taxation group at BCF, Marc-André Godard specializes in the tax aspects of corporate mergers and acquisitions, national and international restructurings, and tax planning for both public and private corporations. His understanding of the business world, his ability to explain tax implications in plain language, and his wide availability help him advise executives on making the best commercial decisions. Marc-André is recognized for his approach and his...

Dominic Belley is a tax litigator and co-chair of Norton Rose Fulbright's Canadian tax team. He has handled matters against federal and provincial tax authorities in civil, commercial, criminal and constitutional matters before the Court of Québec, the Québec Superior Court, the Québec Court of Appeal, the BC Supreme Court, the Alberta Court of Queen's Bench, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, the Tax Court of Canada, the Federal Court and the Federal Court of Appeal....

Amrick Bansal acts as a partner for our Real Estate group at Fasken’s Montreal office. Drawing on over 15 years of experience in real estate, close to a decade of which as General Counsel of a private real estate investment firm, Amrick provides clients with grounded, pragmatic and business-oriented solutions. His practice focuses on all aspects of real estate work, including financings, acquisitions/dispositions, joint ventures, large-scale development projects and corporate transactio...

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...

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...

Stephen Kelly is the Canadian national chair of our business law group. He practises corporate and securities law, with particular emphasis on corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions. He regularly acts for large public companies, underwriters and investors in public offerings, including initial public offerings, bought-deal transactions and cross-border offerings as well as private placement transactions.Mr. Kelly frequently advises on public and private mergers and acquisitions both n...

Mtre Christian Joly is a founding partner of LJT Avocats, office manager and head of the business law department. He has acquired diversified expertise in a range of fields: company acquisitions and mergers, commercial contracts, agreements between shareholders, conflicts between shareholders, profit-sharing and equity investments in shares by management employees, financing and franchising. Mtre Christian Joly also has extensive expertise in real estate development, real estate financing and...

Mtre Lyne Robichaud has an unique experience in entertainment law, including music, shows, movies and television, advertising and new media. She advises numerous national and foreign companies, both in transactional law and in intellectual property litigation. Mtre Lyne Robichaud also specializes in labour law as it pertains to provincial and federal laws on the status of the artist. She represents several producers’ organizations, which has led her to plead before specialized courts, a...