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Doug founded IMK in 1997 with the late Colin K. Irving. In the course of his career, he has acted as lead counsel in many complex cases, participated in trials covered by the media, advised clients on delicate issues and played key roles in crisis management to avoid or settle disputes. His career and his way of intervening in cases have earned him the respect of all the courts before which he has pleaded. He has acted for the Chief Justice of Quebec and the Canadian Judicial Council and has ...

Mathieu Deschamps deals with all aspects of corporate and business law. His practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions as well as setting up complex structures in connection with equity and debt financings, involving both publicly traded and privately held companies. He frequently acts in multi-jurisdictional transactions in Canada, the United States and abroad in various sectors of the economy, including the circular economy, oil and gas and renewable energy, transportation, food, pharmace...

Michel Savonitto is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Class Action Litigation and Corporate and Commercial Litigation. Michel, who practices law in Montréal, Quebec, has been recognized since 2021. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Michel is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Marc Ouellet is a partner in the Labour and Employment Law Group. His practice focuses mainly on individual employment contracts (from hiring to termination of contract), labour standards, unfair competition and human rights. He has advised and represented his clients in many disputes in matters of termination of employment, violation of non-competition and non-solicitation clauses or to obtain an injunction to end illegal picketing. Mr. Ouellet also helps his clients with collective or indiv...

Firm partner Jean-François Hudon has been practicing law since 2004. He began his career in litigation and has since expanded his expertise to real estate law, corporate law, cannabis law and new technologies. He puts his ready approachability and broad know-how to use to counsel and assist financial institutions, real estate developers, construction companies, natural product companies, software developers, and telecom businesses. His enthusiasm and versatility are valuable assets tha...

Pascale Gouin works in civil and commercial litigation, particularly in areas involving civil liability, relations between shareholders and between franchisors and franchisees, real estate law, labour relations and dispute arbitration. She pleads before the Court of Quebec, the Superior Court, the Court of Appeal and the administrative courts. She also applies her expertise in preventive ways, by drafting her clients’ employment contracts and commercial leases. Pascale also specializes ...

Jean-François focuses his practice on defending professionals of all professions in all aspects covered by professional, disciplinary and deontological law. He also advises professionals in all aspects of their practice. Jean-François has extensive experience in class actions, defending various commercial businesses and a variety of professionals. With over 40 years of litigation experience, he has represented numerous clients before all civil courts in Quebec, as well as before...

Andréane Giguère practises employment and labour law, with a particular focus on hiring, terminations of employment, labour standards, occupational health and safety, human rights and freedoms and the interpretation and application of contracts of employment and collective labour agreements. During her law studies, Ms. Giguère acted as a teaching assistant in constitutional law at the faculty of law at Laval University. She also completed a clerkship at the Quebec Court o...

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...

Valérie Gareau-Dalpé is a member of the Labour and Employment Group in the firm's Montréal office. Passionate and experienced in all aspects of employment relations, Valérie deals more specifically with issues relating to the negotiation and interpretation of collective agreements, grievance arbitration cases, labour relations, labour standards, and health and safety. Valérie has extensive experience in employment-related litigation, including judicial revie...