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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...

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...

Partner and Head of the Business Immigration team, Julie Lessard heads one of the largest teams of business immigration professionals in Canada. She has over 20 years of experience in this complex field. She advises both multinationals and small- and medium-sized businesses on how to attract top global talent be it to innovate, to benefit from a global knowledge or to meet specialized workforce needs. Julie develops immigration and/or global mobility strategies for several Fortune 500 compani...

Laurence Bich-Carrière practises in the Litigation Group. A member of the Quebec Bar and of the Law Society of Ontario, her practice is wide-ranging, and she provides services in areas that include class actions, municipal affairs, consumer protection, construction law, administrative law, and infrastructure. She represents a variety of clients before the court, particularly in appeal cases, and also advises clients on drafting and negotiating contracts and settlements and on risk mana...

Marc-André Landry is a member of the Litigation and Conflict Resolution group and focuses his practice on commercial litigation. He frequently assists his clients in resolving their disputes through negotiation, mediation or arbitration, or before the various courts of law. Over the years, he has represented businesses in many sectors, including construction, real estate, renewable energy, conventional energy, new technologies, financial services and pharmaceuticals. Mr. Landry is reco...

Louis Dessureault is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Family Law. Louis, 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 Louis is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

François Viau is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Commercial Leasing Law and Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law. François, who practices law in Montréal, Quebec, has been recognized since 2018. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which François is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Caroline Larouche handles all aspects of civil and commercial litigation, with a focus on securities litigation, insurance law, class actions and professional liability. She also takes an interest in private international law. In the course of her diversified practice, Caroline has acted for major corporations, financial institutions, insurance companies and their insureds in complex litigation before the Quebec courts. She has represented reporting issuers in connection with investigations b...

Benoit Brouillette is a partner at the firm and is Leader of our Labour and Employment Law group. He represents a clientele made up of private, public and parapublic organizations and advises them on their strategic management of labour relations. Benoit regularly serves as a management spokesperson during collective agreement negotiations in various economic sectors of all regions of Quebec. He also represents employers in administrative and judicial proceedings. He has extensive experience ...

Sophie Melchers practises mainly in the areas of commercial, corporate and securities litigation. She has represented clients before the Quebec courts and the Supreme Court of Canada in connection with disputed take-over bids, dissenting shareholder remedies, plans of arrangement, insider trading and market manipulation. Her broad experience in securities litigation also encompasses representation of reporting issuers and their officers in connection with investigations conducted by the AMF, ...