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Natacha Calixte is a Partner in our Family Law Group. Her practice focuses on divorce, alimony, child support and custody, compensatory allowance, and estate litigation. She specializes in cases with interprovincial or international aspects as well as complex financial situations.

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Derek Chiasson is a partner in our tax team. His principal focus is on domestic and international tax aspects of mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and corporate reorganizations, for public and private corporations. He also regularly advises on tax disputes, commodity taxes and executive compensation. Derek leverages his broad experience to bridge tax, finance and legal aspects of the transactions and reorganizations he works on, while maintaining strong technical skills, attention t...

Richard Vachon practices mainly in the fields of commercial litigation, class actions, litigation in securities, defamation, and employment law. He pleads regularly before the courts of first instance and the Court of Appeal of Quebec as well as arbitration tribunals. He also acts as strategic advisor to many of his clients. Notable representative clients, among others, include: Chrysler Canada Inc.; Quebecor Inc.; Groupe TVA Inc.; Desjardins Securities Inc.; Former Member of the Liaison Comm...

François Dandonneau is a partner in the firm’s Montréal office. His practice has been centred on Aboriginal law for over fifteen years with a specific focus on matters dealing with mining and natural resources, procurement, taxation and self-governance. Throughout his career, François has acted and played a major role in important litigation matters, notably constitutional cases, before all levels of the courts, including the Supreme Court of Canada. François...

Suzanne H. Pringle is a seasoned litigator with over 38 years of experience pleading before courts of all jurisdictions, including the Superior Court, the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Canada. After having practiced banking and insolvency law within a renowned firm in Montreal for the first 5 years of her career as an attorney, Suzanne founded her own firm in 1988. Since then, she focuses her practice solely on family law matters. Suzanne’s firm has built its reputation in th...

André Prévost is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Alternative Dispute Resolution and Corporate and Commercial Litigation. André, who practices law in Montréal, Quebec, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which André is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Quentin Lageix is a partner in the Tax group. His practice encompasses all aspects of tax law. More specifically, Quentin advises clients on transactional taxation, international taxation and tax planning matters. Quentin participates in developing and implementing complex tax strategies. His practice focuses on domestic and cross-border corporate restructurings, reorganizations, mergers and acquisitions.

Léa works primarily in civil and commercial litigation, in the real estate, commercial leasing, construction and condominium sectors. Over the years, Léa has handled a wide range of civil litigation cases. Her clients include real estate developers, property managers, real estate investors and general contractors. Her expertise in commercial leasing has led her to advise clients on the interpretation of their leases and the remedies available to them. She advises her clients on ...

Vicky Berthiaume is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Administrative and Public Law. Vicky, 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 Vicky is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.