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Brittany Carson is a member of the Labour and employment law group. She joined Lavery after articling with the firm. Ms. Carson advises her clients on all aspects of employment law, including employment standards litigation and the review of employment contracts and company policies. She regularly represents employers in human rights matters and complex actions before the civil courts, including injunctive proceedings. She also practices in the area of labour relations, including grievance ar...

Jennifer Nault practises employment and labour law. She advises employers and represents them before various administrative and civil tribunals on collective and individual labour relations. She focuses more particularly on matters regarding interpreting and applying collective agreements, labour standards, employment termination, the certification process, labour conflicts, privacy, human rights and freedoms, workplace discrimination, as well as non-competition and non-solicitation covenants...

Elsa Agostinho is a member of our Business Immigration group and specializes in Canadian immigration. She is recognized for her professionalism, broad expertise and ability to respond to the changing and growing needs of enterprises operating internationally. Since 1997, Elsa has practiced exclusively in the field of professional mobility, work permits and global immigration. Elsa’s clients primarily include SMEs and multinational companies based in Canada and internationally. She advis...

Cristel Chabot-Lapointe is a partner in the firm’s Corporate/Commercial group. Her practice focuses on business law, primarily on private mergers and acquisitions, private equity and venture capital. Cristel represents several private equity firms and institutional funds as well as their portfolio companies in transactions related to mergers and acquisitions, sales, equity investments and reorganizations, as well as day-to-day advisory. Cristel is actively involved in the community. She...

Mtre Carignan has been working in general liability and insurance law for over 30 years. He is an experienced litigator and negotiator and holds the title of certified mediator, which is recognized by the Barreau du Québec. He acts mainly for insurers in all manner of liability disputes, and handles disciplinary matters, defending claim adjusters and brokers before various disciplinary committees. He became a certified mediator in 2019. He approaches delicate and complex disputes with ...

A partner at Woods LLP, Eric serves a wide range of industries, including financial services and natural resources. He also handles employment-related matters for employers as well as senior management. Eric is a frequent author and speaker on topics such as evidence, civil procedure and international arbitration. An accomplished trial and appellate lawyer, Eric has developed a particular expertise in domestic and international arbitration. His experience includes acting for Canada in the NAF...

Geneviève Martin has a broad transaction-based practice involving all aspects of corporate law, with particular focus on mergers and acquisitions, private equity and corporate finance. In the course of her practice, Geneviève handles major domestic and cross-border transactions, participates in strategic corporate financing and provides advice to clients on all aspects of corporate and commercial law. Known for her keen business acumen, Geneviève creates and orchestrates ...

Yves Robillard is a litigator with more than 30 years of experience in sophisticated commercial litigation. He represents clients in a wide range of industry sectors, from banks and insurers to major manufacturers in commercial and contractual disputes as well as ‘high stakes’ securities litigation matters. His approach is to focus on devising and implementing strategies to mitigate risk, reduce nuisance litigation, and ensure that his clients’ interests are protected in the...

Michèle Bédard specializes in commercial and civil litigation, insurance law, professional liability, product liability and construction law. In this capacity, she acts before the civil courts, administrative and disciplinary tribunals. Over the years, she acquired extensive experience in alternative dispute-resolution methods.In the area of insurance law, she has developed specific expertise in the interpretation of contracts covering civil and general liability, professional l...

Solomon Sananes practises corporate finance and securities (including both private placements and public financings), mergers and acquisitions, and corporate governance. In corporate financing, he acts in numerous Canadian and Canadian/US cross-border offerings of debt, equity and derivative instruments on behalf of issuers, selling shareholders and underwriters. In mergers and acquisitions, he participates in a variety of significant transactions, acting for both buyers and sellers of public...