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François G. Tremblay is a partner with the firm and has been practicing for 41 years in commercial, corporate, international, and First Nations affairs, as well as in constitutional law. He handles a range of major merger, acquisition, and consolidation cases and has substantial business experience from having served on the boards of a number of private and public corporations. François has been closely involved in developing business partnerships between various public and priv...

Me Caroline Desbiens possède plus de 35 ans d’expérience en droit au sein de cabinets en pratique privée. Avocate bilingue, elle concentre sa pratique en droit des affaires et en droit de l’aviation. Elle détient une vaste expérience couvrant divers secteurs, tels que le transport, l’immobilier, l’énergie, les sciences de la vie, les technologies et l’industrie agroalimentaire. Elle met à profit son expertise en dr...

Mélissa Devost has extensive experience in environmental law. She provides legal and strategic advice on environmental matters concerning Quebec, federal and municipal legislation. She also advises clients on obtaining environmental permits and authorizations and verifies environmental compliance in their operations. Ms. Devost conducts a number of environmental due diligence reviews in order to assess the environmental risks and compliance in connection with mergers and acquisitions a...

Jean-Sébastien Cloutier practises in various areas of employment and labour law. He advises employers on labour relations, particularly individual and collective labour relations, labour standards, industrial accidents and occupational diseases, occupational health and safety, human rights and freedoms, administrative law and litigation under the Act respecting labour relations, vocational training and workplace management in the construction industry (Bill R-20). Mr. Cloutier often ap...

Vincent Laforest-Lapointe is a member of the firm’s Corporate/Commercial group. His practice focuses on venture capital financing, mergers and acquisitions, corporate reorganizations, corporate and business law and issues related to startups. Vincent works with a variety of enterprises ranging from startups to private medium to large businesses, at every stage of their development. He has advised private and institutional investors and entrepreneurs in connection with provincial, nation...

John G. O’Connor has extensive experience in maritime and commercial law. He has handled all types of marine insurance claims including P&I liability, environmental liability and general average, as well as ship financing, maritime accidents and salvage matters. He has been especially active in the energy sector and involved in the international carriage and sale of oil, gas and other bulk commodities. He also has extensive experience in marine, errors and omissions and protection a...

The Bâtonnier Michel Jolin has been a partner of the firm since 1988 and is a member of the civil and commercial litigation group. Before joining the firm, he was Director of Litigation Services for the Quebec Department of Justice. He was Vice President of the Quebec Bar in 1986-1987 and Bâtonnier (President) in 1987-1988. Throughout his career, he has been very active in educating and training litigators. He has also been a sessional lecturer at the universities of Montreal and ...

Yves Letarte practices real estate law, with a primary focus on the areas of the sale, acquisition, development, construction, leasing and financing of major real estate projects. Yves is a skilled negotiator and has gained valuable experience in every aspect related to commercial, industrial, office and multi-residential building transactions. He represents promoters, buyers, vendors, borrowers and lenders. He benefits from a vast network of investors, real estate promoters, pension funds an...

Mihnea Bantoiu practises primarily civil and commercial litigation. He has acted in a variety of high-profile litigation matters, including investment services and insurance liability, commercial and shareholder disputes, class actions, estate litigation, bankruptcy and insolvency, compliance with non-competition clauses and injunctions and other provisional measures. Mihnea has also assisted companies and their executives in defence of legal proceedings instituted by the Autorité des ...

A key member of the Fasken team for more than 30 years, Jean G. Morency practices in business law, in particular in commercial, banking, credit law, mergers and acquisitions, and in litigation connected therewith. He also provides general legal and strategic advice to corporate clients with regard to many aspects of their business. More specifically, Jean G. is involved with the Canadian and U.S. strategy of corporations doing cross-border business in commercial matters and also insurance and...