Our Firm

With more than 520 employees, including 270 professionals, BCF Business Law is the go-to firm for business leaders, growing companies, and well-established global enterprises that have chosen Québec and Canada as a stepping stone to growth and success.

 

Our commitment to our clients not only distinguishes us from the competition but has earned us recognition as one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies every year since 2007. Our insights into complex needs and growth aspirations make us an ideal partner for ambitious start-ups, well-established private and public companies, investment bankers, venture capital, and private equity firms. Our team knows how to bring together the right resources and connect the right partners to transform our clients’ dreams into viable and innovative businesses, while providing pragmatic and forward-looking solutions.

With its unwavering dedication to excellence, creativity, passion, authenticity, and generosity, our firm has earned the trust of organizations in all sectors of activity in Québec, in the rest of Canada, and around the world.

Management

Our management team runs the firm like you run your business – with heart and passion. It understands the challenges of managing growth, which is why, since 2007, BCF has been recognized as one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies – the only Québec law firm to have achieved that distinction.

Board of Directors

BCF understands corporate governance. Our firm is overseen by board members with decades of experience.

In order : Audrey St-Pierre, Mario Welsh, Marc-André Godard, Gilles Seguin, Geneviève Vigneault, Julie Doré, Simon Pelletier, Pierre Allard, Ilya Kalnish, Dominique Babin and François Lefebvre

Throughout my years as Managing Partner, from 1995 to 2020, I proudly built together with my colleagues, one of Quebec’s largest business law firms. Powered by a team of dedicated professionals and equally inspired by our primary mission to support companies in their growth, we are stronger than ever to pursue our success over the next 25 years.

Mario Charpentier, Founding Partner of BCF

Executive Committee

We understand what it means to be your business advisors, as we are ourselves businesspersons, working together to build BCF.

comite-executif-VF-FRIn order : Nicolas Gosselin, Julie Doré, Andréanne Auger and Pierre-Philippe Taché

Our management team

International Affiliations

Although BCF is an independent firm, it draws upon a strong network of affiliations and strategic relationships with law firms in Boston, New York, Palo Alto, Ottawa, Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary, Paris, London, Frankfurt, Washington, Moscow and Asia.

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Knowledge Management

Via BCF’s research and development centre, we combine the best-in-class solutions and processes with the expertise and experience of our professionals to create outstanding legal service delivery.

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Pricing

Defining the future also means having an impact on developments in corporate legal services. BCF creates innovative solutions that adapt to our clients’ growth, no matter the size of their business.

We are committed to being creative and flexible when setting a fee arrangement tailored to your needs, constraints and priorities. Traditional or alternative fee arrangements can be put in place, such as hourly billing, blended rates, fixed fees, strict budgets, volume discounts or contingency fees. Hybrid fee arrangements can also be considered.

Our Commitments

We are committed to providing value-added services for your business. Our unique approach and keen understanding of business risks shape the way we practice law.

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Awards and Recognition

Our professionals’ expertise is recognized far beyond our walls. Honours are awarded to several members of the BCF team.

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Alumni

You belong to a generation of leaders who have influenced BCF. Our network of alumni welcomes you to exclusive networking events with former colleagues and friends and keeps you posted on the firm’s latest news.

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