46 Lawyers of BCF Stand Out with 83 Recognitions in the 2022 Editions of Best Lawyers in Canada and Ones to Watch

The 2022 edition marks a significant growth in the number of professionals recognized for the excellence of their practice and the services rendered to their clients, with the addition of 10 newly ranked lawyers within the prestigious rankings.

The number of nominations earned, which has risen considerably over the past few years, demonstrates the depth of the firm’s expertise and its highly talented team. Indeed, these recognitions have jumped significantly, from 52 in 2021 to 83 in 2022, and in 28 different practice areas, as opposed to 21 in 2021.

In addition to being recognized since 2016 in Real Estate Law, Laurent Roy was named “Lawyer of the Year 2022” in Commercial Leasing Law, and Éric Orlup was named “Lawyer of the Year 2022” in Construction Law, a recognition added to the one for Corporate and Commercial Litigation.

Here are the 14 lawyers in BCF’s Quebec City office named in Best Lawyers in Canada and their field(s) of practice:

• Éric Amyot, Real Estate Law (since 2021), and Corporate Law (new ranking)
• Jean-François Bienjonetti, Insurance Law (new ranking)
• Stéphan Charles-Grenon, Corporate and Commercial Litigation (since 2020), and Construction Law (new ranking)
• Nicolas Gosselin, Construction Law and Corporate and Commercial Litigation (since 2021)
• Simon-Pierre Hébert, Labour and Employment Law (since 2021)
• Marie-Julie Lafleur, Administrative and Public Law (new ranking)
• François Lefebvre, Corporate Law (new ranking)
• André Lepage, Labour and Employment Law (since 2016), Sports Law (since 2020), and Entertainment Law (since 2021)
• Éric Orlup, Construction Law and Corporate and Commercial Litigation (since 2021)
• Jean Piette, Ad. E., Environmental Law (since 2006), Administrative and Public Law (since 2021), and Energy Regulatory Law (new ranking)
• Guy Plante, Mergers and Acquisitions Law (since 2021)
• Nicolas St-Sauveur, Technology Law (new ranking)
• Jules Turcotte, Mergers and Acquisitions Law (since 2021)
• Mario Welsh, Construction Law (since 2008), and Professional Malpractice Law (new ranking)

Here are the 27 lawyers in BCF’s Montreal office named in the directory and their field(s) of practice:

• Elsa Agostinho, Immigration Law (since 2018)
• Pierre T. Allard, Tax Law, and Trusts and Estates (since 2017), and Corporate Law (new ranking)
• Dominique Babin, Biotechnology Law (since 2021), Corporate Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law (new ranking)
• Anne-Frédérique Bourret, Environment Law (since 2018) and Administrative and Public Law (new ranking)
• Michel Brisebois, Labour and Employment Law (since 2020)
• Mario Charpentier, Mergers and Acquisitions Law (since 2020), Corporate Law and Venture Capital Law (new ranking)
• Jean-François Dagenais, Construction Law (since 2016)
• Michel Décary, Ad. E., Corporate and Commercial Litigation (since 2006), Corporate Governance Practice (since 2008), Employment and Labour Law (since 2021) and Administrative and Public Law (new ranking)
• Nicola Di Iorio, Ad. E., Labour and Employment Law (since 2014)
• Richard Epstein, Corporate Law (since 2021)
• Shaun E. Finn, Class Action Litigation and Corporate and Commercial Litigation (since 2020)
• Mireille Fontaine, Technology Law (since 2013), Biotechnology Law (since 2015) and Venture Capital Law (new ranking)
• Nathalie Gagnon, Venture Capital Law (since 2019), Mergers and Acquisitions Law (since 2021) and Corporate Law (new ranking)
• Bertrand Giroux, Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law (since 2020) and Corporate and Commercial Litigation (new ranking)
• Marc-André Godard, Tax Law (since 2020)
• Pascal Lauzon, Entertainment Law (new ranking)
• Julie Lessard, Immigration Law (since 2014)
• Gino Martel, Corporate Law and Mergers and Acquisitions (new ranking)
• Antonio Nadaira, Trusts and Estates (new ranking)
• Eric Ouimet, Alternative Dispute Resolution (since 2021)
• Simon Pelletier, Construction Law (since 2020)
• Patrice Picard, Real Estate Law (since 2021) and Banking and Finance Law (new ranking)
• Laurent Roy, Real Estate Law (since 2016) and Commercial Leasing Law (since 2021)
• André Ryan, Corporate and Commercial Litigation (since 2020), Corporate Governance Practice and Class Action Litigation (since 2021), and Alternative Dispute Resolution (new ranking)
• Sébastien Savage, Real Estate Law and Corporate Law (since 2019), and Mergers and Acquisitions Law (new ranking)
• Martin Sills, Equipment Finance Law (since 2009), Asset-Based Lending Practice (since 2021), and Banking and Finance Law (new ranking)
• Geneviève Vigneault, Corporate Law (new ranking)

Here are the 5 (emerging) lawyers named in the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch and their field of practice: 

• Clara Berké, Immigration Law (new ranking)
• Valérie Charpentier, Mergers and Acquisitions Law (new ranking)
• Guillaume Giguère, Mergers and Acquisitions Law (new ranking)
• Gaëlle Obadia, Corporate and Commercial Litigation (new ranking)
• Isabel Pouliot, Director and Officer Liability Practice (new ranking)