43 BCF Professionals Stand Out with 78 Nominations in the 2023 Editions of Best Lawyers in Canada and Ones to Watch

With a significant number of professionals ranked for the excellence of their practice, BCF stands out once again this year as a leader in 29 different practice areas.

These recognitions have been growing steadily over the past few years and are a solid testament to the firm’s reputation and highly talented team.

Besides being recognized since 2021 in Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Jules Turcotte is named “Lawyer of the Year 2023” in the same category. André Ryan is also named “Lawyer of the Year 2023” in the Alternative Dispute Resolution category, in addition to his nominations in Corporate and Commercial Litigation, Director and Officer Liability Practice, Class Action Litigation and Corporate Governance Practice.

HERE ARE THE 15 LAWYERS IN BCF’S QUÉBEC CITY OFFICE NAMED IN BEST LAWYERS IN CANADA AND THEIR FIELD(S) OF PRACTICE:

• Éric Amyot, Real Estate Law (since 2021), and Corporate Law (since 2022)
• Jean-François Bienjonetti, Insurance Law (since 2022)
• Stéphan Charles-Grenon, Construction Law (since 2022)
• Yves Gonthier, Labour and Employment 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 (since 2022)
• François Lefebvre, Corporate Law (since 2022)
• 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, Environmental Law (since 2006), Administrative and Public Law (since 2021), and Energy Regulatory Law (since 2022)
• Guy Plante, Mergers and Acquisitions Law (since 2021)
• Nicolas St-Sauveur, Technology Law (since 2022)
• Jules Turcotte, Mergers and Acquisitions Law (since 2021)
• Mario Welsh, Construction Law (since 2008), and Professional Malpractice Law (since 2022)

HERE ARE THE 24 PROFESSIONALS IN BCF’S MONTRÉAL OFFICE NAMED IN BEST LAWYERS IN CANADA AND THEIR FIELD(S) OF PRACTICE:

• Elsa Agostinho, Immigration Law (since 2018)
• Pierre T. Allard, Tax Law (since 2017), Trusts and Estates (since 2020), and Corporate Law (since 2022)
• Dominique Babin, Biotechnology Law (since 2021), Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law (since 2022), and International Trade and Finance Law (new ranking)
• Anne-Frédérique Bourret, Environmental Law (since 2018) and Administrative and Public Law (since 2022)
• Michel Brisebois, Labour and Employment Law (since 2020)
• Mario Charpentier, Mergers and Acquisitions Law (since 2020), Corporate Law, and Venture Capital Law (since 2022)
• Jean-François Dagenais, Construction Law (since 2016)
• Michel Décary, Corporate and Commercial Litigation (since 2006), Corporate Governance Practice (since 2008), Employment and Labour Law (since 2021), and Administrative and Public Law (since 2022)
• Richard Epstein, Corporate Law (since 2021)
• Shaun E. Finn, Class Action Litigation (since 2020) and Corporate and Commercial Litigation (since 2021)
• Mireille Fontaine, Biotechnology Law (since 2015) and Venture Capital Law (since 2022)
• Nathalie Gagnon, Venture Capital Law (since 2019), Mergers and Acquisitions Law (since 2021), and Corporate Law (since 2022)
• Marc-André Godard, Tax Law (since 2020)
• Pascal Lauzon, Entertainment Law (since 2022)
• Julie Lessard, Immigration Law (since 2014)
• Gino Martel, Corporate Law and Mergers and Acquisitions (since 2022)
• Antonio Nadaira, Trusts and Estates (since 2022)
• Eric Ouimet, Alternative Dispute Resolution (since 2021)
• Simon Pelletier, Construction Law (since 2020) and Municipal Law (new ranking)
• Patrice Picard, Real Estate Law (since 2021) and Banking and Finance Law (since 2022)
• Laurent Roy, Real Estate Law (since 2016) and Commercial Leasing Law (since 2021)
• André Ryan, Corporate and Commercial Litigation (since 2020), Corporate Governance Practice, Class Action Litigation (since 2021), Alternative Dispute Resolution (since 2022), and Director and Officer Liability Practice (new ranking)
• Martin Sills, Equipment Finance Law (since 2009), Asset-Based Lending Practice (since 2021), and Banking and Finance Law (since 2022)
• Geneviève Vigneault, Corporate Law (since 2022)

HERE ARE THE 4 emerging BCF LAWYERS NAMED IN ONES TO WATCH AND THEIR FIELD(S) OF PRACTICE:

• Audrey-Anne Béland, Municipal Law (new ranking)
• Clara Berké, Immigration Law (since 2022)
• Julie Dorion, Construction Law and Corporate and Commercial Litigation (new rankings)
• Isabel Pouliot, Director and Officer Liability Practice (since 2022)