BCF reaffirms its leadership in the Canadian legal sector with 181  Best Lawyers acknowledgments in 2027

BCF in the 2027 edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada® by the numbers

• 88 recognized lawyers
• 181 acknowledgments
• 35 areas of practice
• 58 members of the Montréal office
• 30 members of the Québec City office
• 1 Lawyer of the Year 

Mario Welsh named Lawyer of the Year in Construction Law 

This year, Mario Welsh has been named The Best Lawyers® Lawyer of the Year in Construction Law in Québec City. 

The title of Best Lawyers® Lawyer of the Year is given to only one person per area of practice and metropolitan region for a given edition. 

BCF lawyers named in the 2027 edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada®

Québec City office 

Meet the 23 lawyers at BCF’s Québec City office who have been named in The Best Lawyers in Canada®: 

• Éric Amyot, Real Estate Law (since 2021) and Corporate Law (since 2022);
• Marie-Pier Baril, Corporate Law (since 2024) and Trusts and Estates (since 2025);
• Jean-François Bienjonetti, Insurance Law (since 2022) and Construction Law (since 2026);
• Maxime Blanchard, Construction Law (new ranking);
• Stéphan Charles-Grenon, Corporate and Commercial Litigation (since 2020) and Construction Law (since 2022);
• Charles-Antoine Dorion, Mergers and Acquisitions Law (new ranking);
• Frédéric Dorion, Mergers and Acquisitions Law (since 2024), Banking and Finance Law (since 2025), and Corporate Law (since 2025);
• Julie Dorion, Construction Law and Corporate and Commercial Litigation (since 2025);
• Nicolas Gosselin, Construction Law and Corporate and Commercial Litigation (since 2021);
• Sabrina Guillot, Tax Law (since 2026);
• Simon-Pierre Hébert, Labour and Employment Law (since 2021), Employee Benefits and Workers’ Compensation Law (since 2026);
• Marie-Julie Lafleur, Administrative and Public Law (since 2022), Construction Law, and Corporate and Commercial Litigation (since 2026);
• Isabelle Landry, Administrative and Public Law (since 2025);
• Serge LeBel, Corporate and Commercial Litigation (since 2025);
• 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 (since 2021);
• Isabel Pouliot, Construction Law (since 2026);
• Nicolas St-Sauveur, Technology Law (since 2022) and Mergers and Acquisitions Law (since 2026);
• Audrey St-Pierre, Corporate Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law (since 2024) and Venture Capital (since 2025);
• Julien Tricart, Construction Law and Corporate and Commercial Litigation (since 2025), Professional Malpractice Law, and Sports Law (since 2026);
• François Valin, Insolvency and Financial Restructuring and Corporate and Commercial Litigation (new rankings);
• Mario Welsh, Construction Law (since 2008), Professional Malpractice Law (since 2022), Insurance Law and Corporate and Commercial Litigation (since 2024), and Class Action Litigation (since 2025). He was also named 2027 Lawyer of the Year in Construction Law in Québec City.

Montréal office 

Meet the 40 lawyers at BCF’s Montréal office who have been named in The Best Lawyers in Canada®: 

• Pierre T. Allard, Tax Law (since 2017), Trusts and Estates (since 2020), Corporate Law (since 2022), and Mergers and Acquisitions Law (since 2026);
• Adina Comanita, Commercial Leasing Law and Real Estate Law (since 2026);
• Michel Brisebois, Labour and Employment Law (since 2020);
• Dominique Brassard, Tax Law (new ranking);
• Bruno Burrogano, Real Estate Law (since 2022);
• Janie Chaloux, Real Estate Law (since 2024);
• P. Mario Charpentier, Mergers and Acquisitions (since 2020), Corporate Law and Venture Capital (since 2022);
• Frédéric Côté, Administrative and Public Law, Expropriation Law and Construction Law (since 2025) and Municipal Law (since 2026);
• Fabrice L. Coulombe, Administrative and Public Law and Corporate and Commercial Litigation (since 2025);
• Michel Décary Ad. E., Corporate and Commercial Litigation (since 2006), Corporate Governance Practice (since 2008), Labour and Employment Law (since 2021), and Administrative and Public Law (since 2022); 
• Julie Doré, Mergers and Acquisitions Law and Project Finance (since 2024), Real Estate Law (since 2025), and Corporate Law (since 2026);
• Pierre Dozois, Mergers and Acquisitions Law (since 2025);
• Caroline Émond, Real Estate Law (since 2025);
• Eleonora Eusepi, Banking and Finance Law, Commercial Leasing Law, and Real Estate Law (new rankings);
• Nathalie Gagnon, Venture Capital (since 2019), Mergers and Acquisitions Law (since 2021), and Corporate Law (since 2022);
• Marc-André Godard, Tax Law (since 2020), Mergers and Acquisitions Law (since 2024), Private Funds Law (since 2025), and Venture Capital (new ranking);
• Marc-André Groulx, Labour and Employment Law (since 2025);
• Pascal Lauzon, Entertainment Law (since 2022) and Intellectual Property Law (since 2026);
• Jean-Philippe Leduc, Corporate Law (since 2024) and Mergers and Acquisitions Law (since 2026);
• Julien Lefebvre, Mergers and Acquisitions Law (since 2024) and Corporate Law (since 2025);
• Catherine Maheu, Labour and Employment Law (since 2018) and Employee Benefits (since 2026);
• Gino Martel, Corporate Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law (since 2022);
• Geneviève Martin, Corporate Law (since 2024) and Venture Capital (since 2026);
• André Morrissette, Corporate Law and Corporate Governance Practice (since 2024) and Mergers and Acquisitions Law (since 2025);
• Antonio Nadaira, Trusts and Estates (since 2022) and Tax Law (since 2024);
• Éric J. Ouimet, Alternative Dispute Resolution (since 2021), Intellectual Property Law, and Corporate and Commercial Litigation (since 2025);
• Paul Gagnon, Technology Law and Information Technology Law (since 2026);
• Simon Pelletier, Construction Law (since 2020), Municipal Law (since 2023), Administrative and Public Law (since 2025), Environmental Law and Expropriation Law (since 2026);
• Gary Rivard, Insolvency and Financial Restructuring (since 2025);
• Michel Rochefort, Corporate Law (since 2024);
• 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), Alternative Dispute Resolution (since 2022), and Director and Officer Liability (since 2023);
• Martin Sills, Asset Equipment Finance (since 2009), Asset-Backed Financing (since 2021), and Banking and Finance Law (since 2022);
• Pierre-Philippe Taché, Corporate Law (since 2024) and Mergers and Acquisitions Law (since 2025);
• Vicky Berthiaume, Administrative and Public Law (since 2025);
• Geneviève Vigneault, Corporate Law (since 2022), Corporate Governance Practice, and Mergers and Acquisitions Law (since 2024);
• Kevin Vincelette, Labour and Employment Law (since 2024);
• Sébastien Vézina, Mergers and Acquisitions Law (since 2021), Mining Law (since 2024), and Sports Law (since 2025);
• Misha Benjamin, Technology Law and Information Technology Law (since 2026);
• Claude Gravel, Labour and Employment Law (since 2015) and Employee Benefits (since 2026). 

BCF’s up-and-coming lawyers named in the 2027 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Canada®

Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Canada® recognizes lawyers who are in the early stages of their careers, using the same peer-review methodology as the Best Lawyers rankings. 

Québec City office 

Meet the 7 rising-star lawyers from BCF’s Québec City office who have been named in the 2027 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Canada®: 

• Valérie Allard, Labour and Employment Law (since 2026);
• Audrey-Anne Béland, Municipal Law (since 2023), Administrative and Public Law (since 2024), and Corporate and Commercial Litigation (since 2025);
• Ariane Carrier, Corporate and Commercial Litigation (since 2025) and Insolvency and Financial Restructuring (new ranking);
• Yanick Gagnon-Carbonneau, Labour and Employment Law (new ranking);
• Alex Harvey, Corporate Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law (since 2025);
• Catherine Paquet, Construction Law and Corporate and Commercial Litigation (new rankings);
• Sarah Leclerc, Construction Law and Corporate and Commercial Litigation (new rankings); 

Montréal office  

Meet the 18 rising-star lawyers from BCF’s Montréal office who have been named in the 2027 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Canada®: 

• Jules Arsenault, Corporate Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law (new rankings);
• Aya Barbach, Privacy and Data Protection (since 2025);
• Ariane Boyer, Corporate and Commercial Litigation (since 2025).
• Nicolas Choueri, Labour and Employment Law (new classification);
• Samuel Dias, Labour and Employment Law (since 2026);
• Laurence Grenier-Laroche, Tax Law (since 2024);
• Philippe Hébert, Corporate Law (since 2026) and Mergers and Acquisitions Law (new ranking);
• Jean-Christophe Imbeau, Corporate Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law (since 2025);
• Justin Ly Harvey, Corporate and Commercial Litigation (since 2025);
• Chloé Lépine, Municipal Law (since 2026) and Administrative and Public Law (new classification);
• Étienne Lacroix-Couillard, Corporate and Commercial Litigation (new ranking);
• Catherine MacLean, Labour and Employment Law (since 2026);
• Yannick Pomerleau, Municipal Law (since 2025), Administrative and Public Law (since 2026), and Construction Law (new classification);
• Kristina Stonier Pellerin, Corporate and Commercial Litigation (since 2025);
• Florence Thibodeau, Construction Law and Corporate and Commercial Litigation (new rankings);
• Alex Thivierge Côté, Tax Law (since 2026);
• Fannie Tremblay, Banking and Finance Law and Real Estate Law (since 2026);
• Jonathan Coulombe, Environmental Law (since 2026).