Patrick Essiminy

Stikeman Elliott LLP

Patrick Essiminy is a partner and Head of the Montréal office’s Employment & Labour Group and a member of the Montréal Office's Management Committee.

Patrick practices in all areas of employment and labour law, for both provincially and federally regulated companies.

Gerald F. Kandestin

Kugler Kandestin

Gerry leads his firm’s practice areas of bankruptcy, insolvency and corporate restructurings, secured lending, security enforcement and related litigation.

He regularly acts for major banks, asset based lenders, factoring companies and other lenders in virtually every aspect of documenting and enforcing secured transactions. He is also heavily involved in commercial litigation, particularly related to insolvency and security enforcements.

Jeremy Cuttler

Kugler Kandestin

Jeremy is a partner practicing in the areas of bankruptcy, insolvency & restructuring, financing (secured transactions) and commercial transactions.

Jeremy has experience acting for both debtors and creditors in insolvency matters including national retailers, financial institutions and commercial property owners. In addition, Jeremy has been involved in numerous transactions in the context of insolvency proceedings, including asset sales and acquisitions, refinancing and exit financing. As well, Jeremy has been involved in significant conventional and asset-based lending transactions.

Michael Shortt

Fasken

Michael Shortt is a partner at Fasken’s Montreal office, where he practices as a lawyer and trademark agent. His practice focuses on both litigation and transactional work, with an emphasis on the videogame and life science industries. A member of the Québec and Ontario bars, he advises clients on common-law, civil-law, and federal matters.

As a litigator, Michael represents clients in intellectual property, commercial, and public law disputes. He has represented clients before the Supreme Court of Canada, the Federal Court and Federal Court of Appeal, the Ontario and Québec superior courts, and the Copyright Board. His litigation philosophy is based on obtaining cost-effective results through creative legal arguments. Michael clerked at the Ontario Court of Appeal and the Quebec Superior Court, and worked as a research assistant for a well-known commercial arbitrator, allowing him to bring a unique perspective to litigation and advocacy.

Neil Oberman

Spiegel Sohmer

Neil G. Oberman is a shareholder in our civil and commercial litigation group. His practice is centered on commercial and civil disputes. With more than 20 years’ experience, Neil has developed a particular expertise in construction law. He is recognized for his talent as a litigation lawyer and regularly represents his diverse clientele before the Court of Québec, the Superior Court and the Quebec Court of Appeal.