www.canadianlawyermag.com 11
Allard named BCF's
managing partner
Q&A
Years in practice: 24
1995: summer student
1996: articling student
1997: lawyer
2002: partner
2007: member of the
executive committee
2019: managing partner
Allard, Pierre
managing partner
BCF BUSINESS LAW,
MONTREAL
BCF LLP partner Pierre Allard
was the unanimous choice of
the Quebec law firm's partners
to succeed Mario Charpentier
as managing partner. BCF LLP
ranked third in Canadian Lawyer's
2018-2019 "Top 10 Quebec
Regional Firms," and we asked
Allard about his plans for the firm.
What was the impetus for
forming BCF Business Law?
BCF was founded in . . . 1995 by a
group of lawyers from large firms
who decided to combine their
expertise to do things differently.
BCF's success has been our com-
mitment to . . . help entrepreneurs
thrive and achieve their business
ambitions.
Can you describe your
career trajectory?
I have been a tax lawyer for
almost 25 years and I have
always worked at BCF Business
Law. I am technically BCF's first
articling student; I was even
recruited before the firm was
officially founded! It was Mario
Osgoode's
Part-Time
Professional
LLM
FALL 2020
APPLICATIONS
ARE OPEN.
If you want to dig deeper and truly excel
in your area of practice, the commitment
goes beyond billable hours. Immerse your-
self in an environment that groups you with
peers who are as passionate about what they
do as you are.
Specializations:
· Administrative Law
· Business Law
· Constitutional Law
· Dispute Resolution
· Energy & Infrastructure Law
· Financial Law
· Health Law
· Intellectual Property Law
· Labour Relations &
Employment Law
· Tax Law
Outside Toronto?
This program can
be completed
remotely.
Learn more about
your options at
osgoodepd.ca/
cdnlawyer
Charpentier who recruited me. He was a
tax lawyer, and I wanted to practise tax law
like him. So, I went from articling student to
lawyer, partner, member of the executive
committee for 13 years and, finally,
managing partner.
What do you anticipate doing as the
managing partner of BCF?
We established a five-year strategic plan al-
most three years ago, and it is already nearly
complete. . . . Our goal was to prepare for
the 21st century and the significant chan-
ges in our industry. To do so, we have made
technical investments (software updates,
processes, etc.), and we are now in the
change management phase.
What's most interesting about work-
ing in business law in Quebec today?
We must use artificial intelligence for more
efficiency, to provide the same quality at a
more competitive rate and while maintaining
our profit margins.
