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BCF LLP Total Lawyers: 95 Lawyers By Office: Montreal, 80; Quebec City, 15 Core Practice Areas: commercial law; com- mercial and civil litigation; tax; corporate finance including banking; intellectual property Key Clients: pharmaceutical, biotechnology, diagnostic, and vaccine-manufacturing compa- nies; universities; banks; pension funds; REITs; media and entertainment companies; private, public, and institutional investors Notable Mandates: assisted Blue Note Mining Inc. in a recently completed restructuring of $56 million in debt under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act; acted for Louis Dreyfus SAS in a pair of Quebec Superior Court decisions in relation to the annulment and enforcement of international arbitral awards Star Alumni: Marie-Josée Lapierre, director of legal affairs at Yellow Pages Group Affiliations: Meritas 5 The Firm: Established in 1995 under the name Brouillette Charpentier Fournier in Montreal. It opened an office in Quebec City in 2001, the same year it joined Meritas. The firm gained strength with the addition in 2004 of a team of patent and trademark agents from Brouillette Kosie Prince. The firm changed its name to BCF in 2005, which preceded a five-year period of expansion at the firm, with substantial additions made to person- nel, offices, and technical resources. "BCF is responsive, businesslike, and extreme- ly professional," said one voter. Other respon- dents credited the firm for its mix of expertise and cost-efficiency, along with its provincial coverage. Managing partner Mario Charpentier says the firm must keep things simple to continue to thrive. "Like a hockey team, we have to keep to our game plan and not try fancy things, and not focus on trying to be everything to everyone," he says. A large firm with a human touch Our people make the difference at Langlois Kronström Desjardins. LKD.ca Montréal Québec City Lévis "A large firm with a human touch" is a trade-mark of Langlois Kronström Desjardins, LLP Langlois Kronström Desjardins, LLP 40 JULY 2010 www. C ANADIAN Law ye rmag.com Langlois_CL_July_10.indd 1 6/22/10 10:09:16 AM Business Law Civil and Commercial Litigation Labour and Administrative Law Public and Private Real Estate Law Maritime and Admiralty Law (bcf.ca)