Our members work with you to understand the challenges of each practice area, the needs of your sector, and the geographic diversity of your operations. Committed to teamwork and results, our barristers and solicitors know what it takes to give you timely, integrated solutions for the local, national, or global marketplace.

The lawyers in the firm practise actively in matters involving Commercial Litigation, Bankruptcy and Insolvency, Corporate Work-outs and Security Realization.

The firm has an active practice in Bank and Non-Bank Financing, including commercial and syndicated loans.

We are also involved in many aspects of Real Estate including sale and purchase transactions, financing, development and construction contracts as well as leasing.

The firm has been involved in numerous bankruptcy and insolvency matters in Quebec, throughout Canada and internationally. The firm is recognized as having specialized expertise and a creative approach to dealing with difficult and challenging insolvency mandates.

Our firm has played an active role in a host of high-profile insolvency files including:

Norshield/United Olympus Group
Olympus Univest/Mosaic Composite
Olympia & York Developments Ltd.
Castor Holdings Ltd.
Air Canada
Jetsgo Corporation
Dominion Investments
Minco/Sleb 1 Inc.
Sako Leasing
Future Beach
Teleglobe Inc.
Eaton’s
Swissair
Cineplex Odeon Corporation
National Metal Finishing N.M.F. (Canada)
Birks & Sons
J. Pascal Hardware
Dominion Bridge
Dominion Metal & Refining Works Ltd.
Davie Industries Inc.
Perrette Inc.
SLM Limited (Sports Maska/CCM)
Sergaz Inc.
ABC Containerline, N.V. (Belgium)
Sulpetro Ltd.
Matol Botanical International Ltd.
Belcourt

Our firm has an active commercial litigation practice. We approach all litigation matters with creativity and vigour. We are equipped to deal with large and complex litigation and possess experienced litigation support and document management capabilities.

We have developed particular experience in litigation involving auditors' liability, creditors' rights, and shareholders' remedies including winding-up and oppression recourses.

Currently, we are representing the bankruptcy trustee and a consortium of Canadian and international financial institutions in the file of Castor Holdings Ltd., the largest professional negligence case in Canadian judicial history.

Our lawyers are active before the Courts and are recognized by clients, colleagues and judges for practical and effective litigation skills. We appear regularly before trial and appellate courts, including the Supreme Court of Canada.

We are actively involved on behalf of secured lenders in the enforcement of secured rights and realization on property subject to such security.

The firm represents a number of bank and non-bank lending institutions (such as factors and other asset-based lenders). We have documented operating credit facilities, bridge construction loans, syndicated loans, real estate financing, recourse and non-recourse factoring all on a domestic and cross-border basis.

The lawyers of Fishman Flanz Meland Paquin LLP have many years of experience in performing complex real estate mandates. We have acted for developers, builders, mortgage lenders as well as purchasers and sellers.