Team - KRB Lawyers

Chris Karambatsos

Chris Karambatsos is a Partner in KRB’s Business Law group. He specializes in finance, mergers and acquisitions, real estate, commercial partnerships and special projects. He is the founder of KRB and leads the domestic and global initiatives of the firm. Recognized nationally as a leader…

Alex Karambatsos

Alex is a corporate/commercial and real estate lawyer with experience in coordinating various litigation matters. Prior to co-founding KRB, he was a Partner at a Montreal-based boutique corporate law firm specializing in advising entrepreneurs and small business owners in respect of a wide range of matters. Alex specializes in helping…

Natasa Karambatsos

Natasa is the Managing Partner of KRB and a senior member of its Business Law group. She spent eight years working as Director of Corporate Strategy (North America and Europe) and General Counsel of a corporate group based in New York City and London, following a six-year tenure as a…

Diana Lyrintzis

Diana is an attorney whose corporate/commercial transactional practice focuses on commercial real estate, banking and finance, environmental law and M&A. Prior to joining KRB, she was a Partner at a top-tier Canadian law firm. She has been providing strategic advice to clients for nearly two…

Dominique Bélisle

Dominique is a Partner in KRB’s Real Estate group. In joining KRB, she brings with her more than thirty-five years of experience leading national and international transactions across a broad range of practice areas, including commercial and industrial real estate, banking and finance, project development, venture capital funds, corporate/commercial law…

Evelyne Chamard

Evelyne is a Partner and leads the Real Estate Finance division of KRB’s Banking and Finance group. Prior to joining the team, she practiced at a leading national business law firm. For over fifteen years, Evelyne has advised clients in respect of the acquisition and sale of buildings, particularly as…

Maxime Cloutier

Maxime is a Partner in KRB’s Business Law group. His legal practice focuses on M&A, complex corporate reorganizations and various types of commercial transactions. Maxime regularly advises public and private companies in purchase or sale transactions and assists our clients with most of their corporate and commercial law needs. He…

Marie-Claude David

Marie-Claude is a Partner in KRB’s Real Estate group with previous experience at a top-tier Canadian law firm. Her practice is focused on commercial real estate law and financing transactions. Marie-Claude’s experience includes the acquisition, disposition, financing and leasing of shopping centres, office towers and other major real estate assets.…

Paul Déry-Goldberg

Paul is a Partner in KRB’s Litigation group and joins the team having practiced as a litigator at a reputable Quebec-based firm for over ten years. He specializes in commercial and civil litigation, with extensive experience representing his clients before all levels of court and tribunals in the Province of…

Gabriel Di Genova

Gabriel is a litigator specialized in civil, commercial and corporate litigation, with notable experience in real estate litigation and shareholder disputes. He also has a breadth of experience in matters of professional liability, estate litigation and labour disputes. Gabriel joined KRB in 2017 after having gained substantial litigation experience with…

J. Robert Doyle

Rob is a corporate/commercial and real estate lawyer with particular expertise in banking and finance, equipment lending and project finance. Prior to joining KRB, he was a Partner at a top-tier Canadian law firm, where he started his career in 1978. Rob’s practice includes corporate…

Barbara Farina

Barbara is a partner in KRB’s Banking and Finance group. With over 25 years of experience, she handles a broad range of financing matters, including national and cross-border acquisition financings, various credit facilities, project and real estate financings, private placements, public offerings, and master lease financings. Barbara advises a diverse…

Marc-Antoine L. Fortin

Marc-Antoine is a Partner in KRB’s Banking and Finance group whose practice includes banking and finance, mergers and acquisitions, corporate reorganizations, commercial real estate and various commercial transactions and agreements. He represents and advises corporations and financial institutions in a broad range of commercial, transactional and financing matters. Marc-Antoine completed…

François Landry

François (Frank) is a Partner in KRB’s Banking and Finance group practicing in the areas of corporate/commercial and real estate law with a focus on secured financing, M&A and real estate acquisition and development. He has acted for a wide array of clients, including major financial institutions, private lenders, crown…

Claudia Leancu

Claudia is a Partner in KRB’s Business Law group whose practice includes a diverse range of corporate and commercial matters. Her expertise lies in domestic and cross-border M&A and private equity transactions. Prior to joining the team, Claudia practiced at a leading Canadian law firm, contributing to noteworthy transactions across…

Matthew W.P. McLaughlin

Matthew is a Partner and Co-Chair of KRB’s Litigation group. He has advised domestic and international corporations, banking institutions, lenders, insurers and other entities, both private and public, in connection with a variety of complex civil, commercial and corporate…

Laurie Meitin

Laurie is a Partner in KRB’s Business Law group. Prior to joining the KRB team, she was the head of the business law department of another firm. Laurie regularly performs mandates involving the purchase and sale of businesses, financings, mergers and corporate reorganizations, and skillfully drafts complex contractual agreements pertaining…

Vivianne Lapointe

Vivianne is a real estate and corporate lawyer with over 12 years of experience in both private practice and senior in-house roles. Her practice focuses on commercial real estate and financing transactions. Before joining KRB, Vivianne was the head of legal for a multinational investment group, where she oversaw legal…

Suzanne Villeneuve

Suzanne is a Partner and Head of KRB’s Banking and Finance group. Her practice focuses on corporate finance, banking law, financial services and corporate/commercial law, and includes asset-based lending, syndicated lending, structured finance, factoring, private equity, project finance, asset finance and leasing, restructuring transactions and related areas. Suzanne regularly represents…

Vanessa Amato

Vanessa is an Associate in KRB’s Litigation and Dispute Resolution group. Prior to joining the team, she began her career at a Quebec-based firm where she specialized primarily in civil and commercial litigation, in addition to real estate and construction law. Vanessa completed her legal studies at the University of…

Valerio Arcobelli

Valerio is an Associate in KRB’s Business Law group, and more specifically KRB’s Emerging and Growth Companies group. He joined the team as an Articling Student in the summer of 2022 after completing his legal studies at the University of Ottawa, where he graduated with summa cum laude honors. During…

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