Team

With a Master’s degree in Marketing and in-depth knowledge of market research and customer experience, Chaimaa is passionate about advancing the fields of marketing and communication.

As a Growth Partnership Coordinator, she addresses the needs of our clients, ensuring their satisfaction and contributing to the continuous improvement of our services.

Fluent in three languages, Chaimaa possesses excellent oral and written communication skills, a strong sense of initiative, and the ability to work effectively in a dynamic environment.

Tali V. Borges is a seasoned lawyer with over 13 years of experience in the private and government sectors. She holds a bachelor’s degree in civil law and a master’s degree from the University of Sao Paulo. She also holds an Executive LL.M. from the University of Toronto. Tali is a member of both the Law Society of Ontario and the Brazilian Bar.

Tali previously practiced in a litigation and workplace investigation boutique law firm in Toronto. She provided legal advice and risk management in several areas of law, including privacy, workplace policies and insurance matters. Prior to moving to Canada, Tali served a constitutional mandate to ensure access to justice as a Government Lawyer, in Brazil. She represented clients in court and conducted human rights investigations, including forced disappearance and child related matters. She was a legislative clerk prior to that role. Tali is fluent in many languages and is passionate about access to justice.

Joëlle Boutros joined the Novum team in September 2020 as a paralegal.

She first began her legal career as an Assistant in 2013. Wanting to expand her legal knowledge, she decided to continue her studies and graduated as a paralegal in 2018.

Dynamic, trilingual and with unparalleled customer service, she is proud to be the first contact for all legal consultation requests made by clients.

She also supports the team of lawyers regarding all legal research.

Reem Chansedine joined the Novum team in Spring 2024 as a licensed paralegal representing Ontario clients.

Reem completed her studies and got her license in 2017 and has been in good standing with the Law Society of Ontario since. She has several years of experience pertaining to landlord and tenant laws, administrative tribunal issues, immigration, social assistance, and some civil law.

Me Arianne Comeau holds a bachelor’s degree in law from the Université de Montréal and is currently pursuing studies in administration at HEC Montréal. Her background allows her to develop a multidisciplinary approach, thereby offering a global perspective to her clients. Her human approach, characterized by attentive listening and compassion, allows her to understand and effectively address the legal needs of her clients. She is committed to providing efficient and personalized solutions to her clients throughout each stage of the judicial process.

Graduated in law, Aminata is passionate about reading and general knowledge, with great rigor and unwavering determination. Recently joined the dynamic team at Novum Legal, she supports the lawyers in sorting cases and works closely with Julie.

Convinced that she made the right choice by joining this team, she is driven by the ambition to broaden her horizons and enrich her experiences in the legal field.

Motivated by the desire to evolve and take on new challenges, she is fully committed to actively contributing to the achievement of Novum Legal’s goals while developing her professional skills.

Luc joined the Novum team in October 2023 as a paralegal.

He holds a law degree and completed his studies at the University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Law in 1993.

During his thirty years in the legal field, Luc has developed skills in general civil law, consumer law, labour law as well as commercial and corporate law.

He assists the team of lawyers in the analysis, research and drafting.

With over 10 years of experience in the legal field and having joined the team in the fall of 2019, Alice Alex Dufour plays a key role as a legal assistant, working closely with the management team. Her expertise and attention to detail enable her to provide top-tier strategic and operational support in the management of legal and administrative matters.

Thanks to her ability to anticipate needs and organize priorities, Alice ensures optimal handling of daily tasks and the strict adherence to deadlines

Committed, Creative, Meticulous. Mtre Sébastien Girard possesses unique expertise, gained through diverse experiences in the community sector, federal politics, and litigation.

After several years practicing civil and commercial law in a boutique firm in Montreal, he transitioned to focusing on access to justice with the Novum Legal team, driven by a desire to make the law more accessible and inclusive for all.

Creative and determined, he provides innovative, tailored solutions to his clients’ legal challenges. As director of the Young Bar of Montreal, Sébastien oversees the Training Committee, contributing to the organization of luncheons, conferences, and an annual professional training conference.

Julie Guillot joined the Novum team in the fall of 2021 as a Legal Assistant.

Julie chose Novum Legal to gain experience in the legal field and is proud to be part of such a dedicated and professional team.

Dynamic, she assists the lawyers in their daily tasks, while helping the paralegal with legal consultation requests.

With a Master’s degree in Management and technologies from Université de Quebec à Montreal. She is passionate about Financial ERP Systems and Accounting.

Dado Kane joined the Novum team in the winter of 2025 as an Accounting & Administration Administrator.

Dado Kane chose Novum Legal to be part of an organization with shared  values and believes.

Organized and rigourus, she  ensures administrative and financial management by organising and managing accounting process.

Before joining the Quebec Bar as a lawyer, Me Kebli completed her university degree at Université de Montréal during which she had the opportunity to explore public and comparative international law as an exchange student in France at Université de Strasbourg.

In addition, her commitment to the community bears witness to the altruism that drives her on a daily basis, and which is reflected in the various jobs she has held in the real estate, aviation and healthcare fields.

Thanks to her effective communication skills and her mediator certificate, Me Kebli will identify the needs of each member and defend his cause with professionalism and integrity. 

With over 10 years of experience in major account management, prospecting, relationship sales and market development, Vanessa stands out for her analytical mind, her ability to anticipate her clients’ needs and her human-centered approach.

Throughout her career, she has built strong relationships with her partners and played a key role in the continued growth of her clients, with a focus on retention and expanding strategic opportunities. Committed to constantly improving processes and innovating, Vanessa aspires to support organizations towards sustainable success by offering them quality service and tailored solutions designed to achieve their specific objectives.

Laetitia holds a law degree from the University of Montreal. She worked as an assistant/paralegal in different firms and then acted as a law student in one of them. These experiences have allowed her to touch several facets of the attorney profession as well as to strengthen her analysis, writing and legal research capacities.

Laetitia is passionate about human rights and holds a certificate in international humanitarian law from the University of Louvain. This field of interest has also led her to act as coordinator of a research project in comparative law relating to the situation of Lebanese women in the face of religious and civil divorce, since 2018. Thanks to this experience, she was able to develop her sense of collaboration and organization.

Me Maryse Larocque is a graduate of the Faculty of Law of the University of Montreal where she completed a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) as well as the Juris Doctor (J.D.) and the Master’s degree in North American Common Law (L.L.M.). She was called to the Quebec Bar in 2014.

Before joining Novum, Me Larocque practised civil and family law and is also a certified family mediator.

Passionate about the human aspect of the practice of law, Me Larocque is involved in the community. She volunteered for the Women’s Centre of Montreal’s legal information clinic for a few years and is now a member of the board of directors of the organization SOS violence conjugale.

Me Larocque is also involved with Justice Pro Bono and has participated in a legal information clinic in Quebec’s Far North.

Polyxeni Michelakis joined the Novum team in January 2023 as a legal assistant. 

Having worked for more than 10 years in the hotel and restaurant industry, customer service has always been essential for Polyxeni, which makes her comfortable making the first contact with clients and is always helpful in assisting the lawyers in their daily tasks. 

Polyxeni is trilingual, dynamic, and always ready to lend a hand to her colleagues. 

Me Marianne Routhier-Caron holds a bachelor’s degree in law and will soon complete a master in labour law at the Université du Québec à Montréal. She has been a member of the Quebec Bar since 2014.

Before joining the team at Novum, Me Routhier-Caron practised in firms that worked in the areas of collective and individual labour relations as well as occupational health and safety. She has been called upon to litigate on numerous occasions before administrative tribunals and also before superior courts including the Quebec Court of Appeal.

In addition, Routhier-Caron has built a practice in university administrative law. She is interested in representing individuals and vulnerable groups and currently sits as administrator on the board of directors for the Réseau d’entraide de Verdun.

François has progressed in the Ecomm industry over the past seven years, specializing in strategic operations scalability and deployment of customer centric initiatives. Prior to joining Novum, François built and led several teams at the Montreal based company Altitude Sports where his communication and leadership skills flourished.

His ability to generate synergy between the different components of a business and his experience in the constant deployment of value will be key in growing Novum footprint.

With a Bachelor’s degree (2007) and a Master’s degree (2010) in law from l’Université Laval, Yves Tanguay pursued doctoral studies in constitutional law for eight years at l’Université Laval and at l’Université Paris-2 Panthéon-Assas. From 2013 to 2017, he taught constitutional law at the Faculty of Law of l’Université Laval.

Me Tanguay is also author of different publications, notably for JurisClasseur Québec, l’Association québécoise de droit constitutionnel, the UBC Law Review, les Presses de l’Université Laval and the McGill-Queen’s University Press.