Monette Barakett

What Monette Barakett does

Monette Barakett is a private Quebec law firm (operating as Monette Barakett S.E.N.C., a Société en nom collectif) founded in 1912 and headquartered at 4, Place Ville Marie in Montreal. The firm specializes in labor law, public law, occupational health and safety, health and social services law, and civil litigation, serving public and parapublic organizations (healthcare networks, CPE childcare centers, education sector), private SMEs, non-profit/religious organizations, and financial institutions.

The firm employs 22 labor-law lawyers with an average of 20 years of experience each, supported by senior counsel tenured since the 1970s and 1980s. Its service portfolio spans core advisory and litigation (collective bargaining, grievance arbitration, disciplinary matters, civil litigation, class actions, governance), complementary modules (psychological harassment investigation, mediation, procurement and construction), and educational offerings (training programs, monthly webinars, a subscription newsletter). Technology is limited to a WordPress website with standard third-party plugins (Algolia, Google Analytics, Complianz); there is no proprietary platform, API, or AI capability.

Revenue is generated through professional services billed on an hourly or retainer basis, with no publicly disclosed pricing. The go-to-market is sales-led and referral-driven, anchored by partner-led client relationships, thought leadership (chronicles, webinars, training), and direct engagement via the firm's website and LinkedIn presence. The firm was recognized in Best Lawyers in Canada in Labour and Employment Law and Workers' Compensation Law consecutively from 2021 through 2025.

Name

Monette Barakett

Legal name

Monette Barakett S.E.N.C.

Website

https://monette-barakett.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1912

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Monette Barakett is a Montreal-based Quebec law firm founded in 1912 specializing in labor law, occupational health and safety, health and social services law, and civil litigation for public and parapublic organizations, SMEs, non-profits, and financial institutions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110), Legal Services (5411), All Other Legal Services (541199)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Employment & Labor Law (BPAHAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) & Securities Law (BPAHAAAI), Bankruptcy, Restructuring & Insolvency Law (BPAHAAAH)

Keywords

• Labour law services
• Employment law counsel
• Public law advisory
• Civil litigation services
• Legal training programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Montréal

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Legal Services: The firm generates revenue through professional legal services including consultation, representation before courts and tribunals, arbitration, mediation, and legal opinions. Services are provided to employers, public organizations, and private businesses in labor law, health and social services law, and civil litigation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Monette Barakett is a Quebec-based law firm (S.E.N.C. general partnership) founded in 1912 that provides legal services in labour law, public law, and civil law. The firm employs 22 labour law lawyers with an average of 20 years of experience and serves employers, public and parapublic organizations, SMEs, and non-profits. Beyond advisory and representation, the firm offers training programs, webinars, and a newsletter subscription.

Product overview

Monette Barakett is a law firm offering specialized legal services primarily in labour law, occupational health and safety, and health and social services law. The firm operates as a unified service practice rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. Its core offerings include legal advisory and representation in labour relations, workplace injury and absenteeism management, civil litigation, and institutional governance. The portfolio includes practice-specific services (psychological harassment investigations, mediation, corporate law), educational offerings (training programs and webinars), and a subscription newsletter service. The firm serves public, parapublic, and private sector clients including healthcare networks, educational institutions, childcare centres, and SMEs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 6800+ labor law cases handled in 10 years
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Fasken: Large Canadian law firm with a national labour, employment, and human-rights practice and a strong Quebec office; competes for similar institutional and corporate mandates at a broader scale.
• Stikeman Elliott: Major Canadian law firm with a leading Montreal office; offers overlapping labour and employment law services to corporate clients in regulated industries.
• Borden Ladner Gervais (BLG): Largest Canadian law firm with deep labour and employment capabilities in Quebec and nationally, frequently retained on complex labour matters by public-sector-adjacent clients.
• McCarthy Tétrault: National Canadian law firm with a sizable Montreal office and a well-established labour and employment practice serving employers in regulated and public-sector contexts.
• Norton Rose Fulbright (Canada): Global law firm with a Canadian labour and employment practice that competes for institutional and corporate mandates, including public-sector-adjacent work in Quebec.

Direct peers

• Lavery: Quebec-based full-service law firm with a strong labour and employment law practice serving public and parapublic sector clients, making it the closest direct peer to Monette Barakett in terms of geography, client base, and practice focus.
• Woods LLP: Montreal-based boutique with deep labour law and workers' compensation expertise, particularly active in the healthcare and public-sector space that Monette Barakett also targets.
• Langlois lawyers: Quebec-headquartered law firm with recognized labour and employment law capabilities serving corporate and institutional clients, comparable in scale and geographic focus.
• BCF Business Law: Major Quebec law firm with active labour, employment, and public-law practices serving institutional and private-sector clients across the province, directly competing for similar mandates.

Regional players

• Cain Lamarre: Quebec-based regional law firm with a significant labour and employment practice serving public, parapublic, and SME clients across multiple Quebec regions — a regional peer with overlapping clientele.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/monettebarakett
• Instagraminstagram.com/monettebarakett

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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