Montreal, September 2, 2010 – Lavery is proud to announce that 25 of the firm’s lawyers are listed as leading practitioners in Canada in their field of expertise in The Best Lawyers in Canada 2011.

The Best Lawyers in Canada 2011 is based on a rigorous national survey involving more than 320,000 detailed evaluations of lawyers by other lawyers across the country.

Élise Poisson, Lavery’s Managing Partner, stated that: “This recognition reflects these lawyers’ and our team’s expertise, quality of work and dedication. I would like to congratulate our 25 lawyers for their leadership and contribution to our clients’ success and to the development of our service offering.”

The Lavery lawyers recommended in The Best Lawyers in Canada 2011 are:

• Marie-Claude Armstrong - Family Law
• Yvan Biron - Environmental Law
• Michel Blouin - Natural Resources Law
• René Branchaud - Natural Resources Law
• Pierre Bourque - Corporate and Commercial Litigation; Director and Officer Liability
• Marie-Claude Cantin - Insurance Law
• Paul Cartier - Insurance Law; Legal Malpractice Law; Personal Injury Litigation; Product Liability Law
• Gérard Coulombe - Corporate Law
• Michel Gélinas - Labour and Employment Law
• Jean Hébert - Insurance Law
• Jean-Francois Hotte - Labour and Employment Law
• Odette Jobin-Laberge - Insurance Law
• Pierre M. Lepage - Insolvency and Financial Restructuring
• Guy Lemay - Class Action Litigation; Labour and Employment Law
• Robert W. Mason - Director and Officer Liability; Insurance Law; Personal Injury Litigation; Product Liability Law
• Jacques Nols - Personal Injury Litigation
• J. Vincent O'Donnell - Class Action Litigation; Corporate and Commercial Litigation; Director and Officer Liability; Insurance Law; Legal Malpractice Law; Personal Injury Litigation; Product Liability Law; Securities Law
• Jean Saint-Onge - Class Action Litigation
• Louis Payette - Banking Law
• Élisabeth Pinard - Family Law
• Ian Rose - Director and Officer Liability; Insurance Law
• Raphaël H. Schachter - Criminal Defense
• Gerald Stotland - Family Law
• André Vautour - Information Technology Law; Technology Law
• Michel Yergeau - Environmental Law

For more information, please visit BEST LAWYER’s website.