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  1. Jonathan Lacoste-Jobin and Bernard Larocque present a review of 2016 insurance law jurisprudence to the ABC-Québec

    On January 31, 2017, Jonathan Lacoste-Jobin and Bernard Larocque, partners of our Litigation and Dispute Resolution Group, presented the 2016 review of insurance law jurisprudence at the Jean Bélanger Conference of the Canadian Bar Association, Quebec division (ABC-Quebec). This event, which brought together more than 75 attendees, highlighted the 2016 key decisions in the field of insurance law.

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  2. Lavery takes part in the 4th edition of Pro Bono Québec’s Grands Vins, Grands Noms benefit evening

    On February 9, 2017, several partners and lawyers represented Lavery at Pro Bono Québec's Grands Vins, Grands Noms benefit evening for access to justice, which took place at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. The event brought together some 200 people and raised more than $77 750. Ambassador and sponsor of this benefit evening since its inception, Lavery also contributes to Pro Bono Québec's mission through Bernard Larocque, partner of our Litigation and Dispute Resolution Group who serves as Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors. Funds raised during the evening will provide legal services to the Montreal Children's Hospital; To organize legal information sessions for newcomers, including Syrian refugees, and to hold a legal clinic in Quebec's Far North in March 2017. Click here for more information on Pro Bono Québec.

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  3. Ambassadors Club awards the 2016 Event of the Year distinction led by Jean-Simon Deschênes

    The 2017 Homage to the Ambassadors event was held on January 13, , where he Ambassadors Club awarded the Event of the Year distinction for an organization to the 2016 Junior Chamber International (JCI) World Congress. The Congress Director was Jean-Simon Deschênes, partner and member of the Business Law Group. The Congress won the award because it generated the most tourist spending in the Quebec City region. As Congress Director and Chief Executive Officer of the 2016 JCI World Congress, Mr. Deschênes was responsible for organizing the event.  The opening ceremony included its touch of the Olympic Games, the first ever World Elevator Pitch Competition inspiring speeches by the Molson brothers, Alexandre Bilodeau and Chris Hadfield, as well as coordinating visits to local companies. JCI oversees close to 5,000 Junior Chambers around the world and brings together more than 175,000 young business people, professionals and active citizens aged 18 to 40 in nearly 125 countries. For more information about the Ambassadors Club, click here. Pierre-Yves Dubois, directeur de congrès adjoint, Jean-Simon Deschênes, associé chez Lavery et P.-Michel Bouchard, président-directeur général, société du Centre des congrès de Québec

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  9. Sébastien Vézina, Guillaume Synnott and Guillaume Lavoie represent Quebec Silicon in signing an agreement with the Government of Quebec

    Sébastien Vézina, Guillaume Synnott and Guillaume Lavoie, members of the Business Law Group, represented Quebec Silicon Limited Partnership in the signing of an agreement with the Government of Quebec that was announced on January 17, 2017. The agreement provides for shared risk energy pricing for Quebec Silicon in consideration of a commitment to operate its silicon production plant at maximum capacity and an investment of a minimum of $12.6 million over the next four years. This will enable Quebec Silicon to preserve 175 jobs in the Centre-du-Québec region. For more information, click here to read the Government of Quebec news release relating to this announcement.

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  10. Pierre Marc Johnson speaks at Université de Montréal’s Rendez-vous juridiques

    Pierre Marc Johnson, counsel and lead negotiator for the Quebec government on the Comprehensive and Economic Trade Agreement (CETA), spoke about free trade agreements during the Rendez-vous juridiques organized by the Université de Montréal Faculty of Law. He discussed how Canada should position itself in order to benefit from the new free trade agreements and the new US trade policy. At the same time, he analyzed the repercussions of Donald Trump’s election on Canada-US trade relations. Click here for more information on this event.

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  11. Véronique Morin discusses the various considerations that arise during a psychological harassment investigation

    Véronique Morin, a lawyer with the Labour and Employment Law Group and a certified mediator,authored an article appearing in the January 24, 2017 issue of Le coin de l’expert, published by the Ordre des conseillers en ressources humaines agréés (CRHA). The article entitled Comment préparer la voie à une enquête en matière de harcèlement psychologique highlights the steps that should be taken to ensure that a complaint is thoroughly and properly handled. More particularly it examines who to assign to investigate and what measures should be imposed on the parties concerned and whether or not psychological harassment is proven. Click here to read the article.

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