This section keeps you up-to-date on the latest news and upcoming public appearances of Lavery professionals.
News
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Yvan Biron of Lavery talks environment in the winter 2015 issue of the Montreal centre ville magazine
Yvan Biron of Lavery, a lawyer specialized in environmental law for almost 30 years, reveals, in the winter issue of Montréal centre ville magazine, the creative and visionary paths he traveled in developing a practice that today is fully equipped to reconcile current economic and environmental issues. Mr. Biron is listed in the 2015 Best Lawyers in Canada, the 2014 Canadian Legal LEXPERTTM directories, as well as the 2014 Who’s Who Legal/Canada. For more information on this article, please click here[1] [1] Mr. Yvan Biron, Partner, Lavery, page 31
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Caroline Harnois of Lavery speaks on Family Mediation in the Context of Dual Nationality and Long Distance and publishes a Family Law Bulletin column
Ms. Caroline Harnois, a partner in Lavery’s Family Law, Personal Law and Estate Law team, has published a column in the Family Law Bulletin (Bulletin Droit de la Famille, Éditions Yvon Blais) on the Hague Convention of 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. Ms. Harnois also spoke at a conference on Family Mediation in the Context of Dual Nationality and Long Distance (La médiation familiale dans un contexte de bi-nationalité et à distance) on November 7-8. The conference was organized by the AIFI (Association internationale francophone des intervenants auprès des familles séparées) and the COAMF (Comité des organismes accréditeurs en médiation familiale). Ms. Harnois’ presentation was given jointly with Ms. France Rémillard, Director of Central Authority for Quebec under the Hague Convention, at the Ministry of Justice. Ms. Jocelyne Dahan, a Family Mediator from France and Ms. Lorraine Filion, a social worker and Family mediator, also gave a presentation.
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Pierre Marc Johnson of Lavery, speaker at the fall meeting of the Association Nationale France-Canada, Friday, November 21th, 2014 in Paris
Pierre Marc Johnson, G.O.Q, MSRC, legal counsel at Lavery, took part in a panel at the Fall Meeting of l’Association Nationale France-Canada, which was held on November 21 in Paris. The panel’s theme was « Accords de libre-échange entre le Canada et l’Europe. Quelles répercussions pour la France? » (Canada-EU Free Trade Agreement. What will be the impact in France?) For additional information, kindly click here.
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Marie Cossette of Lavery – Speaker at the CNNAR Annual Conference
On October 28, 2014, Marie Cossette, a partner at Lavery, gave a conference during the investigations within regulatory bodies portion of the CNNAR (Canadian Network of National Associations of Regulators) Annual Conference; representatives of member organizations from across Canada attended the conference. Ms. Cossette’s topic was regulatory investigator testimony and proper preparation for investigator cross-examination during disciplinary hearings. For more information on the 2014 CNNAR Annual Conference, please click here.
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Amélie Bélisle of Lavery will participate in the conférence on mental health and well-being at work on January 20, 2015
Ms. Amélie Bélisle, associate, practising in Lavery’s Labour and Employment Law Group, will conduct a workshop on employer obligations regarding mental illness accommodations during the 7th edition of Les Affaires’ Conference on Mental Health and Well-Being at Work (Santé psychologique et mieux-être au travail), next January 20th. For more information on the conference, please click here (program available in French only).
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Marie Cossette of Lavery speaks at the Canadian Institute’s anticorruption conference
Marie Cossette was a session speaker at The Canadian Institute’s conference La lutte contre la corruption au Québec, au Canada, aux États-Unis et à l’étranger (Anticorruption in Quebec, Canada, the US and Abroad) held in Montreal on October 29th, 2014. During her presentation, Ms. Cossette discussed ways to identify red flags and tag risks depending on the business field, of the location where it carries out its activities and of the scope of its interaction with local government authorities. She also spoke about internal due diligence programs, the necessity to adapt when the risk potential changes and how best to evaluate situations where excessive compensation is demanded by third parties. For more information about this important conference, click here.
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Jean-Philippe Turgeon of Lavery – Speaker at the 4th Edition of the Conseil québécois de la franchise’s Symposium
Jean-Philippe Turgeon, a Partner at Lavery and leader of our Franchising and Distribution Section, spoke at the 4th Edition of the Conseil québécois de la franchise’s Symposium, on November 13, 2014. The symposium’s theme was “Best Practices and Recent Jurisprudence in Franchising” (« Meilleures pratiques et jurisprudence récente en franchise ») and was a great success. Mr. Turgeon’s conference was entitled “Ethics and Best Practices for Franchisor: Essential to Maintain Growth in the Franchising Industry” (« L’éthique et les bonnes pratiques du franchiseur : impératif pour maintenir la croissance de l’industrie de la franchise »). For more information on this event, please click here.
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Jean Martel of Lavery associated to the IIAC Hall of Fame induction ceremony
On October 30, 2014, Jean Martel, Ad.E., a Financial Law partner at Lavery and member of the IIAC Selection Committee, participated to the 2014 IIAC Investment Industry Hall of Fame induction ceremony. Established in 2013, the IIAC Investment Industry Hall of Fame acknowledges the achievements of distinguished professionals in the Canadian securities industry. For more information on the inductees and other members of the Selection Committee, click here.
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Louis Charette and Emil Vidrascu of Lavery speakers at Les journéés de l’ABQ on November 6
On November 6th, Messrs. Louis Charette and Emil Vidrascu, partners in Lavery’s Commercial Litigation group, gave conferences at the Journées de l’ABQ (Association Béton Québec). This conference doubled as technical training on granulates and on the responsibilities of concrete producers. Mr. Charette spoke about the ‘Responsibilities and Obligations of Concrete Producers’ (Responsabilités et obligations des producteurs de béton), while Mr. Vidrascu gave a conference on ‘Everything You Need To Know about the Competition Act’ (Tout sur la loi sur la concurrence). In the wake of the Charbonneau Commission and its allusions to collusion, this training day provided practical insights and best practices tools for the participating producers. For more details about this event, please click here.
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Daniel Bouchard of Lavery speaks on the legal implications of distinguishing between ‘ditch’ and ‘stream’
On November 7th in Montreal, Daniel Bouchard, Managing Partner of the Quebec City office of Lavery and partner specialized in municipal, environmental and administrative law, gave a conference at the invitation of the Chambre des notaires on the legal implications of the distinctions between ‘ditch’ and ‘stream’, particular in view of environmental law.
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Loïc Berdnikoff, Magali Cournoyer-Proulx and Guy Lavoie of Lavery give a training session to members of the CSAQ (ambulances)
Loïc Berdnikoff, Magali Cournoyer-Proulx and Guy Lavoie of Lavery gave a two-day training session to representatives of Corporation des services d’ambulance du Québec (CSAQ) member companies last November 19th and 20th in Quebec City. The various sessions of the training program covered Privacy rules and issues applicable in the ambulance field, a review of decisions rendered during the last year specifically regarding labour relations within the pre-hospital environment and the impact and future of social media on the field. Loïc Berdnikoff, Magali Cournoyer-Proulx and Guy Lavoie
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Guy Lavoie, Brittany Carson and Élodie Brunet from Lavery publish a chapter in New Perspectives on Canadian Employment Law
Guy Lavoie, Brittany Carson and Élodie Brunet have authored a chapter in "New Perspectives on Canadian Employment Law", published by LexisNexis in October 2014. Their contribution reviews decisions of interest rendered in Quebec over the last year in the field of employment law. The chapter in question, Chapter 16, is entitled “Employment Law and Practice: Current Issues". For more information or to order the publication, click here. Guy Lavoie, Brittany Carson and Élodie Brunet