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News
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35 Lavery Lawyers are Included in the 2012 Edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada
Lavery is pleased to announce that 35 of the firm’s lawyers have been listed as leading practitioners in their field of expertise in The Best Lawyers in Canada 2012. “We are very proud that 35 of our firm’s lawyers have been selected for inclusion in this prestigious directory. This recognition acknowledges the expertise, work quality and dedication of these individuals as well as our entire team. I would like to congratulate our 35 lawyers who have been singled out for their contribution to our clients’ success and the development of our service offering,” declared Élise Poisson, Lavery’s Managing Partner. Among the Lavery lawyers listed in The Best Lawyers in Canada 2012, ten are first-time honourees: Louis Charette, Eugene Czolij, Pierre Denis, Marie-Andrée Gravel, Bernard Larocque, Jacques Paul-Hus, Dina Raphaël, Marc Rochefort, Louis Rochette and Jean-Yves Simard. The following lists the names of all Lavery lawyers included in the directory as well as their practice area. Marie-Claude Armstrong – Family Law Pierre L. Baribeau - Labour and Employment Law Yvan Biron – Environmental Law Michel Blouin – Natural Resources Law Pierre Bourque - Corporate and Commercial Litigation; Director and Officer Liability; Administrative and Public Law René Branchaud - Natural Resources Law Marie-Claude Cantin - Insurance Law Louis Charette – Aviation and Transportation Law; Product Liability Law Gérard Coulombe – Corporate Law Eugene Czolij – Corporate and Commercial Litigation; Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Pierre Denis – Equipment Finance Law Nicolas Gagnon, Construction Law Michel Gélinas - Labour and Employment Law Marie-Andrée Gravel – Mergers and Acquisitions Law Jean Hébert – Insurance Law Jean-François Hotte - Labour and Employment Law Odette Jobin-Laberge – Insurance Law Bernard Larocque – Class Action Litigation; 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; Legal Malpractice Law Jacques Paul-Hus – Mergers and Acquisitions Law Louis Payette - Banking and Finance Élisabeth Pinard – Family Law Dina Raphaël – Director and Officer Liability; Insurance Law Marc Rochefort – Securities Law Louis Rochette – Health Care Law Ian Rose - Director and Officer Liability; Insurance Law Jean Saint-Onge – Class Action Litigation Raphaël H. Schachter – Criminal Defense Jean-Yves Simard – Corporate and Commercial Litigation; Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Gerald Stotland – Family Law André Vautour - Information Technology Law; Technology Law Michel Yergeau - Environmental Law For more information, please visit the BEST LAWYERS website at bestlawyers.com
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Lavery welcomes Louis-Martin Dubé, Real Estate Law Specialist
Lavery is pleased to announce that Mr. Louis-Martin Dubé, a prominent lawyer and commercial real estate and financing specialist, is joining the firm as a partner and member of the real estate law team in Montreal. The Lavery real estate team serves the firm’s clients in various real estate and commercial transactions and its lawyers work closely with other lawyers of the firm specializing in mergers and acquisitions, construction, environment and land-use planning. Louis-Martin Dubé has twenty-five years of experience in his practice area, acquired at large national law firms and a major Canadian financial institution. He advises and represents real estate owners, institutions, developers, pension funds and asset managers, lenders and large-space users in a broad range of real estate acquisition, development, financing and leasing transactions. He provides counsel and services notably in transactions of purchase, sale and financing of office buildings, shopping centres, industrial assets and residential complexes. He also represents owners in all aspects of real property ownership, including development, management and leasing. Louis-Martin Dubé is a frequent speaker on current real estate law issues: for more than ten years he has co-hosted the case law review presented annually at the Canadian Bar Association. He is also a member of the Quebec Bar standing committee on secured transactions and is recognized in The Canadian Legal LEXPERT® Directory, since the 2010 edition, among lawyers repeatedly recommended in property development. "We are very proud to welcome Louis-Martin Dubé to our team, given that his expertise and professional competence are well recognized and appreciated. His experience in the management of complex real estate and financing transactions will benefit many of our clients," said Élise Poisson, Managing Partner.
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Lavery welcomes Marie-Hélène Jolicoeur Labour and Employment Lawyer
Lavery is pleased to welcome Ms. Marie-Hélène Jolicoeur to the Labour Law Group of its Montreal office. From the beginning of her career, Ms. Jolicoeur has specialized in labour law, labour relations, health law, occupational health and safety and civil litigation.Ms. Jolicoeur received her Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) from the Université de Montréal and has been a member of the Quebec Bar since 2007. She is coauthor of Droit de la santé, Lois et règlements annotés, Bulletin Droit de la santé (BDS) and Droit de la santé en bref published by Éditions Yvon Blais.Ms. Jolicoeur is also a member of the board and Vice President, Corporate Affairs and Secretary of the Jeune Chambre de commerce de Montréal.
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Lavery Welcomes Éric Gélinas, Tax and Estate Planning Specialist
Lavery is pleased to announce that Mr. Éric Gélinas, M.Fisc., a prominent lawyer and tax and estate planning specialist is joining the firm as a partner and member of the Business Law team. Éric Gélinas has over twenty years of experience in corporate tax matters related to business succession and estate planning.Mr. Gélinas has developed a unique expertise in complex domestic and international tax reorganisations related to mergers and acquisitions as well as business successions. Over the years, he has participated in many reorganisations, privatisations, sales and acquisitions involving major national and international companies.Mr. Gélinas holds a Bachelor of Law (LL.B.) and Masters of Law (LL.M.) from the Université Laval and a Masters in Taxation (M.Fisc.) from the Université de Sherbrooke. He has been a member of the Quebec bar since 1993 and professor of taxation in the Department of Accounting and Taxation of the Université de Sherbrooke’s School of Business since 2010. He is also a frequent speaker and has authored several publications in his field of expertise.
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Lavery assists Stornoway in developing agreements with the Government of Quebec for the extension of Highway 167
Lavery is pleased to announce that its Energy and Natural Resources team counselled and assisted the Stornoway Diamond Corporation (hereafter referred to as Stornoway) in the development of two agreements with ministries of the Government of Quebec concerning a 243-kilometer extension of Highway 167 to connect the communities of Chibougamau and Mistissini with the Renard Diamond Project, which could become Quebec’s first diamond mine.The signing of the two Stornoway agreements with, on the one hand, the ministère des Ressources naturelles et de la Faune and, on the other, the ministère des Transports was announced in Chibougamau on August 1st. These agreements set out the terms for Stornoway’s financial participation in the construction and maintenance costs for the Highway 167 Extension.This is one of the five major infrastructure projects announced on May 9, 2011 by the Government of Quebec as part of its Plan Nord and designed to provide access to areas with the greatest potential for economic development.Lavery’s Energy and Natural Resources Law team consists of 20 lawyers who complementary expertise makes it possible to respond to the needs of energy, mining and other natural resource companies in Quebec.
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Michel Blouin becomes a member of the Board of Stornoway Diamond Corporation
Mr. Michel Blouin, partner at Lavery, was appointed to the Board of Directors of Stornoway Diamond Corporation, one of Canada's leading diamond exploration and development companies. Michel Blouin specializes in securities law for the mining industry and, more specifically, he handles incorporations, mergers and acquisitions and reorganizations of mining companies. He is listed in The Canadian Legal LEXPERT® Directory 2011 in the field of Mining, and the 2010 edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada directory recognizes Mr. Blouin as one of Canada's best lawyers in Natural Resources Law.
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Lavery represents IAMGOLD Corporation in a private placement of flow-through shares in the amount of $43.3 million
On February 24, 2011, IAMGOLD Corporation closed a private placement of flow-through shares at the price of $25.48 per share for a total amount of $43.3 million.IAMGOLD was represented by a team from Lavery consisting of Michel Servant and Guillaume Lavoie (corporate and securities) and Philip Nolan (tax).IAMGOLD is a leading mid-tier mining company producing approximately one million ounces annually from six gold mines (including current joint ventures) on three continents.
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Lavery welcomes Émilie Duguay to its Business Law Group in Montreal
Montreal, July 20, 2011 - Lavery is pleased to welcome Ms. Émilie Duguay to the Business Law Group of its Montreal office. Ms. Duguay has specialized in Securities Law throughout her career, and her specific experience was representing a financial institution and a public corporation as in-house counsel. She will provide Lavery’s clients with legal advice in matters pertaining to securities law, corporate law and governance, capital restructuring and commercial transactions, including mergers and acquisitions. Ms. Duguay received her Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) from the Université de Montréal and has been a member of the Quebec Bar since 2006. She has also completed a CSI (Canadian Securities Institute) training program in securities trading.
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Sophie Prégent and Frédéric Pagé, co-authors of an article in the June issue of the Industrie & Commerce magazine
Lavery associates Sophie Prégent and Frédéric Pagé have co-authored an article entitled “Développement des ressources: l’enjeu autochtone” (Resource Development: the Aboriginal Question), published in the Industrie & Commerce magazine. In this article, Ms. Prégent and Mr. Pagé discuss natural resource project development and the aboriginal law issues it raises. What should businesses know? How should they proceed? We invite you to read the article by clicking here. It is only available in the French language.
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The cabinet council renews Olga Farman's term on the Board of Directors of the Québec City Convention Centre
Last June 22, the cabinet council of the Government of Québec nominated Olga Farman to serve on the Board of Directors of the Corporation of the Québec City Convention Centre. Olga, who is a partner and a member of the firm's Business Law and Life Sciences groups, sits on the Board since 2007. The Corporation of the Québec City Convention Centre administers and manages the Québec City Convention Centre, with a mission to attract conventions and international events, and position the Québec region as a destination of choice for business events.
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Jean Martel Becomes President of BDC’s Governance/Nominating Committee
Last June 8, Mr. Jean Martel, associate at Lavery, was elected President of the Governance/Nominating Committee of the Board of Directors of the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC). The Committee advises the Board of Directors of the BDC in matters of corporate governance. It also makes recommendations to the Board on questions such as the composition and mandates of the Board and its committees, and on the appointment or reappointment of the Chairperson, the directors, and the President and CEO.The Chairpersons of the other main BDC committees of the Board, i.e. the Audit Committee, the Human Resources Committee, the Credit/Investment and Risk Committee and the Pension Funds Investment Committee, currently sit on the Governance/Nominating Committee of the BDC.