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It was with great sadness that Lavery de Billy recently learned of the death of its partner Louis Rochette. “Louis Rochette, who worked for our firm since 1995 was a vital force in Québec City’s business community. His skills, passion and vast knowledge of the law which he shared with all members of the firm, especially the junior lawyers, was appreciated by all. We have lost not only a partner but a friend”, said Daniel Bouchard, managing partner of Lavery’s Québec City office. Mr. Rochette practiced primarily in the areas of business law, life sciences and health establishments, focussing on financing, corporate and contractual transactions, high technology, intellectual property and the marketing of university research results. He represented large financial institutions and many public and private companies in both Montréal and Québec City. Mr. Rochette was listed since 2012 in The Best Lawyers in Canada as a leading practitioner in the field of health care law. Since 2008, he also served as Belgium’s Honorary Consul in Québec City and was managing partner of the Québec City office from 2004 to 2012. His commitment to Québec’s business milieu and his active involvement in cultural and charitable organizations was recognized by his peers. He held the following Board positions: President of the Société du Grand théâtre de Québec (since 2015) Director of the Centre de recherche informatique de Montréal (since 2010) Co-Chair of the 2015 edition of Leucan’s Shaved Head fundraising campaign President of the Association des consuls honoraires for the Québec City area (2013-2016) Director of the Société du 400e anniversaire de la ville de Québec (2006-2010) Director of the executive committee of the Québec City Port Authority (2005-2008) President of the Pôle Québec-Chaudière-Appalaches audit committee (now Québec International) (2002-2009) President of the Corporation de la Salle Albert-Rousseau inc. (1996-2015) President of the Québec City Summer Festival (1994-1995) Director of the Québec City Summer Festival (1992-1997) “Other than his professional duties, he was first and foremost a man devoted to his family. His wife, four children and grandson meant everything to him. He was also a sincere and faithful colleague who developed strong and unwavering friendships during his life”, Daniel Bouchard concluded. Our thoughts are with his family and loved ones, his friends and those who knew him, whether at the firm, in cultural organizations or Québec City’s business community in which he was actively involved.

June 22, 2017

Jean-Philippe Turgeon moderates the franchisors’ round table

Jean-Philippe Turgeon, the partner responsible for the Franchising and Distribution group, moderated a round table of franchisors organized by Lavery in collaboration with the Conseil québécois de la franchise held on June 9 at the Lavery Conference Centre in Montréal. The round table theme was Investissez-vous votre budget marketing national auprès des bons médias publicitaires ? The event brought together Véronique Desrosiers, co-president of communication and marketing companyÉcorce and Marc-André Rivard, owner ofCommunications Récréation, and franchisors learned about the best media placement marketing strategies.

June 22, 2017

Gérard Mounier appointed to the board of directors of the Infrastructure Council

On May 31, Gérard Mounier, a strategic advisor with the Business Law group and co-chair of the Infrastructure group, was appointed to the board of directors of the Infrastructure Council. Part of his mandate will be to further the three main principles of the Council, which are to i) promote advantageous partnerships for the community, ii) intervene objectively with public organizations and iii) foster technological innovation and sustainable economic development while ensuring the good governance of the organization.

June 21, 2017

Lavery commits to healthy living by participating in the 1,000 km event of the Grand défi Pierre Lavoie

From June 15 to 18, a team made up of firm members participated in the 1,000 km event of the Grand défi Pierre Lavoie. The challenge was to cycle from Saguenay to Montréal, via Mont Tremblant and Gatineau, to raise funds and promote healthy living and the benefits of sport for the young and the not-so-young. Funds raised will be used to support initiatives for students at the Versant Sainte-Geneviève school in Québec City. This participation confirms Lavery’s deep commitment to community engagement and the quality of its role as a corporate citizen.

June 20, 2017

Lavery rides for the fight against prostate cancer

On June 18, a Lavery team participated in the 8th edition of the Tour du Courage PROCURE to raise funds to fight prostate cancer through research, awareness, information, and support for men afflicted by this disease and their families. The Lavery team biked up Mount Royal 12 times in 2 h 36 and raised $5,250, in recognition of the 12 men diagnosed with prostate cancer every day in Quebec.

June 20, 2017

Étienne Brassard and Benjamin David Gross speak at the CAP Annual Convention

Étienne Brassard and Benjamin David Gross, partners of the Business Law group, delivered a seminar entitled La vérification diligente en matière de financement during the Canadian Association of ParaLegals (CAP) Annual Convention, held on June 16 at the Plaza Centre-Ville Hotel in Montréal.

June 19, 2017

Over one hundred participants attend Lavery construction law conferences

Lavery held two conferences, at its Montréal and Québec City offices respectively on June 1 and 8, 2017, on the latest developments, trends, and issues in construction law. Over one hundred participants attended the conferences. Marie-Claude Cantin moderated the Montréal conference, during which construction arbitration (Emil Vidrascu), the principle of fair treatment of bidders (Julie Grondin), and certain types of construction project financing (Étienne Brassard) were discussed. Marie Cossette moderated the Québec City conference, during which the legal distinction between the principal contract and sub-contract (François Bélanger), the decision in Buesco c. Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosement (Simon Rainville), and the essential due diligence principles with respect to licences, regulations, and authorization certificates (Pier-Olivier Fradette) were addressed.