This section keeps you up-to-date on the latest news and upcoming public appearances of Lavery professionals.
News
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Lavery welcomes two new associates
Lavery is pleased to announce that Ms. Sylvie Demers (2014) and Ms. Despina Mandilaras (2014) have recently joined the firm. The new lawyers will practise in the Litigation Group in our Montreal office. "The addition of these lawyers not only shows Lavery’s willingness to attract young talent who will reinforce our practice groups but it also demonstrates that the firm is committed to hiring young lawyers who were previously articling students with the firm", said Don McCarty, Managing Partner of the firm. The year of call to the Quebec Bar appears in parentheses.
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Anthonie Vézina-Crawford joins Lavery as associate
Lavery is pleased to announce that Ms. Anthonie Vézina-Crawford recently joined our Quebec City office as associate. Called to the Quebec Bar in 2014, Ms. Vézina-Crawford practices in our Family Law, Personal Law and Estate Law group. Ms. Vézina-Crawford works primarily in the fields of family law, personal law and estate law, as well as tax litigation and trust law. A Université Laval graduate, Ms. Vézina-Crawford collaborated in the drafting of conferences pertaining to trusts and estates and was a finalist at the 2013 Face à Face debates of the Université Laval law faculty.
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Nicolas Gagnon and André Vautour recognized by Lexpert for their expertise in the area of infrastructure
The September 2014 issue of the Globe and Mails’s Report on Business includes an insert entitled 2014 Lexpert/Report on Business Special Edition – Infrastructure in which Nicolas Gagnon and André Vautour, respectively Construction Law and Business Law partners at Lavery, are recognized as leading lawyers in Canada in the area of infrastructure law. This special edition recognizes lawyers who have contributed actively to the development and implementation of the P3 model which is currently used in 207 projects in Canada, whether operational, in procurement or under construction. More precisely, this publication recognizes the scope of Mr. Gagnon’s Infrastructure Law practice, which embraces infrastructure and institutional projects, including P3s, and focuses on contracts, procurement, default remedy and litigation. The publication also underlines the scope of Mr. Vautour’s corporate commercial practice which focuses on strategic alliances, joint ventures and investment funds. It is also noted that Mr. Vautour advises clients in the finance, railway, energy and computer sector. To read this issue, please click here.
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Lavery to host the Quebec-Asia Law and Business Association’s upcoming breakfast-conference: Quebec’s Natural Resources, a Major Asset in Attracting Asian Investments to Quebec
Lavery is honored to host the Quebec-Asia Law and Business Association’s (QALBA)’s breakfast-conference which will be held September 18th, 2014. The guest speaker for this conference on the subject of "Quebec’s Natural Resources, a Major Asset in Attracting Asian Investments to Quebec" will be Mr. Luc Carignan, Director, Americas and Asia, Investissement Quebec. Mr. Guillaume Synnott, lawyer in Lavery’s Business Law Group and QALBA Executive Committee member is enthusiastic about this upcoming conference. Certified in Chinese Law from the China University of Political Science and Law, Mr. Synnott completed the first part of his professional training in Shanghai, therefore making him the first member of the Quebec Bar to have completed part of his articles with a Chinese law firm in mainland China. For additional information regarding this event please click here.
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40 Lavery Lawyers Included in the 2015 Edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada
Lavery is pleased to announce that 40 of the firm’s lawyers have been listed as leading Canadian practitioners in their respective areas of expertise in The Best Lawyers in Canada 2015. "We are delighted that 40 lawyers of our firm are included in the 2015 edition of this prestigious directory. This recognition acknowledges the expertise, quality of work and dedication of these lawyers and the entire Lavery team. I would like to congratulate our 40 colleagues who have been singled out for their contribution to our clients’ success and the development of our service offering", said Don McCarty, Lavery’s Managing Partner. Among the Lavery lawyers listed in The Best Lawyers in Canada 2015, Jean-Philippe Lincourt, François Parent and Philippe Tremblay are first-time honourees. The following lists the names of all Lavery lawyers included in the directory as well as their practice area(s): Pierre-L. Baribeau Labour and Employment Law Yvan Biron Environmental Law Michel Blouin Natural Resources Law René Branchaud Natural Resources Law Marie-Claude Cantin Insurance Law Louis Charette Aviation Law; Product Liability Law; Transportation Law Gérard Coulombe, c.r., Ad. E. Corporate Law Eugène Czolij Corporate and Commercial Litigation; Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Pierre Denis Equipment Finance Law Raymond Doray, Ad. E. Administrative and Public Law Louis-Martin Dubé Real Estate Law Josée Dumoulin Employee Benefits Law Nicolas Gagnon Construction Law Michel Gélinas Labour and Employment Law Marie-Andrée Gravel Mergers & Acquisitions Law Odette Jobin-Laberge, Ad. E. Insurance Law Jean Hébert Insurance Law Pierre Marc Johnson International Arbitration Bernard Larocque Class Action Litigation; Insurance Law Guy Lavoie Labour and Employment Law; Workers’ Compensation Law Guy Lemay Labour and Employment Law; Class Action Litigation Jean-Philippe Lincourt Class Action Litigation Robert W. Mason Director and Officer Liability; Insurance Law; Personal Injury Litigation; Product Liability Law Patrick A. Molinari Health Care Law Philip Nolan Tax Law François Parent Employee Benefit Law Luc Pariseau Tax Law Jacques Paul-Hus Mergers & Acquisitions Law Louis Payette, Ad. E. Banking and Finance Jacques Perron Transportation Law Élisabeth Pinard Family Law Marc Rochefort Securities Law Louis Rochette Health Care Law Ian Rose Director and Officer Liability, Insurance Law Jean Saint-Onge, Ad. E. Class Action Litigation Raphaël H. Schachter, c.r., Ad. E. Criminal Defense Jean-Yves Simard Corporate and Commercial Litigation; Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Gerald Stotland Family Law Philippe Tremblay Construction Law André Vautour Corporate Law, Information Technology Law; Technology Law For more information, please visit the Best Lawyers’ website at www.bestlawyers.com.
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Nicolas Gagnon and Odette Jobin-Laberge of Lavery Named Best Lawyers' 2015 Lawyers of the Year
Lavery is pleased to announce that Mr. Nicolas Gagnon and Ms. Odette Jobin-Laberge have been named 2015 Lawyers of the Year by Best Lawyers, a peer-review legal publication. Nicolas Gagnon has been named Lawyer of the Year 2015 Montreal, Construction Law. Odette Jobin-Laberge has been named Lawyer of the Year 2015 Montreal, Insurance Law. "On behalf of my partners at Lavery, I heartily congratulate our colleagues Nicolas Gagnon and Odette Jobin-Laberge on this recognition, acknowledging the expertise, professionalism and the quality of service that they offer to our clients", said Don McCarty, Lavery’s Managing Partner. For more information, please visit Best Lawyers’ website at www.bestlawyers.com.
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Laurence Bich-Carrière of Lavery, author of an article in Les Cahiers de propriété intellectuelle
Ms. Laurence Bich-Carrière, litigation lawyer at Lavery, is the author of an article entitled “Décisions d’intérêt en matière de diffamation 2013,” recently published in theCahiers de propriété intellectuelle.In this case law review, Ms. Bich-Carrière examines a number of judgments rendered in 2013 dealing with defamation, libel and slander; she also points out a number of lawsuits to be followed in 2014. Amongst the topics covered: should private feuds be put to tribunals or TV shows (Marcotte cSociété TVA inc, 2013 QCCS 5110)? can the publication of excuses be ordered on a interim basis (Corporation Sun Media c Gesca ltée, 2013 QCCA 1376)? how to uncover an anonymous cyberdefamer (Manson v John Doe, 2013 ONSC 628)?To read the article (in French), click here.
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Jean Saint-Onge, of Lavery, author of an article in Juriste International
Jean Saint-Onge is the author of an article titled 'L'action collective comme mesure privilégiée d'accès à la justice - Portrait de ce véhicule procédural au Canada et au Québec' in the latest edition of Juriste International, published by the International Association of Lawyers (UIA)www.uianet.org. To read the article (in French with an English abstract), click here.
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Lavery supports the Caisse de dépôt et placement in various financing transactions with Stornoway
Stornoway Diamond Corporation recently announced that it had closed its financing transactions with Orion Mine Finance, Ressources Québec (a wholly owned subsidiary of Investissement Québec) and the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec. The financing transactions, totalling almost $1 billion, are intended to provide a comprehensive funding package for the construction and opening of the Renard diamond mine north of Chibougamau. Under the supervision of Benjamin Gross, Lavery’s team represented the Caisse in these financing transactions. The Caisse invested more than $100 million in the form of debt, equity, and streaming (the purchase of part of production).
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Cocktail party and fireworks for our Sherbrooke clients: a sparkling success!
On July 15, Lavery’s Sherbrooke office invited its clients to attend a cocktail party on its premises to celebrate the Fête du Lac des Nations. More than a hundred people attended this event, during which partners and associates at our Sherbrooke office and the coordinators of our Montréal groups were able to meet and discuss business with clients in a festive atmosphere. The cocktail party was also an opportunity for the Sherbrooke lawyers to renew ties with their clients under Lavery’s new brand identity. In his speech, Don McCarty mentioned Lavery’s pride in being established in the region.
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In memory of Jacques de Billy
All of Lavery’s partners, associates, and staff wish to honour the memory of Mr. Jacques de Billy, one of our firm’s original driving forces, who passed away on July 14, 2014. A man of great learning and an outstanding litigator, he achieved complete mastery of case law and the subtleties of his profession. His strong commitment to the fields of law and business, as well as his contributions to the legal community and the economic life of Quebec and Canada, was exemplary. Called to the Bar in 1938, Mr. de Billy joined Gagnon, de Billy et associés in Québec that same year. Soon afterward, he studied common law at Osgoode Hall Law School in Toronto. During the Second World War, he volunteered to serve with the Canadian army, where he was promoted to the rank of captain and forged ties with other officers from Toronto. Years later, he was made honorary Colonel of the 6th field artillery regiment. Mr. de Billy returned to his law practice in summer 1945. Under his leadership, the firm grew dramatically, primarily in the field of civil liability in relation to insurance. He was the firm’s guiding spirit until his retirement about twenty years ago. A recognized expert in insurance law, he also placed his skills at the service of the business community by serving on various boards of directors. We will remember Mr. Jacques de Billy as a warm-hearted, cultured man and a versatile, high-calibre lawyer. On behalf of the entire team at Lavery, we wish to extend our heartfelt condolences to his family and friends.
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