Zeïneb Mellouli Partner, Lawyer

Zeïneb Mellouli Partner, Lawyer

Bureau

  • Montréal

Phone number

514 877-3056

Fax

514 871-8977

Bar Admission

  • Québec, 2009

Languages

  • Arabic
  • English
  • French

Profile

Partner

Zeïneb Mellouli advises and represents public and private companies in all aspects related to  labour and employment law, privacy, and the application of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and the Quebec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms

She is regularly called upon to appear before administrative tribunals and civil courts, including the Superior Court, the Court of Québec, and the Commission des relations du travail

During her studies, she was named second best speaker in Canada during the 2007 Laskin Moot competition in constitutional and administrative law. As a graduate student, Ms. Mellouli was also awarded the Albert Leblanc Medal for academic excellence and commitment.

Ms. Mellouli joined Lavery in January 2011 after working as a research lawyer for the honourable justices of the Superior Court of Québec and on behalf of the Ministère de la Justice.

Since 2011, Ms. Mellouli has been actively involved with the Barreau du Québec and the Bar of Montreal. She was elected to the board of directors of the Young Bar Association of Montréal for 2014-2015 and also serves on the board of directors of the Fondation du centre de réadaptation Lucie-Bruneau.

In June of 2016, Ms. Mellouli received a Lexpert Zenith award in recognition of her leadership and dedication to Diversity and Inclusion for her community and Canada’s legal profession.

Representative mandates

  • Legal representation before the Tribunal administratif du travail in matters related to dismissal, prohibited practices, the union’s representation duty, and case law search and analysis for private companies, 2014-2015
  • Recommendation of disciplinary and administrative measures, case law search and analysis, and legal opinions concerning labour relations for private and semi-public companies, 2011-2015
  • Drafting of legal opinions concerning the duty to accommodate with regard to the functional limitations of employees covered by various union certification units; interpretation and application of labour laws and the collective agreement in the health care sector, 2011-2015
  • Drafting of appeals to the Court of Appeal of Québec and the Superior Court related to judicial review; case law search and analysis; and drafting of pleadings, 2011-2015
  • Representation before the Commission de l’équité salariale, interpretation and application of labour laws; case law search and analysis; and legal opinions regarding pay equity, 2011-2015
  • Legal representation in grievance arbitration; recommendation of disciplinary and administration measures; case law search and analysis, 2011-2015
  • Interpretation and application of labour laws and collective agreements; case law search and analysis; legal opinions regarding labour relations, 2011-2015  
  • Representation before the Tribunal administratif du Travail regarding mediation and negotiation of agreements in cases involving psychological harassment complaints; strategic management of complaints, 2011-2015
  • Interpretation and application of labour laws and collective agreements; recommendations concerning offers from employers and unions; and negotiation strategies, 2013-2015
  • Representation before the Tribunal administratif du Travail regarding certification, succession of obligations to the employer acquiring a company; case law search and analysis; representation and strategic recommendations, 2014-2015
  • Representation before superior courts, particularly the Superior Court of Québec in matters of dismissal, research, preparation of statements of defense, examination for discovery, and pleading, 2013-2015

Publications

  • Les autorisations de soin, Yvon Blais webinar
  • Le droit du travail version 2.0 : cinq décisions importantes en 2014, Cahier de propriété intellectuelle, May 2015
  • The Supreme Court of Canada Renders a Decision on Restrictive Covenants Contained in an Asset Sale Agreement, Need to know express - September 2013
  • I lied, but I did so in good faith!” Need to Know,  June 2013
  • “Factors examined by the Supreme Court in determining the validity of a municipal bylaw”, Legal newsletter for business entrepreneurs and executives, Number 13, 2012

Conferences

  • “Psychological harrassment in the workplace”, L’Esterel, July 2015
  • Alliés ou ennemis: médias sociaux en milieu de travail, Montréal and Québec City, June 2015
  • Qui marche dans la neige ne peut pas cacher son passage, Commentary on Québec (Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse) v. Montréal (Communauté urbaine de), January 2015
  • Atelier de formation aux gestionnaires sur les bonnes pratiques en matière de gestion de la discipline et obligation de loyauté des employés, January 2015
  • Atelier de formation aux gestionnaires sur les bonnes pratiques en matière de discipline et absentéisme, November 2014
  • L’ABC de l’Embauche, Lavery de Billy, Place Ville-Marie, September 2013
  • Atelier de formation aux gestionnaires sur les bonnes pratiques en matière de gestion de la discipline et rédaction des avis disciplinaires, March 2013

Professional and community activities

  • Member of the pay equity and labour standards advisory committee of the Commission des normes, de l'équité, de la santé et de la sécurité du travail (2016-…)
  • Collaboration with Lawyers Without Borders in the case of Mr. Raif Badawi; drafting of the memorandum of argument presented to the Supreme Court of Saudi Arabia
  • Head of the Technology and information committee
  • Member of the Liaison committee of the Bar of Montreal
  • Member of the board of directors of the Young Bar Association of Montréal, 2014-2015
  • Member of the board of directors of the Fondation du Centre de réadaptation Lucie-Bruneau, since 2012
  • Volunteer for The Yellow Door, an outreach program for seniors
  • Ambassador for Les Impatients Marylin & Co. project

Distinctions

  • The Best Lawyers in Canada in the field of Workers' Compensation Law, 2024
  • The Best Lawyers in Canada in the field of labour and employment law, since 2021
  • The Canadian Legal LEXPERT® Directory in the field of Employment Law, since 2019
Lexpert Best Lawyers 2024

Education

  • LL.M., Université de Sherbrooke, 2008
  • LL.B., Université de Sherbrooke, 2007

Boards and Professional Affiliations

  • Member of the Board of Directors of the Manufacturiers et Exportateurs du Québec (MEQ), since 2020
  • Member of the advisory committee of the CNESST
  1. Why and How Should Companies Manage their Post‑Crisis Recovery?

    When Crisis Increases Risk Since the beginning of the crisis, we have been witnessing a spectacular collective effort marked by solidarity and the determination to ensure everyone’s health and safety. The COVID-19 pandemic has created many challenges for all levels of government, for employers and for employees. Employers have had to adapt their methods by changing the way work is organized. The state of emergency caused by the crisis has quickly engendered additional risk exposure. At the same time, employees have generally been understanding and flexible regarding the measures announced by employers. Going forward, however, employee cooperation, force majeure, and health and safety challenges may no longer be sufficient to maintain the kind of flexibility employers and employees shared during the crisis. As a result, it is important to get back on track right away, taking only calculated risks and returning to the conventional legal framework that governs the employer-employee relationship. Short-Term Crisis Recovery: Anticipating Challenges and Minimizing Risk Well organized companies focused on the challenges of recovery will likely be capable of successfully commencing their recovery while keeping any associated risks linked with new measures to a minimum.  The following are some suggestions on how to do so: It is essential to maintain, re-establish and/or preserve an effective, open channel of communication with employees. Workers will need assurance that their return to work is being properly managed and that their health and safety is a top priority for the company. Develop and implement health and safety measures for workers, or ensure that the measures already in place are adapted to the context of COVID-19. Employers have an obligation to ensure the health and safety of their workers and implement methods to identify, correct and control risks. Establish a policy for working at home (a subject recently discussed by our expert colleagues). Expect unusually high rates of absenteeism and work refusal situations and establish a plan to manage problem cases, keeping the rights and obligations of everyone involved in mind. Make sure these measures are applied in a consistent, unequivocal and uniform manner when it comes to your employees. Train managers on your organization’s key messages and positions in order to ensure that you are conveying a unified message. Coaching front-line managers will become even more important in the context of the recovery. Employers can evaluate the potential use of the Quebec government’s PACME program (which we have reviewed) as part of their recovery plan.  The most significant challenge businesses will face in the medium-term (and probably in the long-term as well) is the very unstable economic situation and potentially declining employee cooperation. Though many are current focused on short-term recovery, it is crucial to begin thinking of ways to help our organizations manage the crisis in the medium-term. The economic instability that will characterize this period will also create opportunities. In order to seize them, it is essential for companies to be flexible and agile. Every organization must set a solid action plan in motion now so that their human resources can operate with the flexibility that the unstable economic situation will require. Our Labour and Employment team is prepared to support companies facing this immense challenge. We can help you. Despite the challenging circumstances, crisis can often reveal new opportunities.

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  2. Thinking Post-Crisis Recovery: Two New Programs for Worker Training and Retention

    Two weeks ago, we published an article on the challenge of retaining your workforce amidst the pandemic. Since that time, two new programs on the subject have been announced by the provincial government. The first is meant to respond to the effects of the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) on employee retention, while the second promotes worker training. Incentive Program to Retain Essential Workers (IPREW) Although the CERB has been generally well received, it has led to difficulties for certain businesses that provide essential services. This is because the salaries of many workers (particularly those working part-time and those working as cashiers, delivery persons, security guards and maintenance workers) is lower than the CERB. In some cases, employees who were laid off and later recalled to work on a part-time basis felt penalized (unlike the regular Employment Insurance program, the CERB does not allow beneficiaries to keep part of the wages they receive by working). This disadvantage has led to surging rates of absenteeism. To incentivize essential services workers to remain in their posts, the IPREW provides a taxable bonus of $100 per week up to a maximum of $1,600 over the course of the program. This bonus is retroactive to March 15, 2020. The government estimates that 600,000 workers will be able to benefit from the program. Workers must submit their applications online beginning on May 19, 2020. The first payment is scheduled for May 27, 2020. To be eligible for the IPREW, workers must: Be working part-time or full-time in an essential service; Be over 15 years of age and living in Quebec; Earn $550 or less per week for an annual income of no less than $5,000 and no more than $28,600 for the year 2020; and Not be receiving CERB or PATT benefits. Workers whose employers receive financial aid from the federal government are still eligible. Non-essential businesses may want to consider implementing incentives inspired by the IPREW in order to retain their workforce when they are recalled to work following the gradual return to normal activities scheduled to begin on May 4, 2020. Non-essential businesses will most likely face problems similar to those that led to the creation of the IPREW, most notably because the CERB will be available until October 3, 2020. Concerted Action Program to Maintain Employment (PACME) It is reasonable to assume that companies resuming their operations after the province-wide shutdown will need to adopt many new measures, particularly in terms of workers’ health and safety and, as we wrote about last week, telework. Training workers will become even more relevant and essential. The PACME offers an opportunity to be proactive in that regard. PACME offers funding to employers seeking to promote training and best practices, with a special focus on human resource management during the crisis and in preparation for the reopening of the economy. It also aligns well with the federal wage subsidy program. The PACME is available to businesses whose operations have been reduced, suspended, increased or diversified by the crisis, as well as self-employed workers and organizational partners. To learn more about the PACME, please see the article published by our colleagues on the subject. Our Labour and Employment team is available to advise and accompany you throughout the crisis and the reopening process.

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  3. COVID-19 - Flexibility in the Federal Work-Sharing Program: A Solution for Retaining Your Human Capital?

    In order to best support our clients and business partners, our team is following developments related to COVID-19 very closely. We invite you to visit on our website the page that centralizes all of the tools and information produced by our professionals. There is a concern that simply laying off employees could lead to companies experiencing a major loss of expertise and skill. This expertise will be essential to rebuilding after the end of the crisis, a time that for many will be the greatest challenge in the history of their organization. Organizations recognize that employees have value over and above their skills. They have acquired an in-depth understanding of the company’s goals and operations. They have established a relationship of trust with the company, a network of contacts, and a certain degree of autonomy, to name only a few examples. These make all the difference. We are working with many employers to identify solutions designed to protect this invaluable asset during this unprecedented crisis. The latest government announcements, which include provisions for increased wage subsidies for some companies, are certainly a positive response to current concerns and realities. Other programs with solutions that might be of interest include: New Flexibility in the Federal Work-Sharing Program The federal government has recently established measures to increase the flexibility of the Work-Sharing program (“WS”), which has been the subject of many questions from both employers and employees. Considering the frequent changes made to various government programs, it is possible that by the time you read this, some information may no longer be up to date. We therefore invite you to visit the Employment and Social Development Canada1 (“ESDC”) website or consult our labour and employment law professionals for more information. What is the Work-Sharing program (“WS”)? The goal of the program is to allow employers to keep all of their workers by reducing hours rather than laying off part of their workforce. This program may be a good option for employers who are facing a decrease in their normal level of operations due to COVID-19, but who still have some work for their employees in a reduced capacity.  During the program’s implementation period, available work is redistributed equally among employees in one or more work units.  The employer submits an application and fills out the form outlining the agreement between the employer, the affected employees and their representative, through which the employees voluntarily accept a reduction in their work hours and the sharing of available work. In order to compensate for this reduction in income, the program allows workers who are part of the agreement to receive employment insurance benefits. Under the Employment Insurance Regulations2, remuneration received for a given week of work-sharing is not deducted from the benefits payable under the Employment Insurance Act3. For companies that are directly or indirectly affected by the decline in business due to the current situation, the program’s duration is a minimum of six weeks and a maximum of 76 weeks. The reduction in employees’ regular work schedules must be between a minimum of 10% and a maximum of 60% on average during the period of the agreement. We invite you to visit the ESDC website or consult with our professionals to obtain more information about the eligibility criteria and the general requirements of the program. What Are the New Measures Related to COVID-19? On March 25, due to the downturn caused by COVID-19, the federal government updated its temporary special measures regarding the WS program, including the following, which: Reduce the requirements associated with preparing the application and the attachments. Starting now and until further notice, employers are no longer required to submit: The recovery plan, Attachment B, which used to be required, has been removed and replaced with a single line in the text of the application; Sales and/or production data from the last two years; Broaden program eligibility to include companies that have only been operating for a year, instead of the usual two years; Remove the required waiting period in between WS applications. How to Submit an Application and the Expected Processing Times Following the recent changes made to the program, there is now a simplified way to submit the application. Employers must fill out the following forms, which have been revised by the federal government: Revised form: Application for a Work-Sharing Agreement (EMP5100) Form - Attachment A (revised): Work-Sharing Unit (EMP5101) For businesses located in Quebec, the application must be sent to the following email address: [email protected]. As of the date this bulletin was written, the ESDC website that provides information on the special measures implemented due to COVID-19 does not specify the amount of time it will take to process applications. However, it does indicate that employers are now asked to submit their applications 10 calendar days before the requested program start date, and that Service Canada will endeavour to reduce processing time to 10 calendar days. Before COVID-19, employers had to send their Work-Sharing application (and the supporting documents) 30 calendar days before the requested start date. Due to the major increase in applications, the federal government now has nine (9) processing centres in Canada for the purpose of processing WS applications and has the additional capacity to further support employers who have questions. A new email address has been created for the purpose of handling requests for information about the WS program: [email protected]. Conclusion Considering the constant changes, we invite you to consult our labour and employment law professionals to ensure that your decisions are in conformity with the various government programs. The federal government may further increase the flexibility of the program’s conditions and wait times. If necessary, we will keep you informed of any changes to the program with future updates. It is also important to note that there are other kinds of programs that could be of interest in the current situation, such as the Supplemental Unemployment Benefit Program, which allows employers to increase their employees’ weekly earnings when they are unemployed due to a temporary stoppage of work or quarantine. If the conditions are met and the plan is registered with Service Canada, the amounts paid by the employer are not deducted from employees’ employment insurance benefits4. The Lavery team is available to help you implement measures and determine the best way to endure this crisis, protect your organization and prepare to return to normal.   See also https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/corporate/notices/coronavirus.html#h4.01. Employment Insurance Regulations, DORS/96-332, subsection 47(1) and section 49. Employment Insurance Act, S.C. 1996, c. 23. Employment Insurance Regulations, supra note 1, subsection 37(1).

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  4. Amendments to the Pay Equity Act: What are the changes to expect?

    On April 10, 2019, came into force several long-awaited amendments to the Pay Equity Act, which are mainly intended to improve the pay equity audit process. These amendments follow last year’s Supreme Court of Canada ("SCC") judgment1. We discussed these judgments in a previous bulletin. It should be recalled that the SCC, in its decision of May 10, 2018, essentially declared certain provisions of the Pay Equity Act unconstitutional, stating that: Compensation adjustment, in the context of a pay equity audit conducted every five years, must be retroactive; The information to be included in the posting of the audit results was insufficient to allow employees to properly understand the process followed by the employer during the audit and did not include the date on which inequity manifested itself. In fact, the amendments to the Pay Equity Act go much further than most of the adjustments required by the Supreme Court of Canada, despite public consultations and numerous comments from employer groups in this regard. The following is a brief summary of the most significant amendments to the Pay Equity Act that your organization should review in order to quickly ascertain their repercussions: 1. Pay equity audit: Events leading to adjustments Compensation adjustments, following the pay equity audit process, will now have to be paid retroactively, back to the date of the event leading to the adjustment. The Pay Equity Act does not provide any clarification as to the notion of the event leading to the adjustment. In practice, the employer will therefore have to examine the events that have affected pay equity on a case-by-case basis. One can imagine that this amendment will not be easy to apply and that in the case of several events and adjustments, retroactivity will have to be applied on different dates. The retroactive payment required as a result of the pay equity audit will be payable in a lump sum. However, in some cases, for persons still employed by the employer, this lump sum may be spread over several payments, after consultation with the pay equity audit committee or the certified union representing employees, as the case may be. In addition, the employer must indicate the date of the event on the posting of the audit results. With respect to the date on which an employer must perform the pay equity audit, the Pay Equity Act now provides that the five (5) year time limit is established from the first posting and not the second posting, whether for an initial pay equity exercise (through a program or not) or a previous audit. 2. Pay equity audit: Participation of employees and certified associations Another major change is the introduction of an employee participation process in cases where the initial exercise was conducted by a committee or where there is at least one certified union representing employees. One of the consequences of this participation process is that the employer is obliged to provide information about the audit work, including written documents. The Pay Equity Act provides that persons with access to this information are required to maintain its confidentiality. The employer must also institute consultation measures so that the certified union or employees can ask questions and submit comments. The employer also has an obligation to allow employees to meet at the workplace to determine who will be designated in the participation process. In any event, employees are deemed to be at work for the purposes of this process. Finally, the employer will have to include questions or comments submitted as part of the participation process in the posting and show how they were considered in the audit. 3. Retention of documents Documents used to achieve pay equity or to perform the pay equity audit must now be kept for a period of six (6) years instead of five (5). In the case of a complaint or investigation, the employer is required to keep these documents until a final decision is made or until the investigation is closed. 4. End of posting notices Good news: In order to somewhat streamline the posting process, it will no longer be necessary for employers to issue a notice stating that a pay equity posting is in progress. 5. Creation of a complaint form The Commission des normes, de l'équité, de la santé et de la sécurité du travail ("CNESST") has created a complaint form that employees will have to use to file a complaint. This complaint must briefly state the reasons for which it is being filed. 6. Grouping complaints and conciliation The Pay Equity Act now provides the possibility for the CNESST to group complaints if they have the same juridical basis, are based on the same facts or raise the same points of law, or if circumstances permit. In addition, when more than one certified union represents employees in the same job class and one of these unions files a complaint, the process requires the appointment of a conciliator. In the case of a group of complaints or a complaint filed by a certified union in an enterprise, an employee who has also filed a complaint must receive a copy of the agreement that has been reached, and this employee may refuse to be bound by this agreement. In the event that no agreement has been reached, the Commission des normes, de l'équité, de la santé et de la sécurité du travail ("CNESST") must then determine the measures that must be taken to ensure that pay equity is achieved or maintained. Transitional measures Second postings related to a pay equity audit made prior to April 10, 2019, continue to be governed by the previous provisions of the Pay Equity Act. However, in the case of a first posting made before April 10, 2019, the second posting must include the date of each event leading to an adjustment, in accordance with the changes made: A period of 90 days (until July 9, 2019) is allowed to make this second posting. Note: Adjustments resulting from this second posting will be due as of the date of the event that generated these adjustments and will therefore be retroactive according to the ministère du Travail, de l’Emploi et de la Solidarité sociale. An employer that must issue a posting related to the pay equity audit by July 9, 2019, is not required to implement a participation process under the new provisions of the Pay Equity Act, even if a pay equity committee had been formed when pay equity was achieved or if a certified union represents all or some of the employees concerned. If an employer was authorized by the CNESST before February 12, 2019, to conduct its pay equity audit after April 10, 2019, and, if not for that authorization, the posting of the audit would have been done before April 10, 2019, then the previous provisions of the Pay Equity Act will apply. For pay equity audits to be completed by April 10, 2020, the new reference dates for calculating audit periods will only apply as of the next pay equity audit. What employers should do Right now? The Quebec government had to amend the Pay Equity Act to reflect the SCC's decision. These amendments will give rise to a number of practical difficulties that employers will have to anticipate. Pay equity audit Although the maintenance of pay equity must be audited every five years, we believe that employers will have to institute a mechanism to periodically identify major changes within the company that could lead to pay inequities for predominantly female job classes. It will be necessary to keep a history of these events in order to be able to determine which ones have led to adjustments, if any, when posting the audit results. In any case, a history of the work should be kept, whether or not it was done by a committee, in order to ensure a certain continuity within the enterprise in the event of a change of manager. Since it requires continuous monitoring of the payline to comply with legal requirements, the audit process itself will become less onerous. Employee participation With respect to employers now required to institute an employee participation process, it will also be prudent to have employees who participate in the audit process sign a confidentiality agreement and make them aware of the sensitive nature of the information to which they have access. Posting Employers will have to ensure adequate disclosure of information in the postings, which will enable better understanding of the audit results and potentially minimize the risk of complaints. Training and communication It will be essential to train managers on pay equity in order to ensure a good understanding of the legislation and avoid inconsistencies in the implementation of the audit process. In short, although pay equity is a value that has reached a point of consensus in our society, the fact remains that the law imposes a restrictive and formal framework that will have to be put in place. Our Labour and Employment team can provide you with valuable support in this exercise and we invite you to contact us.   Quebec (Attorney General) v. Alliance du personnel professionnel et technique de la santé et des services sociaux, 2018 SCC 17

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  1. The Best Lawyers in Canada 2024 recognize 68 lawyers of Lavery

    Lavery is pleased to announce that 68 of its lawyers have been recognized as leaders in their respective fields of expertise by The Best Lawyers in Canada 2024. The following lawyers also received the Lawyer of the Year award in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada: Josianne Beaudry : Mining Law Jules Brière : Administrative and Public Law Bernard Larocque : Professional Malpractice Law Carl Lessard : Workers' Compensation Law Consult the complete list of Lavery's lawyers and their fields of expertise: Josianne Beaudry : Mergers and Acquisitions Law / Mining Law Laurence Bich-Carrière : Class Action Litigation / Contruction Law / Corporate and Commercial Litigation / Product Liability Law Dominic Boivert : Insurance Law Luc R. Borduas : Corporate Law / Mergers and Acquisitions Law Daniel Bouchard : Environmental Law Elizabeth Bourgeois : Labour and Employment Law (Ones To Watch) René Branchaud : Mining Law / Natural Resources Law / Securities Law Étienne Brassard : Equipment Finance Law / Mergers and Acquisitions Law / Real Estate Law Jules Brière : Aboriginal Law / Indigenous Practice / Administrative and Public Law / Health Care Law Myriam Brixi : Class Action Litigation Benoit Brouillette : Labour and Employment Law Richard Burgos : Mergers and Acquisitions Law / Corporate Law / Commercial Leasing Law / Real Estate Law Marie-Claude Cantin : Insurance Law / Construction Law Brittany Carson : Labour and Employment Law Karl Chabot : Construction Law (Ones To Watch) Chantal Desjardins : Intellectual Property Law Jean-Sébastien Desroches : Corporate Law / Mergers and Acquisitions Law Raymond Doray : Privacy and Data Security Law / Administrative and Public Law / Defamation and Media Law Christian Dumoulin : Mergers and Acquisitions Law Alain Y. Dussault : Intellectual Property Law Isabelle Duval : Family Law Philippe Frère : Administrative and Public Law Simon Gagné : Labour and Employment Law Nicolas Gagnon : Construction Law Richard Gaudreault : Labour and Employment Law Julie Gauvreau : Intellectual Property Law / Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice Audrey Gibeault : Trusts and Estates Caroline Harnois : Family Law / Family Law Mediation / Trusts and Estates Marie-Josée Hétu : Labour and Employment Law Édith Jacques : Energy Law / Corporate Law / Natural Resources Law Marie-Hélène Jolicoeur : Labour and Employment Law Isabelle Jomphe : Advertising and Marketing Law / Intellectual Property Law Guillaume Laberge : Administrative and Public Law Jonathan Lacoste-Jobin : Insurance Law Awatif Lakhdar : Family Law Bernard Larocque : Professional Malpractice Law / Class Action Litigation / Insurance Law / Legal Malpractice Law Éric Lavallée : Technology Law Myriam Lavallée : Labour and Employment Law Guy Lavoie : Labour and Employment Law / Workers' Compensation Law Jean Legault : Banking and Finance Law / Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law Carl Lessard : Workers' Compensation Law / Labour and Employment Law Josiane L'Heureux : Labour and Employment Law Despina Mandilaras : Construction Law / Corporate and Commercial Litigation (Ones To Watch) Hugh Mansfield : Intellectual Property Law Zeïneb Mellouli : Labour and Employment Law / Workers' Compensation Law Isabelle P. Mercure : Trusts and Estates Patrick A. Molinari : Health Care Law Jessica Parent : Labour and Employment Law (Ones To Watch) Luc Pariseau : Tax Law / Trusts and Estates Ariane Pasquier : Labour and Employment Law Jacques Paul-Hus : Mergers and Acquisitions Law Audrey Pelletier : Tax Law (Ones To Watch) Hubert Pepin : Labour and Employment Law Martin Pichette : Insurance Law / Professional Malpractice Law / Corporate and Commercial Litigation Élisabeth Pinard : Family Law François Renaud : Banking and Finance Law / Structured Finance Law Judith Rochette : Insurance Law / Professional Malpractice Law Ian Rose FCIArb : Director and Officer Liability Practice / Insurance Law / Class Action Litigation Sophie Roy : Insurance Law (Ones To Watch) Chantal Saint-Onge : Corporate and Commercial Litigation (Ones To Watch) Ouassim Tadlaoui : Construction Law / Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law Bernard Trang : Banking and Finance Law / Project Finance Law (Ones To Watch) Mylène Vallières : Mergers and Acquisitions Law / Securities Law (Ones To Watch) André Vautour : Corporate Governance Practice / Corporate Law / Information Technology Law / Intellectual Property Law / Technology Law / Energy Law Bruno Verdon : Corporate and Commercial Litigation Sébastien Vézina : Mergers and Acquisitions Law / Mining Law Yanick Vlasak : Corporate and Commercial Litigation / Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law Jonathan Warin : Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law These recognitions are further demonstration of the expertise and quality of legal services that characterize Lavery’s professionals. About Lavery Lavery is the leading independent law firm in Quebec. Its more than 200 professionals, based in Montréal, Quebec, Sherbrooke and Trois-Rivières, work every day to offer a full range of legal services to organizations doing business in Quebec. Recognized by the most prestigious legal directories, Lavery professionals are at the heart of what is happening in the business world and are actively involved in their communities. The firm’s expertise is frequently sought after by numerous national and international partners to provide support in cases under Quebec jurisdiction.

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  2. 33 partners from Lavery ranked in the 2023 edition of The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory

    Lavery is proud to announce that 33 partners are ranked among the leading practitioners in Canada in their respective practice areas in the 2023 edition of The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory. The following Lavery partners are listed in the 2023 edition of The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory: Class Actions Laurence Bich-Carrière Myriam Brixi Construction Law Nicolas Gagnon Corporate Commercial Law Étienne Brassard Jean-Sébastien Desroches Christian Dumoulin Édith Jacques    Corporate Finance & Securities Josianne Beaudry           René Branchaud Corporate Mid-Market Luc R. Borduas Étienne Brassard Jean-Sébastien Desroches Christian Dumoulin Édith Jacques    Selena Lu André Vautour Employment Law Richard Gaudreault Marie-Josée Hétu Guy Lavoie Zeïneb Mellouli Infrastructure Law Nicolas Gagnon                Insolvency & Financial Restructuring Jean Legault      Ouassim Tadlaoui Yanick Vlasak Jonathan Warin Intellectual Property Chantal Desjardins Alain Y. Dussault Isabelle Jomphe Labour Relations Benoit Brouillette Simon Gagné Richard Gaudreault Marie-Josée Hétu Marie-Hélène Jolicoeur Guy Lavoie Litigation - Commercial Insurance Marie-Claude Cantin Bernard Larocque Martin Pichette Laurence Bich-Carrière Mergers & Acquisitions Josianne Beaudry Mining Josianne Beaudry René Branchaud Sébastien Vézina Occupational Health & Safety Josiane L'Heureux Property Leasing Richard Burgos Workers' Compensation Marie-Josée Hétu Guy Lavoie Carl Lessard

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  3. The Best Lawyers in Canada 2023 recognize 67 lawyers of Lavery

    Lavery is pleased to announce that 67 of its lawyers have been recognized as leaders in their respective fields of expertise by The Best Lawyers in Canada 2023. The following lawyers also received the Lawyer of the Year award in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada: René Branchaud : Natural Resources Law Chantal Desjardins : Intellectual Property Law Bernard Larocque : Legal Malpractice Law Patrick A. Molinari : Health Care Law   Consult the complete list of Lavery's lawyers and their fields of expertise: Josianne Beaudry : Mergers and Acquisitions Law / Mining Law Laurence Bich-Carrière : Class Action Litigation / Corporate and Commercial Litigation / Product Liability Law Dominic Boivert : Insurance Law (Ones To Watch) Luc R. Borduas : Corporate Law / Mergers and Acquisitions Law Daniel Bouchard : Environmental Law Laurence Bourgeois-Hatto : Workers' Compensation Law René Branchaud : Mining Law / Natural Resources Law / Securities Law Étienne Brassard : Equipment Finance Law / Mergers and Acquisitions Law / Real Estate Law Jules Brière : Aboriginal Law / Indigenous Practice / Administrative and Public Law / Health Care Law Myriam Brixi : Class Action Litigation Benoit Brouillette : Labour and Employment Law Richard Burgos : Mergers and Acquisitions Law / Corporate Law Marie-Claude Cantin : Insurance Law / Construction Law Brittany Carson : Labour and Employment Law Eugene Czolij : Corporate and Commercial Litigation France Camille De Mers : Mergers and Acquisitions Law (Ones To Watch) Chantal Desjardins : Intellectual Property Law Jean-Sébastien Desroches : Corporate Law / Mergers and Acquisitions Law Raymond Doray : Privacy and Data Security Law / Administrative and Public Law / Defamation and Media Law Christian Dumoulin : Mergers and Acquisitions Law Alain Y. Dussault : Intellectual Property Law Isabelle Duval : Family Law Chloé Fauchon : Municipal Law (Ones To Watch) Philippe Frère : Administrative and Public Law Simon Gagné : Labour and Employment Law Nicolas Gagnon : Construction Law Richard Gaudreault : Labour and Employment Law Danielle Gauthier : Labour and Employment Law Julie Gauvreau : Intellectual Property Law Michel Gélinas : Labour and Employment Law Caroline Harnois : Family Law / Family Law Mediation / Trusts and Estates Marie-Josée Hétu : Labour and Employment Law Alain Heyne : Banking and Finance Law Édith Jacques : Energy Law / Corporate Law Pierre Marc Johnson, Ad. E.  : International Arbitration Marie-Hélène Jolicoeur : Labour and Employment Law Isabelle Jomphe : Intellectual Property Law Guillaume Laberge : Administrative and Public Law Jonathan Lacoste-Jobin : Insurance Law Awatif Lakhdar : Family Law Bernard Larocque : Professional Malpractice Law / Class Action Litigation / Insurance Law / Legal Malpractice Law Myriam Lavallée : Labour and Employment Law Guy Lavoie : Labour and Employment Law / Workers' Compensation Law Jean Legault : Banking and Finance Law / Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law Carl Lessard : Workers' Compensation Law / Labour and Employment Law Josiane L'Heureux : Labour and Employment Law Despina Mandilaras : Construction Law / Corporate and Commercial Litigation (Ones To Watch) Hugh Mansfield : Intellectual Property Law Zeïneb Mellouli : Labour and Employment Law Patrick A. Molinari : Health Care Law André Paquette : Mergers and Acquisitions Law Luc Pariseau : Tax Law Ariane Pasquier : Labour and Employment Law Jacques Paul-Hus : Mergers and Acquisitions Law Hubert Pepin : Labour and Employment Law Martin Pichette : Insurance Law / Professional Malpractice Law Élisabeth Pinard : Family Law François Renaud : Banking and Finance Law / Structured Finance Law Judith Rochette : Insurance Law / Professional Malpractice Law Ian Rose FCIArb : Director and Officer Liability Practice / Insurance Law Chantal Saint-Onge : Corporate and Commercial Litigation (Ones To Watch) Éric Thibaudeau : Workers' Compensation Law André Vautour : Corporate Governance Practice / Corporate Law / Information Technology Law / Intellectual Property Law / Technology Law Bruno Verdon : Corporate and Commercial Litigation Sébastien Vézina : Mergers and Acquisitions Law Yanick Vlasak : Corporate and Commercial Litigation Jonathan Warin : Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law These recognitions are further demonstration of the expertise and quality of legal services that characterize Lavery’s professionals.

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  4. The Best Lawyers in Canada 2022 recognize 68 lawyers of Lavery

    Lavery is pleased to announce that 68 of its lawyers have been recognized as leaders in their respective fields of expertise by The Best Lawyers in Canada 2022. Lawyer of the Year   The following lawyers also received the Lawyer of the Year award in the 2022 edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada: Caroline Harnois: Family Law Mediation Bernard Larocque: Professional Malpractice Law   Consult the complete list of Lavery's lawyers and their fields of expertise: Josianne Beaudry : Mining Law / Mergers and Acquisitions Law Dominique Bélisle : Energy Law Laurence Bich-Carrière : Class Action Litigation René Branchaud : Mining Law / Natural Resources Law / Securities Law Étienne Brassard : Mergers and Acquisitions Law / Real Estate Law / Equipment Finance Law Dominic Boisvert: Insurance Law (Ones To Watch) Luc R. Borduas : Corporate Law Daniel Bouchard : Environmental Law Jules Brière : Administrative and Public Law / Health Care Law Myriam Brixi : Class Action Litigation Benoit Brouillette : Labour and Employment Law Richard Burgos : Corporate Law / Mergers and Acquisitions Law Marie-Claude Cantin : Construction Law / Insurance Law Charles Ceelen-Brasseur : Corporate Law (Ones To Watch) Eugène Czolij : Corporate and Commercial Litigation / Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law Chantal Desjardins : Intellectual Property Law Jean-Sébastien Desroches : Corporate Law / Mergers and Acquisitions Law Michel Desrosiers : Labour and Employment Law Raymond Doray, Ad. E : Administrative and Public Law / Defamation and Media Law / Privacy and Data Security Law Christian Dumoulin : Mergers and Acquisitions Law Alain Y. Dussault : Intellectual Property Law Isabelle Duval : Family Law Chloé Fauchon: Municipal Law (Ones To Watch) Philippe Frère : Administrative and Public Law Simon Gagné : Labour and Employment Law Nicolas Gagnon : Construction Law Richard Gaudreault : Labour and Employment Law Danielle Gauthier : Labour and Employment Law Julie Gauvreau : Intellectual Property Law Michel Gélinas : Labour and Employment Law Caroline Harnois : Family Law / Family Law Mediation / Trusts and Estates Marie-Josée Hétu : Labour and Employment Law Alain Heyne : Banking and Finance Law Édith Jacques : Corporate Law / Energy Law Pierre Marc Johnson, Ad. E., G.O.Q., MSRC : International Arbitration Marie-Hélène Jolicoeur : Labour and Employment Law Isabelle Jomphe : Intellectual Property Law Guillaume Laberge: Administrative and Public Law Jonathan Lacoste-Jobin: Insurance Law Awatif Lakhdar: Family Law Bernard Larocque: Class Action Litigation / Insurance Law / Professional Malpractice Law Myriam Lavallée: Labour and Employment Law Guy Lavoie: Labour and Employment Law / Workers’ Compensation Law Jean Legault: Banking and Finance Law / Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law Carl Lessard: Labour and Employment Law / Workers' Compensation Law Josiane L'Heureux: Labour and Employment Law Hugh Mansfield : Intellectual Property Law Zeïneb Mellouli : Labour and Employment Law Patrick A. Molinari, Ad.E., MSRC : Health Care Law André Paquette: Mergers and Acquisitions Law Luc Pariseau : Tax Law Jacques Paul-Hus : Mergers & Acquisitions Law Ariane Pasquier : Labour and Employment Law Hubert Pepin : Labour and Employment Law Martin Pichette : Insurance Law / Professional Malpractice Law Élisabeth Pinard : Family Law François Renaud : Banking and Finance Law Marc Rochefort : Securities Law Judith Rochette : Professional Malpractice Law Ian Rose : Director and Officer Liability Practice / Insurance Law Éric Thibaudeau: Workers' Compensation Law Philippe Tremblay : Construction Law / Corporate and Commercial Litigation Jean-Philippe Turgeon : Franchise Law André Vautour : Corporate Law / Energy Law / Information Technology Law / Intellectual Property Law / Private Funds Law / Technology Law Bruno Verdon : Corporate and Commercial Litigation Sébastien Vézina : Mergers and Acquisitions Law Yanick Vlasak : Corporate and Commercial Litigation Jonathan Warin : Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law

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