This section keeps you up-to-date on the latest news and upcoming public appearances of Lavery professionals.
News
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Alexandre Despatie Makes a Dramatic Comeback on his Road to the Olympics
Lavery extends its warmest congratulations to Alexandre Despatie for his spectacular return to the centre stage of international competitive diving. Lavery is delighted with his results at the World Cup diving event in London and particularly with his bronze-winning performance in the men’s individual three-metre event after almost a one-year absence from the sport. “For the past four years, we have supported Alexandre Despatie because he is a passionate, hard-working, honest and proud competitor. He is now definitely on his way to the London Olympics in July and Lavery’s entire team will be rooting for him along his entire journey,” declared Managing Partner, Élise Poisson. These latest results are just part of an exceptional career, not only in his discipline, but in all of sport.
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Pierre-L. Baribeau Appointed to the Board of the CHUM
As of January 23, Pierre-L. Baribeau, partner at Lavery, has become a member of the Board of Directors of the Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CHUM), the largest francophone university medical center in North America.Mr. Baribeau was recently elected Administrator and Secretary of the Board of Directors of the Quebec Lung Association as well as Administrator of the Board of Directors of the Canadian Lung Association, representing Quebec and he is also Administrator and President of the Board of Boscoville 2000, Administrator and Secretary of the Foundation of l'Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal, Administrator of the Corporation of Catholic Entities Party to the Indian Residential School Settlement (CCEPIRSS), and Secretary of the Board of the Canadian corporation Moving Forward Together.
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Lavery represents the syndicate of underwriters in the $143.7 million bought deal financing of units of Cominar Real Estate Investment Trust
On December 22, 2011, Cominar Real Estate Investment Trust closed a public offering of 6,594,100 units for gross proceeds of $143.7 million. The Units were sold to a syndicate of underwriters led by National Bank Financial Inc. and BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc., including Desjardins Securities Inc., RBC Dominion Securities Inc., CIBC World Markets Inc., Scotia Capital Inc., Canaccord Genuity Corp. and Macquarie Capital Markets Canada Ltd. The syndicate of underwriters was represented by a team from Lavery consisting of Marc Rochefort, Michel Servant, Guillaume Lavoie and Geneviève Fournier (corporate and securities), and Philip Nolan (tax). Cominar is the largest commercial property owner in the Province of Québec.
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Lavery Represents the Syndicate of Underwriters in the $112 Million Bought Deal Financing of Units of Cominar Real Estate Investment Trust
On October 20, 2011, Cominar Real Estate Investment Trust closed a public offering of 5 207 000 units for gross proceeds of $112 million.The Units were sold to a syndicate of underwriters led by National Bank Financial Inc. and BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc., including RBC Dominion Securities Inc., Desjardins Securities Inc., CIBC World Markets Inc., Scotia Capital Inc., Canaccord Genuity Corp. and Macquarie Capital Markets Canada Ltd.The syndicate of underwriters was represented by a team from Lavery consisting of Marc Rochefort, Michel Servant and Guillaume Lavoie (corporate and securities), and Philip Nolan (tax).Cominar is the largest commercial property owner in the Province of Québec.
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Lavery Represents Industrial Alliance in a $200 Million Private Placement of Common Shares
On September 15, 2011, Industrial Alliance Insurance and Financial Services Inc. closed a private placement of 6,000,000 Common Shares for gross proceeds of approximately $200 million. The Common Shares were sold to Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec. Industrial Alliance was represented by a team from Lavery consisting of Marc Rochefort, Michel Servant and Geneviève Fournier (corporate and securities), and Philip Nolan (tax). Founded in 1892, Industrial Alliance Insurance and Financial Services Inc. is a life and health insurance company with operations in all regions of Canada as well as in the United States.
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Pierre Denis, Benjamin D. Gross and Étienne Brassard, Speakers at the Canadian Institute
Pierre Denis, Benjamin D. Gross and Étienne Brassard gave presentations at a Canadian Institute advanced seminar on financing and security on January 25th and 26th at the Omni Hotel Mont-Royal in Montreal.The objective of this seminar was to help professionals deal with the latest developments in financing and security on property in order to better represent their clients and defend their financial interests. Participants benefited from the expertise of Mr. Denis and Mr. Brassard who spoke of financing and taking security on aircraft and the eventual coming into force in Canada of the Cape Town Convention and of Mr. Gross who spoke about intercreditor agreements.
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Odette Jobin-Laberge and Jonathan Lacoste-Jobin hold a conference at the Institut d’assurance de dommages du Québec in both Montreal and Quebec City
Odette Jobin-Laberge and Jonathan Lacoste-Jobin held a conference on the recent developments in regards to latent defects and the work and product exclusion. This presentation took place on Thursday, November 24, 2011 at the Hilton in Montreal and on Tuesday, December 13, 2011 at the Plaza Hotel in Quebec City.
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Lavery welcomes Carolyne Corbeil, Tax Lawyer
Lavery is pleased to announce that Carolyne Corbeil is joining its Business Law Group’s Tax Law, and will be working out of the firm’s Montreal offices where she will practise tax planning.Before joining Lavery, Carolyne Corbeil developed her expertise serving as a director in tax for private companies in one of Canada’s largest professional services consulting firms in Canada.Ms. Corbeil received her LL.B. from the Université de Sherbrooke in 2005, and obtained her MBA from the same university in 2006. Ms. Corbeil has been a member of the Quebec Bar since 2007 and, in 2008, completed the Specialized Superior Tax Studies Diploma offered by HEC Montreal.
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Michel Blouin and René Branchaud among the leaders in the Mining Law Sector in Canada
The 2012 edition of The Lexpert/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada confirms that Michel Blouin and René Branchaud, both Lavery partners, are pre-eminent Mining Law practitioners in Canada. The well-known publication, a survey-based guide to legal talent in 39 practice areas, is a top resource for North-American in-house counsel and law firms seeking for premier Canadian legal expertise.
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Lavery.ca goes mobile
We have just launched a mobile version of our website! Smartphone users can now access it quickly and easily by entering the same address as for our main website.
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Three Lavery lawyers named among the leading US-Canada cross-border lawyers
Lavery is pleased to announce that three of its partners have been named in Lexpert's following guides: 2011 Leading US/Canada Cross-Border Corporate Lawyers in Canada Michel Blouin, Mining Law Olga Farman, Corporate Lawyer to Watch 2011 Leading US/Canada Cross-Border Litigation Lawyers in Canada Jean Saint-Onge, Ad. E., Class Actions These guides highlight the leading cross-border lawyers across a variety of specialty areas of importance, Lawyers are chosen based on individual results through Lexpert’s peer review survey.
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Véronique Morin presents a workshop at the human resources seminar on knowledge management
On December 1, Véronique Morin, lawyer at Lavery, was a lecturer for a workshop entitled “Transfert de connaissances en relations de travail et médias sociaux : l’apport d’un groupe de discussion” (The transfer of knowledge in work relationships and social media: the benefits of group discussions), which offered practical exercises in order to show participants the significance of such groups by basing it on social media.Lavery was a sponsor of this event organized by the Association québécoise d'établissements de santé et de services sociaux (AQESSS).