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  1. Lavery lunch and learn: Business law and sports

    At a lunch and learn on November 17, 2015, Mtre Sébastien Vézina and Mtre Benjamin David Gross, partners in the business law team of Lavery, shared their experiences as counsel in the field of sports law with the Comité droit des affaires et gestion (CDAG) of the Faculty of Law of the University of Montreal. With a room full of close to 70 attendees, the event turned out to be a great success!  Sébastien Vézina and Benjamin David Gross

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  2. Lavery lunch and learn: Business law and sports

    On November 17, 2015, Mtre Sébastien Vézina and Mtre Benjamin David Gross, partners in the business law team of Lavery, will share their experiences as counsel in the field of sports law at a lunch and learn with the Comité droit des affaires et gestion (CDAG) of the Faculty of Law of the University of Montreal. For more information or to register, click here. 

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  3. Michel Blouin, René Branchaud, Yvan Biron, Sébastien Vézina and Benjamin David Gross of Lavery recognized as mining law leaders in Lexpert Leading Canadian Lawyers in Global Mining

    Michel Blouin, René Branchaud, Yvan Biron, Sébastien Vézina and Benjamin David Gross, partners at Lavery, have been recognized as mining law leaders in Leading Canadian Lawyers in Global Mining, a new Lexpert publication released in September 2015. This prestigious recognition is the result of extensive peer surveys conducted not only in Canada but also worldwide. The expertise of these lawyers in the area of mining law is therefore recognized internationally. To consult this Lexpert publication, click here.

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  4. 18 Lavery partners ranked in the 2015 edition of The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory

    Lavery is pleased to announce that 18 partners of the firm are ranked among the leading practitioners in Canada in their respective practice areas in the 2015 edition of Thomson Reuters’s Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory. The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory is the most comprehensive publication to legal talent in the country. It is a reference guide for Canadian and foreign corporate counsel and law firms in need of specialized legal services in Canada. The 2015 edition of The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory identifies the leading practitioners in more than 40 practice areas based on the results of a thorough annual peer-review survey completed by more than a thousand respected legal professionals and a wide range of well-informed clients. Lavery lawyers are recommended in a vast array of fields, including banking, asset finance, mining law, mergers and acquisitions, technology transactions, employment law and labour relations, pensions, class actions, construction law, family law, and commercial insurance litigation. "In the 2015 edition of this legal directory, 18 Lavery partners were recognized for their first-rate expertise. I congratulate our 18 colleagues for this recognition and for their continued commitment to serving the needs of our clients", said Don McCarty, Lavery’s Managing Partner. The following Lavery partners are listed in the 2015 edition of The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory : Michel Blouin | Mining René Branchaud | Mining Louis Charette | Aviation; Litigation – Product Liability *Magali Cournoyer-Proulx | Employment (Management) Pierre Denis | Asset Equipment Finance/Leasing Josée Dumoulin | Pensions (Management) Nicolas Gagnon | Construction *David Benjamin Gross | Asset Equipment Finance/Leasing Jean Hébert | Litigation – Commercial Insurance Guy Lavoie | Labour (Management) Guy Lemay | Class Actions Robert W. Mason | Litigation – Commercial Insurance François Parent | Pensions (Management) Louis Payette, Ad. E. | Banking Élisabeth Pinard | Family Jean Saint-Onge, Ad. E. | Class Actions; Litigation – Product Liability André Vautour | Technology Transactions Sébastien Vézina | Mining *New posting For more information, please visit Lexpert’s website at: http://lexpert.ca/directory.

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  5. Two Lavery partners sign Maccabi Haifa on behalf of IBMG L.P.

    Benjamin David Gross and Sébastien Vézina, partners at Lavery, counseled IBMG L.P. (International Basketball Marketing Group) for the signature of a promotions and services agreement with Maccabi Haifa (2014 finalist in the Israel Basketball Super League). Maccabi Haifa will play two much anticipated basketball games on American soil, one against the  Memphis Grizzlies at Fedex Forum in Memphis on Thursday October 8th, 2015 , and one against the Los Angeles Lakers at Staples Center in Los Angeles on Sunday October 11th, 2015.

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  6. Benjamin D. Gross and Sébastien Vézina represent IBMG L.P.

    Benjamin David Gross and Sébastien Vézina, partners at Lavery, counseled IBMG L.P. (International Basketball Marketing Group), and its unit holders and all-star leadership team, from the inception of the business idea, to the start-up process and its recent culmination in the signature of a promotions and services agreement with Maccabi Tel Aviv (2014 Euroleague Champions) and Olimpia Milano (2014 Italian League champions), in respect of their much anticipated, and first ever, professional foreign champions basketball games scheduled on American soil at United Center in Chicago (October 1, 2015) and Madison Square Garden in New York (October 4, 2015).

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  7. Benjamin David Gross, discussion leader and speaker at ELFA’s Legal Forum 2015

    On May 3, 2015, Benjamin David Gross, a Business Law partner at Lavery, acted as discussion leader and speaker during a roundtable entitled “How U.S. Lawyers view Canada” which took place at the Legal Forum 2015 in Nashville, Tennessee. Organized by the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association (ELFA), this forum gathered over 250 attorneys specialized in the field, each benefitting from interactive updates on legal issues impacting their practice or businesses, as well as providing them with networking opportunities. Conferences were given on key issues in the leasing industry: motor vehicles; syndications; bundled solutions; agriculture; mining; construction; bankruptcy; fraud; energy; conflicts with leasing companies and manufacturers; and foreign laws, including Canada, Mexico and Europe, only to name a few. 

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  8. Benjamin David Gross will be a panelist at a sports marketing conference

    Benjamin David Gross, a Business Law partner at Lavery, will participate in a panel at the second annual Halftime Conference, on March 6, 2015. This conference, organized by the John Molson Sports Marketing committee, aims to develop students’ interest in sports business. This event is an opportunity for students to interact with sports business professionals, to broaden their knowledge of the field and to network with fellow delegates. During his presentation, Mr. Gross will discuss the various legal aspects of this field, notably financing and private investments. To find out more about this conference, click here.

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  9. Benjamin David Gross and Anne-Sophie Lamonde give a conference on mining project streaming agreements

    On January 27, 2015, Mr. Benjamin David Gross, a partner in the financial services and creditors' rights, real estate law, and mining law teams, and Ms. Anne-Sophie Lamonde, a lawyer practicing in corporate law, both of Lavery, took part in the Conference on financing and security on property organized by the Canadian Institute. Their conference was entitled “Financing of mining projects: What you should know about ‘Streaming Agreements’” and sought to provide insight on this method of financing, which is gaining in popularity among senior mining companies, and more specifically, to explain the key provisions which one should consider when drafting or negotiating such agreements.

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  10. Lavery acts for consortium led by Magris Resources Inc. in the completion of the acquisition of the Niobec mine for a total consideration of US$530 million

    Lavery is pleased to announce it has acted as legal counsel for the Province of Québec to a consortium led by Magris Resources Inc. in the completion of the acquisition of Niobec Inc., a subsidiary of IAMGOLD Corporation (TSX : IMG, NYSE: IAG)  and one of the world’s three primary niobium producers. The total consideration of US$530 million was comprised of a US$500 million cash proceeds payable at closing, as well as an additional US$30 million payable upon commencement of commercial production from adjacent rare earths element properties. Lavery also acted as local counsel in connection with the financing of the acquisition. Lavery’s transactional and financing team was led by Mr. Sébastien Vézina (M&A and Mining Law) and Mr. Benjamin Gross (Financing), and included Mr. René Branchaud (Mining Law), Ms. Nicole Messier and Ms. Carole Gélinas (Real Estate Law and Mining Titles), Ms. Sophie Prégent (Environmental Law), Ms. Catherine Méthot and Mr. Raphaël Bacal (M&A), Mr. François Parent (Pension and Benefits), Ms. Catherine Maheu, Mr. Guy Lavoie and Ms. Valérie Korozs (Labour and Employement), Mr. Éric Gélinas (Tax Law), Mr. Pierre Denis and Ms. Anne-Sophie Lamonde (Financing).

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