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  1. Corporate and business integrity: a conference organized by Lavery for Quebec’s business community

    On May 5, Lavery’s  Integrity group hosted a business breakfast on issues related to corporate and business integrity. Attendees learned about integrity-related issues to be prioritized, specific ways to identify the internal and external risks facing them, and proven ways to manage those risks. A portion of the discussion also dealt with actions to take in case of a police search and seizure operation and media crisis management. This conference was lead by Marie Cossette, Lavery’s  partner heading the Corporate and business integrity group. The following partners were also invited to speak:  André Vautour and André Laurin, business law, Raymond Doray, administrative law, Philippe Frère, administrative and regulatory law litigation, and Isabelle Briand, criminal and penal law.

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  2. André Laurin speaks on the duties and liability risks of directors

    On November 26, 2015, André Laurin, a Lavery partner specialized in business law, gave a seminar entitled "Devoirs et risques de responsabilité des administrateurs" (Directors' duties and liability risks), to directors and certain executives of Aéroports de Montréal. This training covered directors' general duties, obligations and statutory responsabilities as set out in laws and regulations applicable and interpreted in case laws.

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  3. Appointment of André Laurin of Lavery by the CPA Board of directors

    Lavery is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. André Laurin as Chairman of the ad hoc advisory committee on the limitation of professional liability of the Ordre des comptables professionnels agréés du Québec (CPA Order). Mr. André Laurin, partner at Lavery, has a broad experience in diverse areas of the law, enabling him to assist clients from a wide range of businesses, most notably in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance and ethics. He also has extensive experience in corporate management, and as a corporate director and project manager.

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