This section keeps you up-to-date on the latest news and upcoming public appearances of Lavery professionals.
News
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Marie Cossette and Chloé Fauchon participated to a debate on the lawyers’ freedom of expression
On November 23, 2016, Marie Cossette, partner and Chloé Fauchon, lawyer, participated to ABC-Quebec debate entitled “The limits of professional freedom of expression”. Several topics were covered and Marie Cossette, partner, acted as moderator., Chloé Fauchon encouraged the invited speakers to discuss the balance between the obligation of courtesy, the obligation to encourage respect for the courts of law and the judicial system, together with one’s duty to criticize them when necessary.
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Marie Cossette shares her 7 key tips to master the art of listening
Marie Cossette, partner and L’effet A leader, shared her “7 key tips to master the art of listening” (“7 clés pour devenir une pro de l’écoute”) in an interview published on the L’effet A website November 9, 2016. She stressed that learning to listen is a fundamental skill to master to progress in one’s career. Listening makes it possible to get a better understanding of our professional environment and create trust-based relationships with colleagues and teammates. L’effet A’s mission is “to drive women’s professional commitment to give them the courage to excel and take concrete actions by showcasing inspiring leaders who offer a new perspective on female ambition as well as offering practical tools adapted to the new realities women face.”
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Lavery and Marie Cossette inspire professional ambition in women
Marie Cossette, a partner at the firm and one of the leaders of the first cohort in the L’effet A initiative in Quebec City, has set up a challenge for participants who have chosen her as a leader. She has recruited participants from both the culturaland corporate world thus creating interesting networking opportunities. Four Lavery lawyers (Paméla Kelly-Nadeau, Chloé Fauchon,Sarah Leclerc and Anthonie Vézina-Crawford) have taken the Défi 100 jours L’effet A (link to French-only website): a unique professional training program with an innovative approach that identifies talent and encourages women to adopt a more ambitious attitude that will help boost their careers. The experience is based on three pillars: 1) inspiration- the implication of well-known leaders and coaches, 2) action- by taking up challenges and completing exercises and 3) sharing,-through interaction with women from all professional spheres.
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Marie Cossette leads an “Effet A” workshop on self-confidence
On Saturday, October 15, 2017, Marie Cossette, a partner at the firm and head of the Business Integrity group as well as the Quebec City office’s Administrative law group, led the first L’effet A (the A Effect) workshop on the topic of self-confidence during which she presented an editorial on courage. A few well-known guests also spoke, such as Louise Cordeau, Christiane Germain and Isabelle Hudon, in addition to one of the other leaders, Marie-Pier St-Hilaire. All the themes covered related to self-confidence, the tools required to develop it and the path to take to learn how to deal with events when self-confidence flags. L’effet A’s mission is to drive women’s professional commitment to give them the courage to excel and take concrete actions by showcasing inspiring leaders who offer a new perspective on female ambition as well as offering practical tools adapted to the new realities women face. For more information on this topic, click here (link to French-only website).
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Marie Cossette named to the board of directors of La Fondation du Musée national des beaux-art du Québec
Marie Cossette, a partner at the firm and head of its Business Integrity group and the Québec City office’s Administrative law group was recently named to the board of directors of La Fondation du Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec. The foundation played an active role in making the new Pierre-Lassonde Pavilion a reality. With this involvement through the foundation, Lavery confirms its position as a leader in the region and as a key player who believes in the importance of building bridges between the business and cultural worlds.
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Marie Cossette participates in the “Femmes en finance, femmes en action” conference
On September 13, 2016, Marie Cossette, a partner at the firm, was a panelist during the “l’Effet A…les suites” workshop along with four of her co-leaders of the first cohort of the “Défi 100 jours l’effet A” in Québec. During the workshop, she spoke about the recent survey sponsored by l’Effet A on women’s ambition and shared her thoughts on women in executive positions. The workshop was held within the scope of the Cercle Finance du Québec’s “Femmes en finance, femmes en action...parce qu'oser, c'est gagner” conference. Four hundred people took part in the event, which was capped off with a closing speech by Quebec’s Deputy Premier Lise Thériault.
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21 partners from Lavery ranked in the 2016 edition of The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory
Lavery is pleased to announce that 21 partners are ranked among the leading practitioners in Canada in their respective practice areas in the 2016 edition of Thomson Reuters’s The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory. “I congratulate our colleagues for this recognition and for their continued commitment to serving the needs of our clients. This recognition highlights the contribution of our exceptional lawyers and consolidate the expertise of our firm” said Don McCarty, Lavery’s Managing Partner. The following Lavery partners are listed in the 2016 edition of The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory : René Branchaud, Corporate Finance & Securities/Mining *Marie-Claude Cantin, Litigation - Commercial Insurance Louis Charette, Aviation/Litigation — Product Liability *Marie Cossette, Ad. E., Litigation — Corporate Commercial Gérard Coulombe, Q.C., Ad.E., C.ADM., Corporate Commercial Law Magali Cournoyer-Proulx, Employment Law (Management) Pierre Denis, Asset Equipment Finance/Leasing Josée Dumoulin, Pensions & Employee Benefits (Management) Nicolas Gagnon, Construction Law Benjamin David Gross, Asset Equipment Finance/Leasing Jean Hébert, Litigation—Commercial Insurance *Josiane L’Heureux, Occupational Health & Safety Guy Lavoie, CIRC, Labour Relations (Management), Workers’ Compensation (Management) Robert W. Mason, Litigation/Commercial Insurance François Parent, Pensions & Employee Benefits (Management) Louis Payette, Ad. E., Banking & Financial Institutions Élisabeth Pinard, Family Law Ian Rose, Litigation-Directors & Officers’ Liability Jean Saint-Onge, Ad. E., Class Actions/Litigation—Product Liability André Vautour, Computer & IT Law/Corporate Commercial Law/Technology Transactions Sébastien Vézina, Mining *New posting The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory is the most comprehensive publication to legal talent in the country and it identifies leading practitioners in over 60 separate practice areas and leading law firms in over 40 practice areas. It is a reference guide for Canadian and foreign corporate counsels and law firms in need of specialized legal services in Canada. For more information, please visit Lexpert’s website at: http://lexpert.ca/directory.
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Marie Cossette interviewed by The Lawyers Weekly on newly introduced Quebec ethics bill
Marie Cossette, partner and head of Lavery’s business integrity group, was recently interviewed by Luis Millan from The Lawyers Weekly in an article titled ‘Questions raised over Quebec ethics bill flowing Commission Charbonneau’ in which she discussed the newly introduced legislation: "The bill is a follow-up to the Charbonneau Commission which raised awareness among different decision-making bodies over the importance of creating a culture of ethics and integrity in our society," said Marie Cossette, an administrative law expert who heads the business integrity group for Lavery, de Billy and who is based in Québec City. "The bill will not change attitudes but it is a step in the right direction. It fosters training and gives professional corporations powers to allow them to play an increased role in monitoring." The article is available in english only. To read the article, please click here.
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Marie Cossette speaker and president of a disciplinary law training organized by Open Forum
May 31, 2016, Marie Cossette, partner at Lavery and head of the business integrity group, chaired a disciplinary law training organized by Open Forum. Several topics were discussed during the event, including the obligation to work and the trustee's powers of investigation, the disciplinary law expert, disciplinary complaints conduct and evidence and procedures new rules, as well as the place of prejudice in determining the sanction and conciliation in disciplinary law. For her part, Ms. Cossette reviewed the landmark decisions of the highest courts in disciplinary law to help people in the field identifying trends and issues to watch. She was assisted by Ms. Charlotte Fortin in the preparation of the conference.
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Marie Cossette, partner at Lavery, to lead the Défi 100 jours / L’effet A in Quebec City
--> Lavery is pleased to announce that Marie Cossette, head of the Corporate and Business Integrity group and partner in its Quebec City office, will lead the Défi 100 jours/ L’effet A. Marie has many years’ experience handling major cases in various areas of litigation. She is regularly called upon to work on cases dealing with different aspects of government relations. In taking part of this challenge, Marie will be encouraging discussions and promoting arts-business relationships. She also aims to provide participants with the tools they need to communicate effectively in their work environment. “I salute the determination of these visionaries, who so generously give of their time and talent to support the ambitions of women and ensure that more of them rise to positions of influence,” declared Don McCarty, Managing Partner at Lavery. We invite you to follow the progress of the ‘L’effet A’ challenge, starting September 9 on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook, as well as on ‘L’effet A’ website at www.effet-a.com
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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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Lavery partners with the Ensemble contemporain de Montréal
On April 6, 2016, Lavery will give culture a helping hand and partner with the Ensemble contemporain de Montréal for its 2016 fundraising event,Sacrée Landowska. Marie Cossette, Ad. E., a partner who heads Lavery’s Business Integrity group as well as the Quebec City office’s Administrative Law group will be the honorary chair for the event, which will take place at the Théâtre rouge du Conservatoire. For more information or to reserve tickets, please click here.