This section keeps you up-to-date on the latest news and upcoming public appearances of Lavery professionals.
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News
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Pier-Olivier Fradette and Charlotte Fortin present recent developments in municipal law
On March 17, Pier-Olivier Fradette and Charlotte Fortin, lawyers in the Administrative Law group, gave a presentation at the 26th annual conference on recent developments in municipal law organized by the Barreau du Québec. The presentation dealt with the new Act to improve the legal situation of animals and analyzed the novel features of that Act, the standards it maintains from previous legislation, and its impact on the treatment of animals and on municipalities’ powers in the management of domestic animals and stray animals.
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Chloé Fauchon leads panel discussion for the CBA-Quebec
On March 16, Chloé Fauchon led a panel discussion entitled “La cohérence décisionnelle - pourquoi ? par qui ? – débat sur les suites de l’arrêt Wilson de la Cour suprême du Canada” (consistency in decision-making: why? by whom? – discussion on the aftermath of the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision in Wilson), organized by the Administrative Law Section of the Quebec Chapter of the Canadian Bar Association. Using the recent divided opinion in Wilson as an example, this panel discussion sought primarily to define the respective roles of the courts and administrative tribunals when they are faced with conflicting decisions by an administrative tribunal on the same legal issue. The panelists, Denis Lemieux, professor of administrative law in the Université Laval’s Faculty of Law, and Lucie Nadeau, vice-president for quality and consistency at the Tribunal administratif du travail, also attempted to identify concrete solutions that dispel the legal uncertainty caused by inconsistency in decision-making.
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Lavery supports the Université de Sherbrooke’s Faculty of Law and its students
On March 9, 2017, several members of the firm attended the official opening of the new library of the Faculty of Law at the Université de Sherbrooke. The rebuilding of the Faculty library was made possible by a substantial financial contribution by Lavery and other partners. With the upgrading completed, the library will now provide law students with high quality work spaces, equipped with cutting edge technology and arranged to facilitate teamwork. We would note that on March 22, 2016, following Lavery’s financial contribution, the Faculty named a new multimedia room after the firm. Upper row : Marie-Claude Lacaille, Nicolas Thibault-Bernier, Marilyn Paré, Christian Dumoulin, Loïc Berdnikoff, Cynthia Fortin, Isabelle P. Mercure Middle row : Jean Hébert, Alain Heyne, Danielle Gauthier, Letta Wellinger, Marika Couture-Houle, Justin Gravel, Laurent Bellemare-Proulx Bottom row : Kay-Sandra Boyer, Mylène Boisvert
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Léonie Gagné leads a discussion at the Journée de l’assurance de dommages 2017
On March 14, Léonie Gagné, a lawyer in the Litigation and Conflict Resolution Group, led a discussion as part of the sixth annual Journée de l’assurance de dommages (damage insurance conference) at the Montréal Convention Centre organized by the Journal de l’assurance, this year’s theme being “Connectés à l’assurance réinventée” (Connected to reinvented insurance). Over the years, the Journée de l’assurance has become an event not to be missed in the insurance industry. The panel discussion, entitled L’économie collaborative change la société : l’assurance en fera-t-elle partie ? (the sharing economy is changing society: will insurance be part of that change?), saw panelists examine the business potential for insurers and insurance brokers in the emergence of the sharing economy.
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A Lavery team meets the Leucan Ski Challenge
On March 11, five members from Lavery’s Sherbrooke office participated in the Leucan Ski Challenge held at Bromont. Justin Gravel, Jordy-Philippe Bernier, Geneviève Chamberland, Nicolas Thibault-Bernier and Marie-Claude Lacaille raised $1,900 to be donated to Leucan in support of children with cancer and their families. Click here for more information on Leucan.
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Élisabeth Pinard becomes Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers
Lavery is pleased to announce that Élisabeth Pinard, the coordinating partner of our Family, Personal and Estate Law Group, was inducted as a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers (College) during a ceremony held on March 4, 2017. Founded in 1950, the American College of Trial Lawyers is a professional association of the best trial lawyers in the United States and Canada. The College is dedicated to maintaining and improving the standards of trial practice, the administration of justice, and the ethics of the profession. Click here for more information on the College.
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A start-up supported by the Lavery GO inc. Program appears on Dragon’s Den
On February 22, representatives from Bonnie & Clyde, a start-up supported by the Lavery GO inc. Program, appeared on the television show Dragon’s Den and presented their new Bonnie & Clyde pet nutritional supplement to the five dragons. The nutritional supplement for dogs and cats is already available in nearly 200 stores across Canada, including five pet stores in Québec City and Lévis. Click here for more information on the Lavery GO inc. Program.
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Marie-Hélène Jolicoeur discusses the “Five Things I Would Have Liked to Have Known as a Young Lawyer” at a CBA-Québec seminar
On March 1, Marie-Hélène Jolicoeur, a partner of our Labour and Employment Law Group, spoke at a luncheon seminar organized by the Canadian Bar Association, Quebec division (ABC-Québec) and shared five pieces of advice she would have liked to have known when she was starting out as a young lawyer. In a warm and welcoming environment, she discussed issues related to building a career, balancing work and personal life, managing a practice, as well as relationships with clients, coworkers and fellow lawyers.
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The Pierre-Basile-Mignault Moot Court Competition: three prizes for a team supervised by Lavery
On February 17th and 18th, 2017, the 39th edition of the Pierre-Basile-Mignault pleading competition was held between students from six civil law faculties in Canada. Lavery has been involved in this competition for several years. This year, students from two teams were supervised by four lawyers from the Litigation group: Laurence Bich-Carrière and Maude Lafortune-Bélair for the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) Justin Gravel and Audrey-Julie Dallaire for the Université de Sherbrooke (UdeS) UQAM’s appellant team won the Yvon Blais Cup, which is awarded to the finalist team. Two members of the UQAM team were awarded prizes for best speaker: Laurence Landry-Plouffe received the Canadian Bar Association Cup, Quebec Division (2nd best) and Mélissa Desgroseillers was the recipient of the Lavery Cup (3rd best). Click here for more information on the Pierre-Basile-Mignault Moot Court Competition.
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Zeïneb Mellouli appointed to the CNESST pay equity and labour standards advisory committee
Zeïneb Mellouli, a lawyer with the Labour and Employment Law group, was appointed to the pay equity and labour standards advisory committee during a December 15, 2016, meeting of the board of directors of the Commission des normes, de l'équité, de la santé et de la sécurité du travail (CNESST). The committee’s role is to advise the CNESST Board of Directors and the minister responsible for labour. Click here for more information on the CNESST.
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Richard Burgos and Louis-Martin Dubé present the 2016 Annual Review of jurisprudence in real estate law
Richard Burgos and Louis-Martin Dubé, partners with the Business Law group, presented the 2016 Annual Review of jurisprudence in real estate law held on February 22, 2017. Over 100 people attended this luncheon seminar organized by the Canadian Bar Association, Quebec Branch, where they listened to the two partners discuss key elements of jurisprudence in real estate law from 2016.
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Jonathan Lacoste-Jobin and Bernard Larocque present a review of 2016 insurance law jurisprudence at the ChAD and at the CICMA
Jonathan Lacoste-Jobin et Bernard Larocque, partners of our Litigation and Dispute Resolution Group, presented the 2016 review of insurance law jurisprudence at the Chambre de l’assurance de dommages (ChAD) on February 21 and at the Canadian Insurance Claims Manager Association (CICMA)on February 23. These two events, which brought together more than 60 attendees, highlighted the 2016 key decisions in the field of insurance law.