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Frédéric Laflamme, an associate in the Litigation and Conflict Resolution group, hosted the 7th edition of Toute la ville parle PME, organized by the Chambre de commerce et d'industrie de Shawinigan and held on May 11 at the Maison de la culture Francis-Brisson. Similar in concept to the Francophone talk show Tout le monde en parle, the event follows the path and experiences of nine Shawinigan entrepreneurs as they start-up, consolidate or expand.  

Concordia University hosted Startup Salad x MTL 2017, a competition organized by the Asian-Pacific Youth Entrepreneurship Foundation (“APYEF”) and held May 5 to 7, 2017. This year’s winning team was awarded the services of the Lavery GO inc. Program. Martin Bédard, Shan Jiang, Felicia Jin and Sonia Rasquinha attended to listen to the teams’ presentations and award the prize to the winner. Startup Salad is a competition banner that hosts events in over 50 cities worldwide. This year’s competition took place in Montréal thanks to the APYEF, a Montréal-based association that seeks to establish an Asia-Pacific sharing platform for young entrepreneurs. Competitors had 52 hours to form teams and prepare a business plan. Each team then had to present their plan to a panel of professionals who selected the winning team.

On April 26, Lavery welcomed a delegation of French business leaders during the Québec, porte d'entrée de l'Amérique du Nord (Quebec, the gateway to North America) tour organized by International Mission and held from April 25 to 27. Pierre Marc Johnson, counsel and chief negotiator for Quebec for the Comprehensive and Economic Trade Agreement (CETA), discussed the different business opportunities available in Quebec, particularly in light of the European Parliament’s recent ratification of the CETA.

Partner Valérie Boucher and lawyer Judith Houle-Couture, members of the Business Law Group, will be speaking about SME partnerships at a seminar organized by Sous-Traitance Industrielle Québec (STIQ) this coming February 1. They will be reviewing the legal implications of SME partnerships as well as showcasing key components that partners should consider while negotiating and addressing legal documents. Click here to register or to obtain further information about the seminar. Partner Valérie Boucherand lawyer Judith Houle-Couture, members of the Business Law Group, will be speaking about SME partnerships at a seminar organized by Sous-Traitance Industrielle Québec (STIQ) this coming February 1. They will be reviewing the legal implications of SME partnerships as well as showcasing key components that partners should consider while negotiating and addressing legal documents. Click here to register or to obtain further information about the seminar.