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Lavery Lawyers

Legal Services | Quebec, Canada
tel: + 819 373 7000 | fax: + 819 373 0943
1500 Royale St. | Suite 360 | Trois-Rivières | Quebec | G9A 6E6 | Canada

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André Vautour

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Trois-Rivières, Quebec | Montreal, Quebec | Quebec, Quebec | Sherbrooke, Quebec

Lavery Lawyers News

Wednesday, December 11, 2024 •Hiring Process: Can Knowledge of a Language Other Than French Be Required by an Employer?
Wednesday, November 27, 2024 •U.S. Tariffs Announcement: Repercussions and Trade Strategies for Our Quebec Businesses
Friday, November 22, 2024 •Bill C-244: unlocking the right to repair
Wednesday, October 2, 2024 •Proof of incapacity: analysis of CIUSSS de L’Ouest-de-L’île-de-Montréal (ST. Mary’s Hospital Center) c. R.C.
Thursday, September 19, 2024 •Financing Quebec’s Energy Transition: Unlocking the Potential of Flow-Through Shares

Overview

Lavery is a major full-service law firm of more than 200 lawyers and the leading independent law firm in Quebec. The firm provides a comprehensive range of legal services to regional, national and multinational corporations; financial institutions; and government departments, agencies, and Crown corporations. It also has an extensive practice in advising other Canadian and foreign law firms on matters of Quebec law.

Lavery has developed strong ties with law firms and other professional firms across Canada, the United States and worldwide, thereby enabling us to assist our clients to develop opportunities outside Quebec. The firm is a member of the World Services Group, a global non-profit association with membership by invitation only, consisting of large local, national and international professional services providers in over 115 countries.

Lawyers Worldwide: 318

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Areas of Practice

  • Aboriginal Law
  • Aviation Law
  • Business Immigration
  • Class Actions
  • Commercial Law
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Competition and Antitrust Law
  • Construction
  • Corporate and Business Integrity
  • Corporate Governance
  • Criminal Law and Penal Law
  • Debt Financing and Banking
  • Distribution of Financial Products and Services
  • Education Law
  • Energy and Natural Resources and the Plan Nord
  • Environment
  • Ethics
  • Family Law, Personal Law and Estate Law
  • Financing and Financial Services
  • Franchising and Distribution
  • Government affairs and public law litigation
  • Health Law
  • Information, Privacy and Defamation
  • Infrastructure
  • Insurance
  • Labour and Employment
  • Land Use Planning and Development
  • Life and Disability Insurance
  • Life Sciences
  • Mediation and Arbitration
  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Mining Law
  • Municipal Affairs
  • Pension and Benefits
  • Private equity, venture capital and investment management
  • Product Liability
  • Professional Liability
  • Protection and Transmission of Estates and Assets
  • Real Estate Law
  • Securities Law
  • Special Risk Insurance
  • Sport and Entertainment
  • Tax Litigation
  • Taxation
  • Technology, Entertainment and Intellectual Property
  • Transportation and Infrastructure

Articles

Hiring Process: Can Knowledge of a Language Other Than French Be Required by an Employer?

Lavery Lawyers, December 2024

In a decision rendered on September 16, 2024,1 the Administrative Labour Tribunal (the ?ALT?) found that a company (the ?employer?) had violated the Charter of the French language2 (the ?CFL?) by requiring knowledge of languages other than French as part of a hiring process. This is one of the first decisions ruling on the new complaint mechanisms introduced by Bill 96, An Act respecting French, the official and common language of Québec

U.S. Tariffs Announcement: Repercussions and Trade Strategies for Our Quebec Businesses

Lavery Lawyers, November 2024

Nearly four years after the coming into force of the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (?CUSMA? or the ?Agreement?), U.S. President-elect Donald Trump announced on November 25 that he intends to implement a 25% tariff on all products entering the United States from Canada and Mexico, starting on the first day of his presidency, January 20. Donald Trump indicated that this tariff will remain in place until Canada and Mexico bolster their border policies, which he believes are responsible for the increase in illegal immigration and the trafficking of devastating drugs in the United States. As a reminder, CUSMA currently provides for tariff-free access to U.S...

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Press

Lavery Advises the Société Du Parc Jean-Drapeau Adjust Canadian Grand Prix (F1) Dates

Lavery Lawyers, November 2024

Lavery was pleased to serve as legal counsel in a strategic initiative to revise the schedule of the Canadian Grand Prix.Under the new schedule, Canada’s most anticipated tourist event will be moved to the last two weekends of May starting in 2026, in order to meet various eco-responsibility objectives.Welcomed by key players in the tourism and events industry, the revised schedule will minimize the number of transatlantic flights required for F1 teams, thereby reducing the event’s carbon footprint. The initiative is part of a broader commitment to environmental and social responsibility, in line with Quebec’s efforts to promote sustainable tourism practices...

Lavery celebrates World Intellectual Property Day

Lavery Lawyers, April 2023

This year, the World Intellectual Property Day theme is "Women and Intellectual Property: Accelerating innovation and creativity". Therefore, Lavery is pleased to recognize the contribution of a female inventor. Women face significant barriers in the patent and telecommunications sectors, where under-representation and gender bias are unfortunately common. In the field of patent application drafting, women represent only 12% of inventors, while in telecommunications, only a quarter of professional positions are held by women. In spite of this situation, pioneers like Lila Madour are making significant contributions to their fields, overcoming these challenges with determination and skill...

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