Lavery Lawyers

Legal Services | Quebec, Canada
tel: +1 514 871 1522 | fax: +1 514 871 8977
1 Place Ville Marie | Suite 4000 | Montreal | Quebec | H3B 4M4 | Canada

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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.

Year this Office was Established: 1913
Lawyers Worldwide: 318

Notable

Areas of Practice

Professionals

Lawyer

Romeo  Aguilar Perez

Romeo Aguilar Perez

Senior Associate
Loïc  Berdnikoff

Loïc Berdnikoff

Lawyer and Chief, Legal Operations and Conformity and Chief Privacy Officer
Caroline  Bourbonnais

Caroline Bourbonnais

Avocate principale
Myriam  Brixi

Myriam Brixi

Partner
Victoria  Cohene

Victoria Cohene

Avocate principale
Sylvie  Demers

Sylvie Demers

Avocate principale
Chantal  Desjardins

Chantal Desjardins

Partner and Agent de marques de commerce
James  Duffy

James Duffy

Patent Agent and Senior Associate
Alain Y.  Dussault

Alain Y. Dussault

Partner and Trademark Agent
Eva  Fog

Eva Fog

Avocate
Florence  Forest

Florence Forest

Avocate principale
Léonie  Gagné

Léonie Gagné

Avocate principale
Simon  Gagné

Simon Gagné

Partner
Julie  Gauvreau

Julie Gauvreau

Partner and Agent de brevets and Agent de marques de commerce
Nadia  Hanine

Nadia Hanine

Avocate
Marie-Josée  Hétu

Marie-Josée Hétu

Partner and Associé directrice (bureau de Trois-Rivières)
Maria  Ionele

Maria Ionele

Avocate
Isabelle  Jomphe

Isabelle Jomphe

Partner and Agent de marques de commerce
Sofia  Khan

Sofia Khan

Avocate
Maude  Lafortune-Bélair

Maude Lafortune-Bélair

Avocate principale
Gabrielle  Lagarde Le Chasseur

Gabrielle Lagarde Le Chasseur

Avocate and Gestionnaire, développement professionnel
Guy  Lavoie

Guy Lavoie

Partner
Jean  Legault

Jean Legault

Partner
Carl  Lessard

Carl Lessard

Partner
Selena  Lu

Selena Lu

Partner
Despina  Mandilaras

Despina Mandilaras

Avocate principale
Hugh  Mansfield

Hugh Mansfield

Partner and Patent Agent and Trademark Agent
Catherine  Méthot

Catherine Méthot

Avocate principale
Mélanie  Meunier

Mélanie Meunier

Avocate principale, gestion du savoir en droit des affaires
Béatrice T  Ngatcha

Béatrice T Ngatcha

Partner and Agent de brevets
Michaël  Pageau

Michaël Pageau

Senior Associate
Jessica  Parent

Jessica Parent

Avocate principale
Luc  Pariseau

Luc Pariseau

Partner
Catherine  Pariseault

Catherine Pariseault

Avocate principale
Camille  Rioux

Camille Rioux

Avocate principale
Sophie  Roy

Sophie Roy

Avocate principale
Jean-Paul  Timothée

Jean-Paul Timothée

Senior Associate
Mylène  Vallières

Mylène Vallières

Avocate principale
Dominique  Vallières

Dominique Vallières

Senior Associate
Laurie  Vandal-Fortin

Laurie Vandal-Fortin

Avocate principale
Bruno  Verdon

Bruno Verdon

Partner
Adnana  Zbona

Adnana Zbona

Avocate principale

Linguistic Services

Danielle  Bureau

Danielle Bureau

Services linguistiques
Michèle  Gamache

Michèle Gamache

Services linguistiques
Stefan  Gillian

Stefan Gillian

Linguistic services
Jean-François  Lauzon

Jean-François Lauzon

Linguistic services
Mathieu  Legris

Mathieu Legris

Linguistic services
Joanne  Martin

Joanne Martin

Services linguistiques
Jean-Pierre  Nadeau

Jean-Pierre Nadeau

Linguistic services
Sofie  Peers

Sofie Peers

Services linguistiques
Yannick  Pourbaix

Yannick Pourbaix

Linguistic services

Other

Maxym  Bédard

Maxym Bédard

Étudiante
Dolaine  Béland

Dolaine Béland

Parajuriste
Yasmine  Belrachid

Yasmine Belrachid

Étudiante
Laurence  Bernard

Laurence Bernard

Étudiante
Gwendoline  Bruneau

Gwendoline Bruneau

Agent de brevets
Manar  Choukair

Manar Choukair

Étudiante
Sophie  Crevier

Sophie Crevier

Stagiaire
Charlotte  Dangoisse

Charlotte Dangoisse

Notaire principale
Janet  Dell’Orto

Janet Dell’Orto

Agent de marques de commerce
Julie  Doan

Julie Doan

Notaire principale
Marianne  Duboy

Marianne Duboy

Stagiaire
Sylvain  Dubuc

Sylvain Dubuc

Chief, Finance and Administration
Alain  Dumont

Alain Dumont

Patent Agent
Éloïse  Fortin

Éloïse Fortin

Étudiante
Florence  Fournier

Florence Fournier

Parajuriste
Mireille  Francoeur

Mireille Francoeur

Chargée de projets spéciaux, soutien à la direction
Nadine  Giguère

Nadine Giguère

Parajuriste
Line  Grandmaison

Line Grandmaison

Parajuriste
Annie  Groleau

Annie Groleau

Parajuriste
Sonia  Guérin

Sonia Guérin

Parajuriste
Amélie  Journet

Amélie Journet

Chef, talents et développement professionnel
Martin  Laprade

Martin Laprade

Paralegal
Gonzalo  Lavin

Gonzalo Lavin

Patent Agent
Jean-Francois  Lemieux

Jean-Francois Lemieux

Business Development Manager
Eleftheria  Manioudakis

Eleftheria Manioudakis

Director, Business Development
Sandrine  Masri

Sandrine Masri

Étudiante
Nicole  Messier

Nicole Messier

Notaire principale
Joëlle  Montpetit

Joëlle Montpetit

Parajuriste
Renaud  Murphy

Renaud Murphy

Articling Student
Isabelle  Normand

Isabelle Normand

Parajuriste
Isabelle  Pelletier

Isabelle Pelletier

Agent de brevets
Belinda  Rigon

Belinda Rigon

Parajuriste
Erwin  Schultz

Erwin Schultz

Patent Agent
Serge  Shahinian

Serge Shahinian

Patent Agent
Zoe  Sukster

Zoe Sukster

Étudiante
Anik  Trudel

Anik Trudel

Cheffe de la direction
Marie-Denise  Vane

Marie-Denise Vane

Étudiante
Alexandra  Yazbeck

Alexandra Yazbeck

Étudiante
Benoit  Yelle

Benoit Yelle

Patent Agent
Jennifer  Younes

Jennifer Younes

Stagiaire

Articles

Insurers: Two-headed hydras

On January 30, 2023, the Court of Appeal of Quebec rendered a decision in Commission scolaire De La Jonquière c. Intact Compagnie d?assurance.1 The key issues in this case are the potential for conflicts arising from liability insurance policies and the obligation to disclose documents where insurers? duty to defend conflicts with their duty to indemnify insureds. The facts This case is part of a class action in which all Quebec school boards?now referred to as school service centres (SSCs)?were accused of violating the right to free elementary and secondary education...

Insurers: Two-headed hydras

On January 30, 2023, the Court of Appeal of Quebec rendered a decision in Commission scolaire De La Jonquière c. Intact Compagnie d?assurance.1 The key issues in this case are the potential for conflicts arising from liability insurance policies and the obligation to disclose documents where insurers? duty to defend conflicts with their duty to indemnify insureds. The facts This case is part of a class action in which all Quebec school boards?now referred to as school service centres (SSCs)?were accused of violating the right to free elementary and secondary education...

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Press

Lavery Assists Premier Parks LLC in the Purchase of Calypso-Valcartier Group’s Shares

Calypso-Valcartier Group recently announced the sale of all of the shares of its two amusement parks, Village Vacances Valcartier located near Quebec City and Calypso, near Ottawa, and more specifically of the shares of the two parks’ operating corporations and their asset holding corporations. The assets of the two parks are now indirectly owned by EPR Properties, and they are operated by a Canadian subsidiary of Premier Parks, LLC. Our partners, André Vautour and France Camille De Mers, and their team assisted Premier Parks LLC in the due diligence of the parks’ assets and operations...

Lavery Helps to Establish an Affordable Housing Fund Worth $151 Million

On May 4, 2021, the Government of Canada, the Government of Québec, the Fonds de solidarité FTQ and Ivanhoé Cambridge announced the formation of a consortium of investors that will make $120 million available to co-ops, non-profit organizations (NPOs) and housing agencies for the construction or renovation of affordable housing. The Lucie and André Chagnon Foundation, Fondaction, the Mirella and Lino Saputo Foundation and the J. Armand Bombardier Foundation collectively added $31 million to the sum. The strategic partnership will be managed by the Association des groupes de ressources techniques du Québec (AGRTQ) starting in the fall of 2021...

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