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
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...
U.S. Tariffs Announcement: Repercussions and Trade Strategies for Our Quebec Businesses
Lavery Lawyers
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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
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Areas of Practice
Professionals
Lawyer
Romeo Aguilar Perez
Senior AssociateJulie Aubin-Perron
LawyerGeneviève Beaudin
PartnerJosianne Beaudry
PartnerChloé Béland
LawyerAnne Bélanger
PartnerLoïc Berdnikoff
Lawyer and Chief, Legal Operations and Conformity and Chief Privacy OfficerGeneviève Bergeron
Partner and Trademark AgentLaurence Bernard
LawyerRosemarie Bhérer Bouffard
LawyerLaurence Bich-Carrière
PartnerDominic Boisvert
PartnerVéronik Bonneville-Pesant
PartnerRené Branchaud
PartnerÉtienne Brassard
PartnerPhilippe Brassard
LawyerMyriam Brixi
PartnerCéleste Brouillard-Ross
Senior AssociateBenoit Brouillette
PartnerBéatrice Bull
LawyerKathryn Cahill
LawyerMarie-Claude Cantin
PartnerÉtienne Carey
LawyerHugo Carrier-L'Italien
LawyerBrittany Carson
PartnerKarl Chabot
Senior AssociateAndré Champagne
PartnerChristian Chidiac
LawyerDavid Choinière
Senior AssociatePamela Cifola
LawyerVictoria Cohene
Senior AssociateMarie-Claude Côté
Senior AssociateSophie Crevier
LawyerFrance Camille De Mers
PartnerChantal Desjardins
Partner and Trademark AgentJulien Desoer
LawyerJean-Sébastien Desroches
PartnerRadia Amina Djouaher
LawyerRaymond Doray
PartnerStéphanie Dubois
LawyerMarianne Duboy
LawyerJulien Ducharme
Senior AssociateJames Duffy
Patent Agent and Senior AssociateAlain Y. Dussault
Partner and Trademark AgentIsabelle Duval
PartnerAli El Haskouri
PartnerPhilippe Frère
PartnerSimon Gagné
PartnerCharles-Hugo Gagné
LawyerNicolas Gagnon
PartnerGabrielle Gallio
LawyerAnaïs Gascon-Vaillancourt
Associate Director, Talent and Professional DevelopmentRichard Gaudreault
PartnerBrigitte Gauthier
PartnerJulie Gauvreau
Partner and Patent Agent and Trademark AgentCarole Gélinas
PartnerMarc-André Godin
PartnerJoseph Gualdieri
LawyerEmma-Sophie Hall
LawyerCaroline Harnois
PartnerGhiles Helli
LawyerMarie-Josée Hétu
PartnerÉdith Jacques
PartnerMarie-Hélène Jolicoeur
PartnerIsabelle Jomphe
Partner and Trademark AgentNicolas Joubert
PartnerSofia Khan
LawyerKaterina Kostopoulos
LawyerJosiane L'Heureux
PartnerGuillaume Laberge
PartnerJonathan Lacoste-Jobin
PartnerMaude Lafortune-Bélair
Senior AssociateAwatif Lakhdar
PartnerMarc-André Landry
PartnerJoël Larouche
Senior AssociateGuy Lavoie
PartnerJean Legault
PartnerCarl Lessard
PartnerSelena Lu
PartnerMarie-Christine Lysymanko
LawyerDespina Mandilaras
Senior AssociateHugh Mansfield
Partner and Patent Agent and Trademark AgentPaul Martel
PartnerÉlizabeth Martin-Chartrand
LawyerGabrielle Mathieu
LawyerJean-François Maurice
LawyerZeïneb Mellouli
PartnerIsabelle P. Mercure
Partner and Managing Partner (Sherbrooke office)Catherine Méthot
Senior AssociateBéatrice T Ngatcha
Partner and Patent AgentRodrigo Olmos-Hortigüela
LawyerMarc Ouellet
PartnerCamille Ouellet
LawyerMichaël Pageau
Senior AssociateAnne-Sophie Paradis
LawyerJessica Parent
Senior AssociateLuc Pariseau
PartnerFrançois Pariseau
LawyerCatherine Pariseault
Senior AssociateAriane Pasquier
PartnerAudrey Pelletier
Senior AssociateKabrina Péron
LawyerGaspard Petit
Senior AssociateMartin Pichette
PartnerMarie-Eve Pomerleau
PartnerJean-Vincent Prévost-Bérubé
LawyerMathias Rancourt
PartnerFrançois Renaud
PartnerCamille Rioux
Senior AssociateFrançois Rizcallah
LawyerMarc Rochefort
PartnerSophie Roy
Senior AssociateChantal Saint-Onge
Senior AssociateMaude Sirois
LawyerMadeleine Stringer
LawyerOuassim Tadlaoui
PartnerCharles Olivier Thibeault
PartnerJean-Paul Timothée
Senior AssociateDavid Tournier
PartnerBernard Trang
LawyerMylène Vallières
Senior AssociateDominique Vallières
Senior AssociateAndré Vautour
PartnerBruno Verdon
PartnerSébastien Vézina
PartnerJonathan Warin
PartnerJennifer Younes
LawyerAdnana Zbona
Senior AssociateJessica Zegarelli
LawyerLinguistic Services
Catherine Avignon
Linguistic servicesMarie Brisson
Linguistic servicesDanielle Bureau
Linguistic servicesAlexandra Degarie
Linguistic servicesMichèle Gamache
Linguistic servicesStefan Gillian
Linguistic servicesJean-François Lauzon
Linguistic servicesMathieu Legris
Linguistic servicesMarie-Claude Lortie
Linguistic servicesJoanne Martin
Linguistic servicesJean-Pierre Nadeau
Linguistic servicesSofie Peers
Linguistic servicesYannick Pourbaix
Linguistic servicesLegal Counsel
Other
Suzanne Antal
Trademark AgentMaxym Bédard
Articling StudentYasmine Belrachid
Articling StudentSalim Ben Abdessalem
ParalegalMaxime Bergeron
Articling StudentNathalie Borgniez
Director, projects and strategic planningChloé Bouchard-Montpetit
StudentSamuel Bourgault
StudentLéa Brousseau-Bellavance
StudentGwendoline Bruneau
Patent AgentThomas Cazelais Turcotte
StudentStephanie Cech
StudentFelix Chen
StudentCatherine Côté
Manager, Student and Articling ProgramsCharlotte Dangoisse
Senior NotaryGabrielle Dickins
StudentSylvain Dubuc
Chief Financial OfficerAlain Dumont
Patent AgentLouis-Félix Dumoulin
StudentLaurianne Falardeau
ParalegalClara Fortin
StudentÉloïse Fortin
Articling StudentMireille Francoeur
Special Projects Manager, Executive SupportNadine Giguère
ParalegalLine Grandmaison
ParalegalAnnie Groleau
ParalegalSonia Guérin
ParalegalLaurence Isabelle
StudentAmélie Journet
Chief, Talent and Professional DevelopmentPhilippe Juhos
StudentGeneviève Langelier
Director, Talent and Professional DevelopmentMartin Laprade
ParalegalJoseph Lauzon Potts
StudentGonzalo Lavin
Patent AgentJean-Francois Lemieux
Business Development ManagerElissa Louka
StudentGabrielle Manion Tinkler
ParalegalEleftheria Manioudakis
Director, Business DevelopmentJimmy Marneris
StudentSimon-Charles Masri
StudentSandrine Masri
Articling StudentJessy Ménard
StudentJoëlle Montpetit
ParalegalAna Cristina Nascimento
ParalegalIsabelle Normand
ParalegalDavid Pardales
StudentIsabelle Pelletier
Patent AgentFrancis Sabourin
Articling StudentErwin Schultz
Patent AgentEl Hadji Alioune Seck
Articling StudentSerge Shahinian
Patent AgentZoe Sukster
Articling StudentArielle Supino
StudentMarie-Ève Tremblay
ParalegalAlex-Anne Trudeau
StudentAnik Trudel
Chief Executive OfficerAlexandra Yazbeck
Articling StudentBenoit Yelle
Patent AgentArticles
Press
Lavery Advises the Société Du Parc Jean-Drapeau Adjust Canadian Grand Prix (F1) Dates
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
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...