Lavery Creates a New Area of Legal Practice: Corporate and Business Integrity
October, 2013 - Montreal, Quebec
Lavery creates a new area of legal practice: Corporate and Business Integrity
Montreal, October 7, 2013 – Lavery is pleased to announce the creation of a new area of practice, "Corporate and Business Integrity" whose team will be headed by Marie Cossette, a Litigation partner at the firm.
The Corporate and Business Integrity team is composed of the following partners:
Daniel Bouchard Philippe Frère
Jules Brière, Ad. E. Nicolas Gagnon
Marie Cossette André Laurin
Gérard Coulombe, Q.C., Ad. E. Don McCarty
Philippe Décary Katia Opalka
Jean-Simon Deschênes Raphaël H. Schachter, Q.C., Ad. E.
Raymond Doray, Ad. E. André Vautour
The legal services provided by the team include risk management and media relations with respect to contentious disputes, directors’ and officers’ liability, management of reporting and whistle-blowing processes as well as crisis management.
"Issues related to corporate ethics and social responsibility are both frequent and ever-present. The main objective of our Corporate and Business Integrity area of practice will be to help corporations implement appropriate mechanisms to ensure their business integrity and compliance with applicable laws in Quebec, Canada and abroad", said Don McCarty, Lavery’s Managing Partner.
For more information, visit the Corporate and Business Integrity page of Lavery’s website at:
http://www.lavery.ca/legal-services-expertise/corporate-business-integrity/
About Lavery
Founded in 1913, Lavery (lavery.ca) is the leading independent law firm in Quebec. The firm has an active practice in the large urban business centers of Quebec and Eastern Ontario through its offices in Montreal, Quebec City and Ottawa. It has also developed strong ties with other firms elsewhere in Canada and is a member of the World Services Group (worldservicesgroup.com), an international network of service firms carrying on business in more than 115 countries.
Source:
Lise Allard
Director
Business Development and Communications
Lavery, de Billy, L.L.P.
514 877-2994
