A Lavery Associate Wins the Moot Court Cometition of the "Conference Internationle Des Barreaux"
December, 2015 - Montreal, Quebec
Montreal, December 8, 2015 – Lavery is pleased to announce that Laurence Bich-Carrière, one of its promising young lawyers, has won the international moot court competition of the “Conférence internationale des barreaux de tradition juridique commune (CIB)”, on December 3, 2015.
Winner of the Young Bar of Montreal Oratory Competition in June 2015, Ms. Bich-Carrière was invited to represent the Bar of Montreal at the CIB which was held in Cotonou, Benin, from December 2 to December 5, 2015. On this occasion, she participated in a moot court competition against lawyers from all over the French-speaking world, where she took 1st place!
Member of the Quebec Bar since 2009, Me Bich-Carrière is part of the Litigation group and focuses her practice on all aspects of civil and commercial litigation. Her academic record is replete with frequent appearances on the Dean’s List as well as the receipt of graduate-level scholarships, in particular the MacDonald Travelling Scholarship.
“We are delighted to recognize Laurence’s outstanding success at this event. Her knowledge of the law, her wit, and quick repartee are remarkable. We are pleased to count her as one of our own”, said Don McCarty, Lavery’s Managing Partner.
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, Sherbrooke, Trois-Rivières 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.
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