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

Main Contacts

André Vautour

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Partner

Selena Lu

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Partner

René Branchaud

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Partner

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
Geneviève  Bergeron

Geneviève Bergeron

Partner and Trademark Agent
Myriam  Brixi

Myriam Brixi

Partner
Céleste  Brouillard-Ross

Céleste Brouillard-Ross

Senior Associate
Karl  Chabot

Karl Chabot

Senior Associate
David  Choinière

David Choinière

Senior Associate
Victoria  Cohene

Victoria Cohene

Senior Associate
Marie-Claude  Côté

Marie-Claude Côté

Senior Associate
Chantal  Desjardins

Chantal Desjardins

Partner and Trademark Agent
James  Duffy

James Duffy

Patent Agent and Senior Associate
Alain Y.  Dussault

Alain Y. Dussault

Partner and Trademark Agent
Simon  Gagné

Simon Gagné

Partner
Léonie  Gagné

Léonie Gagné

Senior Associate
Anaïs  Gascon-Vaillancourt

Anaïs Gascon-Vaillancourt

Associate Director, Talent and Student and Articling Programs
Julie  Gauvreau

Julie Gauvreau

Partner and Patent Agent and Trademark Agent
Isabelle  Jomphe

Isabelle Jomphe

Partner and Trademark Agent
Jasmine  Kavadias Landry

Jasmine Kavadias Landry

Senior Associate
Sofia  Khan

Sofia Khan

Lawyer
Maude  Lafortune-Bélair

Maude Lafortune-Bélair

Senior Associate
Joël  Larouche

Joël Larouche

Senior Associate
Guy  Lavoie

Guy Lavoie

Partner
Jean  Legault

Jean Legault

Partner
Carl  Lessard

Carl Lessard

Partner
Selena  Lu

Selena Lu

Partner
Despina  Mandilaras

Despina Mandilaras

Senior Associate
Hugh  Mansfield

Hugh Mansfield

Partner and Patent Agent and Trademark Agent
Paul  Martel

Paul Martel

Partner
Isabelle P.  Mercure

Isabelle P. Mercure

Partner and Managing Partner (Sherbrooke office)
Catherine  Méthot

Catherine Méthot

Senior Associate
Béatrice T  Ngatcha

Béatrice T Ngatcha

Partner and Patent Agent
Michaël  Pageau

Michaël Pageau

Senior Associate
Jessica  Parent

Jessica Parent

Senior Associate
Luc  Pariseau

Luc Pariseau

Partner
Catherine  Pariseault

Catherine Pariseault

Senior Associate
Audrey  Pelletier

Audrey Pelletier

Senior Associate
Gaspard  Petit

Gaspard Petit

Senior Associate
Camille  Rioux

Camille Rioux

Senior Associate
Sophie  Roy

Sophie Roy

Senior Associate
Chantal  Saint-Onge

Chantal Saint-Onge

Senior Associate
Jean-Paul  Timothée

Jean-Paul Timothée

Senior Associate
Mylène  Vallières

Mylène Vallières

Senior Associate
Dominique  Vallières

Dominique Vallières

Senior Associate
Laurie  Vandal-Fortin

Laurie Vandal-Fortin

Avocate principale
Bruno  Verdon

Bruno Verdon

Partner
Adnana  Zbona

Adnana Zbona

Senior Associate

Linguistic Services

Catherine  Avignon

Catherine Avignon

Linguistic services
Marie  Brisson

Marie Brisson

Linguistic services
Danielle  Bureau

Danielle Bureau

Linguistic services
Alexandra  Degarie

Alexandra Degarie

Linguistic services
Michèle  Gamache

Michèle Gamache

Linguistic services
Stefan  Gillian

Stefan Gillian

Linguistic services
Jean-François  Lauzon

Jean-François Lauzon

Linguistic services
Mathieu  Legris

Mathieu Legris

Linguistic services
Marie-Claude  Lortie

Marie-Claude Lortie

Linguistic services
Joanne  Martin

Joanne Martin

Linguistic services
Jean-Pierre  Nadeau

Jean-Pierre Nadeau

Linguistic services
Sofie  Peers

Sofie Peers

Linguistic services
Yannick  Pourbaix

Yannick Pourbaix

Linguistic services

Legal Counsel

Other

Suzanne  Antal

Suzanne Antal

Trademark Agent
Maxym  Bédard

Maxym Bédard

Articling Student
Dolaine  Béland

Dolaine Béland

Paralegal
Yasmine  Belrachid

Yasmine Belrachid

Articling Student
Maxime  Bergeron

Maxime Bergeron

Articling Student
Nathalie  Borgniez

Nathalie Borgniez

Director, projects and strategic planning
Gwendoline  Bruneau

Gwendoline Bruneau

Patent Agent
Felix  Chen

Felix Chen

Student
Catherine  Côté

Catherine Côté

Manager, Student and Articling Programs
Charlotte  Dangoisse

Charlotte Dangoisse

Senior Notary
Sylvain  Dubuc

Sylvain Dubuc

Chief Financial Officer
Alain  Dumont

Alain Dumont

Patent Agent
Clara  Fortin

Clara Fortin

Student
Éloïse  Fortin

Éloïse Fortin

Articling Student
Mireille  Francoeur

Mireille Francoeur

Special Projects Manager, Executive Support
Nadine  Giguère

Nadine Giguère

Paralegal
Annie  Groleau

Annie Groleau

Paralegal
Sonia  Guérin

Sonia Guérin

Paralegal
Amélie  Journet

Amélie Journet

Chief, Talent and Professional Development
Geneviève  Langelier

Geneviève Langelier

Director, Talent and Professional Development
Martin  Laprade

Martin Laprade

Paralegal
Gonzalo  Lavin

Gonzalo Lavin

Patent Agent
Jean-Francois  Lemieux

Jean-Francois Lemieux

Business Development Manager
Elissa  Louka

Elissa Louka

Student
Eleftheria  Manioudakis

Eleftheria Manioudakis

Director, Business Development
Sandrine  Masri

Sandrine Masri

Articling Student
Isabelle  Pelletier

Isabelle Pelletier

Patent Agent
Sophie  Poirier

Sophie Poirier

Stagiaire
Erwin  Schultz

Erwin Schultz

Patent Agent
El Hadji Alioune  Seck

El Hadji Alioune Seck

Articling Student
Serge  Shahinian

Serge Shahinian

Patent Agent
Zoe  Sukster

Zoe Sukster

Articling Student
Anik  Trudel

Anik Trudel

Chief Executive Officer
Alexandra  Yazbeck

Alexandra Yazbeck

Articling Student
Benoit  Yelle

Benoit Yelle

Patent Agent

Articles

Misuse of the complaints mechanism on an e-commerce platform

At a time when Canada and many other countries are taking steps to protect users from harm online,1a decision was handed down by the Supreme Court of British Columbia (the “Court”) on January 15, 2024, regarding the conduct of a competitor with respect to complaints about intellectual property infringement made on Amazon’s e-commerce website. Amazon’s platform is similar to many other e-commerce platforms that have a complaint mechanism for third-party use of intellectual property in violation of the rights of the real owners thereof...

Test - Tax opportunities under the Indian Act

Tax opportunities under the Indian Act   Although it is not often well-understood in business and tax circles, the Indian Act (the ?Act?), coupled with federal and provincial tax laws, provides several tax planning opportunities for Indigenous taxpayers. These laws provide various tax exemptions for people who qualify as ?Indians? under the Act, as well as for ?bands? and other ?councils.? These terms are defined in the Act and require case-by-case analysis, but essentially they refer to people of Indigenous origin who have at least one family member who is registered or entitled to be registered as an Indian within the meaning of the Act...

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Press

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...

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...

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