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DS Avocats Canada se réjouit d’annoncer que Frédéric Vachon se joint au groupe droit des affaires du bureau de Montréal.

M^e Divya Patel, avocate en droit des affaires, est devenue membre du Barreau de l’État de New York le 28 juin 2023, et M^e Laurent Crépeau, avocat en litige, le 14 septembre 2023.

The 2024 edition of the prestigious Best Lawyers in Canada directory highlights the outstanding work of four DS Avocats lawyers in all three lists, including one in the Lawyer of the Year category and another in the Ones to Watch category.

Ryan Flewelling, associé et Elena Mamay, avocate, ont franchi des étapes importantes dans leur développement professionnel. Ils ont terminé avec succès le prestigieux Harvard Intensive Mediation, un programme de certificat de médiation réputé offert par la célèbre Harvard Law School.

Having successfully completed their articling at DS Lawyers in 2022-2023 and following their swearing-in, we are delighted to welcome two new lawyers to our firm.

M^e Sophie-Anne Décarie, associée et directrice du bureau de DS Décarie Avocats à Gatineau, a représenté avec succès un groupe de défendeurs poursuivis par des demanderesses qui prétendaient avoir acquis par prescription une partie du lot des défendeurs. La rareté de ce jugement en droit est d’autant plus une grande source de fierté que le tribunal a souligné la qualité du travail de l’équipe de DS Décarie Avocats dans le jugement lui-même.

Sophie-Anne Décarie a représenté avec succès Benoît Atchom Makoma, qui avait été détenu de manière abusive par la ville de Montréal en 2018, dans une action collective devant la Cour supérieure du Québec.

With the still new, but rapid, development of artificial intelligence, the Manitoba Court of King’s Bench—one of the first courts in North America—issued a directive to ensure that all lawyers henceforth disclose any use of artificial intelligence in the preparation of documents.

Rapprocher les jeunes avocats à l’international et faire preuve d’écoute et de transparence à tous les échelons, voilà l’objectif derrière DS Académie, l’initiative lancée le mois dernier à Paris. Droit-inc. a interviewé Me Angèle di Giovanni, avocate à Montréal et Me Angela Lopez Molina, associée à Madrid et secrétaire général du groupe pour en savoir davantage.

Notre équipe de DS Décarie Avocats à Gatineau a accompagné Évolugen par Énergie Brookfield dans la signature d’une entente de longue durée pour offrir davantage d’infrastructures récréatives dans l’est de Gatineau dont des pistes cyclables et des sentiers aménagés.

L’arrivée de ces avocates renforce non seulement les assises de la croissance future de notre cabinet, mais démontre également que DS Avocats est une destination de choix pour les juristes talentueux qui souhaitent évoluer dans leur carrière.

We were delighted to bring back our annual client party in Calgary.

A night of celebration and gratitude! On Thursday, May 25, our DS Lawyers Calgary team had an amazing time hosting our valued clients at our Break the Ice event!

Our Quebec-France Working Group, launched earlier this year, aims to help French companies that are looking to set up in Quebec, and assist Quebec companies with their growth objectives in France. This initiative has attracted the attention of the online publication Droit-inc.

We are proud to announce that Alexandre Normandin-Lussier, lawyer and partner, was admitted to the Barreau de Paris in April 2023.

DS Lawyers Canada is pleased to announce that Jean-Yves Simard, a partner on the litigation team, has been ranked in the prestigious Benchmark Litigation Canada, 2023 edition.

L’équipe de DS Avocats Canada est heureuse d’accueillir Christian Dupuis, comme avocat dans le groupe de Droit des affaires à son bureau d’Ottawa-Gatineau. Me Dupuis pratique principalement dans le domaine du droit commercial, du droit transactionnel ainsi qu’en matière de réorganisations corporatives. Il exerce également dans le domaine du litige civil et commercial.

DS Avocats est heureux d’accueillir un chef de file en matière de droit des affaires, M^e Louis Clément. L’arrivée de cet avocat d’expérience, qui se joint comme associé au bureau de Montréal, s’inscrit dans la stratégie d’expansion du cabinet.

Bob Iverach du bureau de Calgary fête ses 50 ans de service actif au sein de la profession juridique en Alberta et en tant que membre de la Law Society of Alberta. Il s’agit d’une réalisation remarquable qui témoigne de son professionnalisme et de son engagement inébranlable envers ses clients et la communauté juridique.

DS Lawyers Canada is pleased to announce that Stéphanie-Ann Morgan is joining the Business Law group based out of our Montreal office. With a primary focus on transactional law, including mergers and acquisitions, commercial real estate, and corporate financing, Stéphanie-Ann brings considerable expertise to the table.

Richard Laramée, our managing partner, discusses with Sophie-Anne Décarie, partner and founder of Décarie Lawyers, the recent merger of the two firms with the magazine Droit-Inc. This merger gives DS Lawyers a seventh Canadian office and allows us to offer more services in National Capital Region of Canada.

Come join us for a cocktail and conversation with friends old and new in the Calgary business space. The Cocktail Connection aims to put together likeminded businesses and individuals to foster new business connections or rekindle those that may have fallen to the wayside during the pandemic.

DS Lawyers Canada is proud to announce the appointment of Gabriel Nadeau-Roberge (Business Law – Montreal) and Alex Parken (Business Law – Calgary) as partners, effective since January 1, 2023.

DS Lawyers is pleased to welcome to the firm Alexandre Normandin-Lussier. The arrival of this distinguished lawyer, who will be joining the Montreal office as a partner, is consistent with our expansion strategy in business law.

DS Lawyers in Calgary advises Bocana Resources Corp. on its successful reverse takeover of United Hunter

Richard Laramée, the managing partner of DS Lawyers in Montreal and chair of the Canadian board, has been awarded the Platinum Jubilee Medallion

DS Lawyers is pleased to announce that Xiao Wen Zhang has successfully completed her articling term at our Montréal office in 2022 and has been called to the Quebec Bar. She has accepted to join the corporate law team.

For many companies, the holiday party is back in full force this year. But with every great party comes great responsibility. Nicola Di Iorio, lawyer and partner in the employment and labour law group, speaks to CTV News and CityNews and offers tips and smart business practices so that the office holiday party goes off without a hitch.

We are pleased to welcome Sissi Querido, an associate, in our Montreal office as a member of our Labour and Employment Law team. She will assist and support the team in its mission of excellence.

Angèle di Giovanni, Lindsay Amantea, and Andrée-Anne Auclair share their perspectives on working at DS Lawyers

Reverse vesting orders are rising in prominence but are they here to stay? Jean-Yves Simard speaks with Canadian Lawyer about the short history of RVOs in Canadian insolvency law.

DS Lawyers congratulates Dale Burstall on winning the title in Corporate/M&A Alberta.

Laurent joins the firm’s Litigation and Dispute Resolution team in Montreal. His practice focuses primarily on civil, commercial and corporate litigation as well as bankruptcy and insolvency.

A DS Avocats team assisted Moneycorp, a global provider of payment and foreign exchange services, in opening a branch in Paris.

Quebec Court of Appeal rules that ten-year prescription applies to foreign arbitral awards in Quebec: what implications does this have for international arbitration in Canada?

The 2023 edition of Best Lawyers in Canada recognized Étienne Dubreuil, Dale Burstanll, and Jean-Yves Simard of DS Lawyers Canada for their expertise in 3 practice areas. In addition, Georges Samoisette Fournier has been recognized for his work in Labour and Employment Law and listed in to the prestigious directory of the Ones to Watch in Canada.

DS Lawyers welcomes four experienced labour and employment partners in line with its strategic growth plan. This announcement is a concrete expression of DS Lawyers’ strategic direction to continue to grow by taking advantage of a more complex, more sophisticated and faster-paced business environment.

Percy Castle et José Luis Ilabaca feront un point sur les derniers événements politiques et économiques au Chili, Pérou, Argentine et en Colombie et présenteront les opportunités d’investissement dans la Région.

Olivier Monange, Anne Severin et Alexis Mourre (MCG Arbitration) animent une conférence dans le cadre de la Paris Arbitration Week.

On Day Two of Next Tech China, join Isabelle Doyon and other panelists on the topic of pharmaceutical industry transformation.

At in the Grand Opening of Next Tech China, join Sylvie Savoie from Beijing, Anne Severin from Paris and Andrea Buchin from Shanghai on the questions to be answered before you successfully land in China.

A conversation between Chinese and African women leaders on their experience developing businesses in Africa.

A comparative analysis with French law and the example of maritime disputes.

Catherine Verneret is a speaker on the subject of IP Protection in Various Jurisdictions in the Post-Pandemic Era at the Inter-Pacific Bar Association’s Virtual Conference “Innovative Resilience in an Altered Legal Landscape.

Two of the largest traders in the world, the EU & China have recently modernised their export control regulations. Two webinars including 30 minutes of Q&A to help you stay up to date with recent developments and upcoming changes.

Two of the largest traders in the world, the EU & China have recently modernised their export control regulations. Two webinars including 30 minutes of Q&A to help you stay up to date with recent developments and upcoming changes.

The COVID-19 crisis is exacerbating the global economy, but France is “back to business”thanks to a massive 100 billion €r ecovery plan aimed at keeping the leadership position of France in Europe and attracting more FDI.

Through this webinar, Business France and its partners of la Team France Invest, would like to present you the comparative advantages & investment opportunities, in the context of Brexit and Covid-19, in France -as the current most attractive destination for FDI in Europe- and the soft landing provided by la Team France Invest.