September 26th, 2025
Langlois reaffirms its leadership in labour and employment law
Welcome Jasmin Marcotte, Sébastien Gobeil and Laurence Déry
Laurence Déry
Partner
Key practice areas
Strategic HR Advice, Labour and Employment Law, Human Rights and Discrimination, Language Rights, Personal Information and Data Protection
Laurence Déry has extensive experience in labour and employment law. She represents private and public sector employers, both federal and provincial, and advises foreign companies on their obligations as employers in Québec. She negotiates and drafts collective agreements and employment contracts, and she also handles workplace investigations, particularly in situations of psychological harassment. Employers rely on her expertise for all their employment-related needs, including union certification, transfer of rights and obligations between employers, labour standards, terminations, restrictive covenants, absenteeism, and the application and interpretation of collective agreements.
A seasoned litigator, Laurence regularly appears before tribunals, arbitrators, labour boards, and common-law courts. She handles a variety of cases relating to human rights, privacy, and the Charter of the French Language.
Laurence is also an instructor for the Certification in Ethics and Compliance program at Executive Education HEC Montréal. She regularly shares her expertise by providing training to employers and speaking at conferences.
Laurence is actively involved in her community, serving on various boards and committees.
- Agribusiness
- Wholesale and Retail
- Construction and Infrastructure
- Entertainment, Sports, Media and Communications
- Education
- Energy and Natural Resources
- Environment
- Governments, Public Services and Organizations
- Real Estate
- Financial Institutions and Services
- Manufacturing
- Health and Life Sciences
- Security
- Transportation
- Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory – Labour Relations, 2023-2024
- Winner in the Labour Law category at the Gala des Maîtres, organized by the Young Bar of Québec City, 2013
- Recipient of the Lieutenant-Governor's Medal for personal, social and community involvement and exceptional achievement, 2003
- Winner of the Julien-Chouinard prize for best text submitted to the Revue Juridique, a publication by the students of the Faculty of Law at Université Laval, 2003
- Canadian Bar Association, Member
- Bar of Québec City, Member, since 2003
- Bar of Québec City, Member of the Administrative Justice Committee, 2018-2022
- Women Presidents Organization (WPO), Member, since 2024
- Québec Association of Construction and Housing Professionals (APCHQ) – Québec City region, Board Member, 2006-2007, and 2015-2022
- Signes d'Espoir Foundation, Board Member, 2015-2018
- Atelier Signes d'Espoir, Board Member, 2015-2019
- Société de protection et d'aménagement de l'Île aux Pommes, Board Secretary, since 2013
- Centre de la petite enfance Sophie inc., Board Chairperson, 2011-2013
LL.B., Université Laval, 2002