In the Media

The Energy Law expertise of Stefan Chripounoff, a partner in the litigation group, was recently called upon in connection with an article on the globalization of natural gas markets. He explained that the multiplication of liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports will have a standardizing effect on commodity pricing.

Vincent de l’Étoile, a partner of the firm, was recently asked to comment on the new tax agreement between the Quebec government and Airbnb for an article entitled “Agreement between Quebec, Airbnb on tax remittance called ‘unique’” published on The Lawyers Daily website in September.

Kateri Vincent, a business law practitioner at Langlois Lawyers, recently commented on two Supreme Court of Canada decisions on how the National Energy Board (NEB) consults with indigenous communities when deciding on the advisability of a proposed petroleum project with potentially negative environmental impacts.

Pierre-Luc Desgagné, a partner in the business law group at Langlois lawyers, was interviewed recently on the Ici Radio-Canada program Format libre, during which he discussed the potential impacts of the Supreme Court of Canada’s pending decision in the Comeau case on interprovincial trade, over and above the mere importation of alcohol, which is the focus of that case.

Following the publication of her recent article entitled “Notice to property owners and lessees: contesting property assessments under the new roll for 2017”, Jessica Syms, a lawyer in the litigation group at Langlois Lawyers, was invited to comment on the process for contesting real estate evaluations on the TVA Nouvelles television news program broadcast on Sunday March 5, 2017.

Pierre-Luc Desgagné, a partner at Langlois lawyers, was interviewed on International Women’s Day by journalist Diane Bérard of Les Affaires, about the issue of gender parity following the 10th anniversary of the Act respecting the Governance of State-owned Enterprises.