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Raynold Langlois, one of the founders of law firm Langlois Kronström Desjardins, was awarded one of the most prestigious distinctions in the legal field at the 2012 Lexpert Zenith Awards gala held in Toronto on October 11.

As of this coming July 3rd, the Quebec City office of Langlois Kronström Desjardins will be located on the 12th and 13th floors of Tower 3 of Complexe Jules-Dallaire. The new premises cover 35,000 square feet and afford a superb panoramic view of the greater Quebec City area.

Lead counsel in defence of a number of significant actions in damages against Concordia University. The cases were successfully defended by Langlois Kronström Desjardins, after the implementation of a vigorous defence strategy that sought preliminary dismissals of the plaintiff’ claims.

Law firm Langlois Kronström Desjardins ranks second among the top ten full-service regional law firms in Quebec, according to a survey conducted by Canadian Lawyer magazine, the results of which are published in its May edition. This is the second time that Langlois Kronström Desjardins has achieved this distinction: the firm was given the same ranking in 2010, the last time the survey was conducted.

Langlois Kronström Desjardins secured an important appellate court victory for a mining company located in the area of the Plan Nord in a case dealing with the autonomy and limits of commercial arbitration in the Province of Quebec. In the process, the Québec Court of Appeal rendered a leading decision confirming that private arbitration tribunals have the power and jurisdiction to interpret and enforce commercial agreements through orders of specific performance

On January 12, 2011, Langlois Kronström Desjardins was successful in an important and complex case brought before the Superior Court of Quebec. Our firm represented the Defendants in this matter involving a dispute between shareholders of a family holding company.