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Langlois Lawyers is proud to announce that its expansion continues with the arrival of three new lawyers who will be part of the litigation group. Hugo Bachand-Brunet, AndréAnne Fortin and Fady Toban are joining the Montréal team responsible for litigation and dispute resolution.

Marianne Plamondon Named Ambassador for HEC Montréal MBA’s 50th Anniversary Langlois Lawyers is pleased to announce that Marianne Plamondon, partner of our Labour and Employment Law Group, has been named ambassador, highlighting the 50th anniversary of the HEC Montréal MBA program.

Langlois Lawyers is pleased to announce the appointment of Catherine Biron to the Québec Cinéma’s Board of Directors, a non-profit organization whose mission is to showcase Quebec’s films and its artisans through promotional and educational activities. Catherine joins the Board of Directors under the chairmanship of Mr. Patrick Roy and co-vice-chair of Ms. Monique Jérôme-Forget and Ms. Kim McCraw.

Langlois is pleased to announce that Sophie Perreault has been named a star of the legal profession by the prestigious Acritas directory. Acritas is an independent global firm that assesses lawyers' reputations from interviews with jurists and legal-department heads randomly selected from some of the world's leading companies.

Langlois lawyers is pleased to announce the appointment of our partner Pierre-Luc Desgagné as Québec’s Delegate General to Brussels and the European Community.

The Honourable François Rolland joins Langlois Lawyers Langlois Lawyers is extremely pleased to announce that the Honourable François Rolland, Ad. E. is joining its litigation group as senior counsel, mediator and arbitrator. A renowned jurist in Québec and Canadian legal circles, Mr. Rolland rose to prominence as a Justice of the Superior Court of Québec from 1996 to 2015, and was the court’s Chief Justice from 2004 to 2015. In addition to presiding over numerous trials and settlement conferences in all areas of civil law, including commercial disputes, class actions, as well as insolvency and corporate reorganization files, Mr. Rolland has been appointed to various public positions by the Québec and Canada governments. He is also actively involved in several organizations dedicated to improving access to civil justice, including as chair of the Board of Directors of legal education organization Éducaloi.