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Jean-François Landry joins the litigation group in Montréal. He practices administrative law and civil and commercial litigation, primarily in the areas of professional liability, the liability of directors and officers, and insurance coverage disputes. He holds a Master's degree in Commercial Law from the London School of Economics and Political Science and a Juris Doctor from Dalhousie University. Mike Siméon also joins the litigation group in Montréal. His practice focuses in particular on class actions, insurance law, regulatory penal law and corporate governance. During his law studies, Mike was vice-president of the Université de Montréal chapter of the Black Law Students’ Association of Canada, where he was involved in the creation of various initiatives to promote diversity within the legal community. Previously, Mike served for 10 years in the Canadian Armed Forces Primary Reserve.

Mylany David and Pascal Archambault, both members of the firm’s practice group specialized in cannabis, were recently quoted in an article published in Canadian Lawyer magazine entitled “Protecting cannabis IP”.

The management of CM-CIC Investissement has announce the nomination of attorney William D. Hart as director and chairman of the board of directors of its two Canadian subsidiaries, CIC Capital Canada Inc. and CIC Capital de risque Inc. He joins Julien Saulgrain, an attorney at the firm Blue-HF, as a second independent director of these two companies.

Sophie Perreault, a partner in the litigation group at Langlois Lawyers, was interviewed recently by La Presse, giving her the opportunity to provide tips on good corporate governance.

Langlois is pleased to announce that its clients can now rely on the expertise of seven talented new lawyers specialized in labour and employment law, two of whom are partners. “The arrival of these seven exceptional lawyers is a decided asset that allows us to diversify our service offering in the area of labour and employment law. With their experience and in-depth knowledge, they will help our clients achieve success, and we are delighted to welcome them to the firm”, stated Jean-François Gagnon, the chief executive of Langlois Lawyers.

The Association of Quebec Women in Finance (AFFQ) has recently re-issued, in its monthly newsletter to members, a number of governance bulletins written by Danielle Ferron and Tommy Tremblay.