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Publications

October 26th, 2022

BIM: a tool for substantiating a claim

This article first appeared in French on the Corporation des entrepreneurs généraux du Québec website and was written in collaboration with Geoffroy Bertrand, Eng., MBA, PMP, of FTI Consulting. The use of Building Information Modelling, commonly known as BIM, is becoming increasingly widespread in both public and private construction projects. BIM is traditionally seen as […]

Publications

October 21st, 2022

Letters of intent for the acquisition of an enterprise: their purpose and the obligations they create

This article appeared in French in the October 2022 issue of the Journal des Parcs industriels published by the Corporation des parcs industriels du Québec. A letter of intent is the generally recommended formal first step in transactions involving the acquisition of one or more businesses. Although the content may vary depending on what the […]

Firm news

October 20th, 2022

René-Martin Langlois appointed to the Board of Directors of the IPDA

Langlois celebrates the election of our colleague and partner René-Martin Langlois

Firm news

October 17th, 2022

Two lawyers join Langlois’ business law group

Langlois proudly welcomes two new lawyers to the firm’s business law group, Ms. Valérie Marleau and Mr. François-Alexandre Marois

Publications

October 13th, 2022

The Court of Appeal finds that the principle of proportionality does not extend the scope of the doctrine of forum of necessity

On December 3, 2021, in Otsuka Pharmaceutical Company Limited c. Pohoresky,1 the Superior Court of Québec (the Honourable Suzanne Courchesne) determined that it had jurisdiction to hear a class action brought by non-residents of Québec directed, in part, against foreign defendants (the “Foreign Defendants”). According to the Superior Court, the doctrine of forum of necessity codified […]

Awards and recognition

October 7th, 2022

Sophie Perreault and Sean Griffin named Fellows of the Litigation Counsel of America

Langlois Lawyers is proud to announce that the achievements in litigation of two partners have been recognized by the Litigation Counsel of America (LCA), an honorary society of America’s most eminent litigators. Sophie Perreault, Chair of the firm’s Board of Directors, and Sean Griffin, head of litigation at Langlois, were named Fellows following a rigorous […]