RSS is proud to announce that 25 of its lawyers are included in the 2018 Canadian edition of the Best Lawyers directory, a major, peer-review-based guide to legal professionals all over the world.
All the firm’s lawyers who appeared in the previous edition are included again this year. However, the list reflects additions and special mentions:
- Lynne Kassie, Ad. E., has been selected as 2018 Lawyer of the Year in Montréal in Family Law, a title she had held in 2009 and 2016;
- Natacha Calixte is added to the list, under Family Law;
- Philippe-André Tessier, who was already rated for Transportation Law, is now also recognized under Labour and Employment Law; and
- Jean-Yves Fortin, Ad. E., who was already rated before joining us in the fall of 2016, now contributes to the firm’s Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law profile.
The list of selected lawyers is:
| Area(s) of practice | Year of initial entry | |
| Louise Baillargeon | Transportation Law | 2006 |
| Jean-François Bilodeau | Insurance Law Maritime Law |
2006 |
| Natacha Calixte | Family Law | 2018 |
| Jean E. Clerk, Q.C. | Railroad Law | 2006 |
| Yves Cousineau | Insurance Law | 2006 |
| Sharon G. Druker | Corporate Law | 2015 |
| Charles E. Flam | Corporate and Commercial Litigation | 2008 |
| Jean-Yves Fortin, Ad. E. | Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law | 2006 |
| Michel Green | Class Action Litigation Director and Officer Liability Practice Insurance Law Legal Malpractice Law Personal Injury Litigation Product Liability Law |
2006 |
| Patrick Henry | Insurance Law Legal Malpractice Law Personal Injury Litigation Product Liability Law |
2006 |
| Gilbert A. Hourani | Insurance Law | 2013 |
| Lynne Kassie, Ad. E. | Family Law | 2006 |
| Nick Krnjevic | Insurance Law Product Liability Law |
2006 |
| Jean-François Lamoureux | Insurance Law | 2015 |
| Jacques A. Laurin | Labour and Employment Law | 2013 |
| Martin Lord | Tax Law Trusts and Estates |
2008 |
| Peter S. Martin | Biotechnology Law | 2011 |
| Pascale Nolin | Family Law | 2011 |
| Marilyn Piccini Roy, Ad. E. | Trusts and Estates | 2008 |
| Dominique Poulin | Insurance Law | 2016 |
| Jonathan J. Robinson | Corporate and Commercial Litigation Real Estate Law |
2012 |
| Barry H. Shapiro | Corporate Governance Practice Corporate Law Mergers & Acquisitions Law Private Funds Law Trusts and Estates |
2012 |
| Claude-Armand Sheppard, Ad. E. | Corporate and Commercial Litigation | 2006 |
| Jean-Pierre Sheppard | Corporate and Commercial Litigation | 2015 |
| Philippe-André Tessier | Transportation Law Labour and Employment Law |
2012 |