Announcements

Concerned with the development of future generations of lawyers, RSS offers students of the Faculty of Law of the University of Montréal an award for excellence in Insurance Law Course. RSS is pleased to present the 2019–2020 award to Ms. Alexia Mooijekind.

Today’s edition of The Suburban announces that Brigitte Garceau, whose community involvement has always been outstanding, has been appointed President of the Board of Directors of the West Island Women’s Shelter. Brigitte was already a director and legal advisor for this organization that helps victims of conjugal violence.

The latest issue of the Estates, Trusts and Pensions Journal contains a paper by Lauren Flam. In “‘Not a Case about a Mere Referral’: Reflections on Salomon v. Matte-Thompson”, (2020) 39 ETPJ 330, she comments on a decision in which the Supreme Court of Canada redefined the extent of the professional liability of a lawyer […]

RSS is proud to announce that 26 of its lawyers — nearly a third of the team — are included in the 2021 Canadian edition of the Best Lawyers directory, a major international peer-review-based guide to legal professionals. This year again, two Montréal Lawyers of the Year are with RSS: Michel Green, for Insurance Lynne Kassie, Ad. E., […]

The pandemic is both the reason and the occasion to re-examine one’s estate planning, as suggested by Marilyn Piccini Roy, Ad. E., in “Estate planning during a pandemic”. In this piece published by the Bequests and Planned Gifts Service of McGill University, Marilyn explains that the pandemic has alerted certain people to the necessity of […]

August 14, 2020 — RSS is pleased to announce that Pierre E. Moreau, a distinguished expert in labour and employment law, has joined the firm. “Pierre has demonstrated his experience with litigious cases, but is also a sought-after advisor for preventive measures”, says Jean Denis Boucher, who heads RSS’s Labour and Employment Law Group. “His […]

Marianne Poliquin, from our Labour and Employment Law Group, has just been admitted to the Ordre des conseillers en ressources humaines agréés — Quebec’s professional order of chartered human resources advisors. As the name suggests, the order focuses on the development of skills and practices related to the management of personnel. Since it falls under […]

Marcel-Olivier Nadeau, from our Saguenay office, and a member of our Insurance Law Practice Group, has just been elected bâtonnier (Chair) of the Barreau du Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, one of the 15 local sections of the Bar of Quebec. This election is an eloquent demonstration of the esteem in which he is held by the region’s lawyers.

Jean-Pierre Sheppard and Lauren Flam, of our Commercial Litigation Department, obtained an interim injunction yesterday to force a defendant who was defaming a company to cease and desist. The Court held that the unfounded accusations of financial impropriety and alleged product quality problems were being circulated in bad faith with the purpose of causing harm […]

Martin Côté will be presenting the webinar “Tout ce que vous devez savoir relativement au secret professionnel de l’avocat en entreprise et au privilège relatif au litige” (Everything you must know on solicitor-client privilege for in-house counsel, and on litigation privilege), broadcast on Wednesday, June 17, from 12:00 to 1:30 pm. This activity, hosted by […]