Announcements

William Dion-Bernard, a notary in our Estates, Wills and Trusts Practice Group, was recently appointed on the Board of the Canadian Bar Association’s Quebec Branch for a second consecutive mandate. With some 2,200 members, this branch is the Quebec division of the largest professional association for legal advisers in the country.

RSS fought the “February blahs” very aggressively by recruiting three lawyers, who will be joining the firm’s Insurance Law Practice Group: Stéphanie Beauchamp Alice Bourgault-Roy Marc-Olivier Brouillette.

March 8, 2019 — RSS is proud to announce that Dominique Poulin, a long-time partner in its Insurance Law Practice Group, has been appointed a judge of the Superior Court of Quebec. Charles E. Flam, the firm’s managing partner, comments this appointment:   We can only join Dominique in celebrating this joyous announcement. Over the […]

Once again, RSS demonstrated its commitment towards our community: on Friday, February 22, a team represented the firm at the Winter Triathlon to support the young patients of Sainte-Justine hospital. The team put together by Yves Cousineau was comprised of Marika Douville (running), Pierre Brossoit (cross-country skiing) and Marc-Olivier Brouillette (skating). The team spirit was […]

As part of their curriculum at Montréal’s Collège international Marie-de-France, Secondary V students are required to go through a brief internship in a workplace. This activity allows them to enhance their knowledge of the work environment and discover new careers. This is how we had the pleasure of welcoming Orlaith Burgard, who followed lawyers as […]

RSS’s Estates, Wills and Trusts Practice Group is pleased to join forces with the Canadian Bar Association for a networking cocktail that will take place in our Square Victoria offices on Thursday, February 28. This informal meeting, focused on the development of skills and talent, will facilitate contacts between professionals interested in estate planning issues. […]

Each year, in February, Montréal celebrates Black History Month. In parallel to this celebration, the Association des étudiants noirs en droit de l’Université de Montréal highlights the specific contribution of black jurists to the juridical and social life in Quebec. RSS, with its constant history of fostering diversity within its ranks, has wholeheartedly joined this […]

The hard work and experience of RSS’s litigators continue to yield positive results. Yesterday, the Superior Court dismissed at the preliminary stage a $325,000 claim filed by a teacher against his employer, John Abbott College. The plaintiff was alleging having been targeted by illegal disciplinary measures, defamation, discrimination and psychological harassment by the college. The […]

On Tuesday, January 15, Martin Côté will be conducting a Webinar training session on the theme of “Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation: Where do we stand ten years after the coming into force of the provisions in the Code of Civil Procedure preventing such lawsuits?” This activity will allow lawyers to be updated on the […]

For a few years now, RSS au féminin, a group formed within the firm, has led numerous initiatives to promote women’s rights. The group focuses on encouraging women who wish to build a career with us as well as promoting women’s well-being outside the firm. This week, this involvement took the form of a campaign […]