Civil and Commercial Litigation

William Marchetti-Berry Joins Our Civil and Commercial Litigation Group – August 17, 2023

RSS is pleased to welcome William Marchetti-Berry to its Civil and Commercial Litigation Group. William first joined our team in 2021 as a summer student. He was called to the Bar yesterday, after his second year with us as an articling student. “William is devoted to his work and is always ready to take on […]

RSS Continues to Excel Before the Courts

On March 15, 2023, the Superior Court rendered a judgment in a commercial leasing matter in which our client, the owner and lessor of a warehouse in Montréal, was being pursued for over $100,000.00 by a former tenant.  The dispute turned on an interpretation of a clause in the lease, which established the tenant’s responsibility […]

RSS Welcomes Xavier Morand Bock

RSS is pleased to announce that Xavier Morand Bock, a lawyer in our Civil and Commercial Litigation Group, is back with the team. After having practiced with us for a few years, Xavier had left the firm to take on a challenge with a Montréal corporate group in the entertainment industry. Jean-Pierre Sheppard, head of […]

Evidence by Presumption: Utility and Pitfalls

This webinar was presented on June 16, 2022, as part of our firm’s annual lectures on insurance law. Description Property is stolen in a warehouse while the alarm system, unexplainably, was down. There is a suspect, an employee, but no one has seen him deactivate the alarm system or carry the property. Can we assume […]

Martin Côté Featured in a Continuing Education Activity of the Bar

Today, May 31, Martin Côté is presenting “Tout ce que vous devez savoir relativement au secret professionnel de l’avocat en entreprise et au privilège relatif au litige”, a contining education webinar hosted by the Bar of Quebec.

Jean-Pierre Sheppard Named Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America

RSS is very pleased to announce that Jean-Pierre Sheppard, from our Civil and Commercial Litigation Group, has been admitted as a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America. The Counsel is comprised of litigators from the United States and Canada, allowing them to exchange ideas and contribute to their professional development. Membership is limited to […]

Maxime Saint-Onge Joins RSS’s Civil and Commercial Litigation Group

RSS is pleased to announce that Maxime Saint-Onge, a litigator, is now a member of the firm. Maxime’s practice has been focused on litigation cases since his call to the Bar, in 2017. Martin Côté, a partner in our Civil Litigation Group, comments on this recruit. “Maxime has a very rich experience, that includes many […]

Juliana Boutot Joins our Civil and Commercial Litigation Group

Having completed her articling period and been called to the Bar yesterday, Juliana Boutot begins her career today as a litigator with our Civil and Commercial Litigation Group. She demonstrated her potential by handling very diversified files and will undoubtedly contribute significantly with her civil and common law education. Jean-Pierre Sheppard, team leader of the […]

Dossier LesAffaires : La clé pour éviter les problèmes liés à l’insolvabilité? La vigilance!

Only available in French. Cet article de Robinson Sheppard Shapiro a été publié dans le cadre d’un Dossier Partenaire avec LesAffaires.com. Découvrez tous les articles du Dossier ci-dessous.  vous soyez créancier ou débiteur, vous devez connaître une règle : ce qui se présente d’abord comme un petit pépin de solvabilité peut vite échapper à votre […]

RSS’s Commercial Litigation Group Welcomes Two New Members

RSS is pleased to have two new lawyers within its ranks: Samuel St-Jean focuses his practice on construction law, real estate, and business law. His knowledge of the construction industry comes from his professional involvement with a construction company. Samuel was called to the Bar in 2017. A member of the Bar since 2018, Maryam […]