Lauren Flam

Lawyer, Associate

Office

Montréal

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Lauren Flam is an associate in our Civil and Commercial Litigation and Estates, Wills and Trusts Groups. Her practice is centered on advocating for clients in complex estate and trust disputes, especially those involving issues of private international law and the interpretation or validity of wills.

In addition to her expertise in estates and trusts, Lauren is passionate about the protection of vulnerable and/or incapable individuals. She represents clients in contentious matters relating to the homologation of protection mandates and the opening and administration of tutorships.

Since the beginning of her practice, Lauren has been advising individuals and institutions acting on behalf as others in Quebec, such as liquidators, trustees, mandataries and tutors. She has also published articles and presented conferences on best practices and recent legislative changes in the area of administration of the property of others.

Lauren is regularly called upon to represent clients, heirs, trust beneficiaries, liquidators, trustees, tutors and mandataries, in litigious matters before the Superior Court and the Court of Appeal of Québec.


Associations

Member of the Lord Reading Society’s Board of Directors (2021–present)



Bulletins

A Paradigm Shift in the Protection and Representation of Persons in Vulnerable Situations

1 November 2022

On November 1, 2022, the Act to amend the Civil Code, the Code of Civil Procedure, the Public Curator Act and various provisions as regards the protection of persons, Bill 18, SQ 2020, c 11, entered into force. The Quebec legislature and the Public Curator have hailed the Act as a much needed “paradigm shift” […]


Publications and Conferences

  • “A Paradigm Shift in the Protection and Representation of Persons in Vulnerable Situations”, with Adrien Tillet, RSS newsletter, November 1, 2022
  • Speaker, “Projet de loi 18 — Les considérations et impacts pratiques du nouveau régime de protection pour majeur et mineur”, annual conference of the Association de planification fiscale et financière, October 8, 2021
  • “‘Not a Case about a Mere Referral’: Reflections on Salomon v. Matte-Thompson”, (2020) 39 Estates, Trusts and Pensions Journal 330


Education

Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)

Université de Montréal

2017

Bachelor in Philosophy, With Distinction

McGill University

2014


Call to Bar

Quebec

2018