Canadian Lawyer InHouse

29 CANADIANLAWYERMAG.COM/INHOUSE MARCH/APRIL 2019 29 L 2019 1 Lavery de Billy LLP lavery.ca Total lawyers: 202 Lawyers by offi ce: Montréal, 145; Québec, 22; Sherbrooke, 26; Trois-Rivières, 9 Core practice areas and notable mandates: intellectual property; artifi cial intelligence; business transactions/mergers and acquisitions; information, privacy and defamation; infrastructure; mining law; taxation; litigation and dispute resolution (class actions, commercial/restructuring, insolvency and banking/civil); labour and employment; fi nancing and fi nancial services; insurance Key clients: CDPQ Infra inc., SigmaSanté, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, Gestion Réseau Sélection Inc., Camso Inc., National Bank of Canada, Héroux-Devtek Inc., EBI Opération inc. HOW WE DID IT Canadian Lawyer asked lawyers, in-house counsel and clients from across Canada to vote on the top full- service, regional fi rms in Quebec. They were asked to rank their top fi rms from a preliminary list, with a chance to nominate a fi rm that was not included on the list. Respondents' rankings were based on fi rms' regional service coverage, client base, notable mandates, service excellence and legal expertise. To be considered in the vote, fi rms were required to have offi ces only in Quebec and offer a wide range of legal services. The fi nal rankings were determined through a points system, in which fi rms were rewarded on a sliding scale for the number of fi rst- to 10th-place votes received. 2 Langl ois lawyers LLP langlois.ca Total lawyers: 135 Lawyers by offi ce: Montreal, 80; Quebec City, 55 Core practice areas and notable mandates: Insurance; Business Law (M&A transactions, franchising, corporate law and corporate taxation, real estate transactions, commercial contracts, cannabis, etc.); Litigation and Dispute Resolution (arbitration, class action, commercial litigation, technology litigation, etc.); Employment and Labour Law (including Cannabis); Technology Law (fraud and cybersecurity and protection of personal information); Bankruptcy, Insolvency and Restructuring; Corporate Governance/ Directors and Offi cers. Key clients: Bombardier Aerospace, Hershey Canada Inc., Costco Wholesale Corporation, Fédération des caisses Desjardins du Québec, Intact Insurance, St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company (Travelers Canada), Bell Canada, National Bank of Canada, Professional Liability Insurance Fund of the Ordre des architectes du Québec, Metso Minerals Canada Inc. At Bombardier Inc., Nicholas Cermina- ro, director of legal services, has been fo- cused on the company's turnaround plan, started in 2015 and slated to fi nish in 2020. "We have passed the mid-point mark of that — the entire company is focused on making sure that gets delivered for all the shareholders, the employers and clients and customers. A lot of what we have done is in support of that from the Boeing litigation case we had in the U.S. to the representa- tions we had for the failed Siemens AG and Alstom SA mega merger in early Febru- ary," says Cerminaro. Generally, legal's work in this area falls under the category of special projects and legal has been at the forefront of deliver- ing on the turnaround plan for the com- pany. "I basically expect the next year to be exactly the same. We're in the middle of fi nancing — there are all sorts of initia- tives to make sure we're at the forefront of delivering on our objectives. If you speak to anyone, we're laser focused on deliver- ing on that," he says. Right now, Bombardier legal is focusing on execution and supporting the business. "I spend most of my time focused on the China trade war with the U.S. and looking at Brexit. The reality is the legal landscape in Quebec is quite stable. One thing we're watching is securities regulatory focus on non-gap measures." IH 3 BCF LLP bcf.ca Total lawyers: 151 Lawyers by offi ce: Montreal, 90; Quebec City, 60; Sept-Îles, 1 Core practice areas and notable mandates: mergers and acquisitions; domestic and international taxation; wealth management, commercial litigation; intellectual property Key clients: Yandex, SNC-Lavalin, Bombardier, Bombardier Recreational Products, Royal Bank of Canada, Sobeys, Ericsson Canada, Telecon Group, Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton and Librairie Renaud-Bray. Affi liations: Meritas TOP 1O Quebec regional fi rms

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