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24 www.canadianlawyermag.com FEATURES TOP 10 QUEBEC REGIONAL FIRMS subsidiaries of a U.S. borrower under a $350-million syndicated loan Representing and advising a post-second- ary education institution in the negotiation with a neighbour toward the conclusion of an agreement to allow construction work on certain buildings Successfully applied for orders to compel two internet service providers to disclose the identity of internet subscribers who, using aliases, were defaming its clients. Disclosure by the access providers was indispensable before filing procedures to protect its clients' privacy Representing a major coffee shop chain before the Superior Court in litigation with a commercial lessor in Quebec City over the conditions of occupancy of a food court area expanded after the conclusion of the lease Star alumni: Superior Court judge Domi- nique Poulin 9 BÉLANGER SAUVÉ BELANGERSAUVE.COM Bélanger Sauvé was formed in 1967 through the merger of two Montreal firms. It opened an office in Joliette in 2000 and merged with Beaumier Richard in Trois-Rivières in the same year. Its clientele includes a large num- ber of corporations and public institutions. The firm has more than 50 lawyers across its main office in Montreal and smaller offices in Trois-Rivières and Joliette. "Amazing lawyers that care about the cli- ents and employees," read one commendation of Bélanger Sauvé. "Friendly, cost effective and professional" and "Service excellence" read others. Core practice areas and notable mandates: municipal law; labour law; insurance; civil litigation; professional liability. The firm has intervened on behalf of a num- that confer use Represented an international manufac- turer and distributor of medical, dental and related supplies on the purchase of a minority shareholder's interest in a foreign affiliate in accordance with the laws of the Netherlands Retained to instruct counsel in proceedings before the court in Saint Vincent and The Grenadines on the validity under the laws of Quebec of certain documents, to effect an enforceable transfer of estate assets to a third party Acted as Quebec counsel to an Ontar- io-based transportation business in the negotiation and possible acquisition of a Quebec-based trucking facility, including its real estate holdings Advising on a cross-border (Canada-U.S.A.) structured settlement in a personal injuries case that occurred in the U.S., involving a U.S. citizen resident in Canada Assisted out-of-province counsel in putting in place Quebec security against the local largest pharmacy chain in Quebec in 2017 (approximately 375 stores, 4,000 employ- ees and revenues in excess of $1.6 billion) to McKesson Canada. The firm is committed "to innovation in Quebec," has "top-tier expertise, top-quality client services" and a "humanistic and inclu- sive" approach, survey respondents said of the firm. Core practice areas and notable mandates: business law including M&A transactions, tax, finance, real estate, leasing, insolvency, trans- portation, employment, IP, litigation and arbi- tration/mediation and estates, wills and trusts; insurance law; family law Represented the winning party in Yared v. Karam, in which the Supreme Court of Can- ada resolved the issue by deciding that the value of a family residence held in a trust can be included in the family patrimony when it is determined that a spouse retains the rights

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