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36 M a r c h 2 0 1 4 w w w . C A N A D I A N L a w y e r m a g . c o m 3 total lawyers: 167 lawyers by office: Quebec City, 34; Montreal, 32; Saguenay, 30; Alma, 6; Roberval, 3; Saint-Félicien, 3; Sherbrooke, 6; Drummondville, 7; Plessisville, 1; Rimouski, 10; Riviere- du-Loup, 7; Amqui, 1; Sept-Iles, 7; Val-d'Or, 11; Rouyn- Noranda: 4; Amos, 2; Saint-Georges, 3 core practice areas: Commercial and corporate affairs; banking and finance; labour and employment law; native affairs; public administration (health and social services) Key clients: Financial institutions; public administration (health care institutions, municipalities, public institu- tions); First Nations; telecommunications carriers; trans- portation companies; companies operating in the energy and natural resources sector Notable mandates: A number of pre-development agreements between First Nations and mining companies; social and economic partnership agreements for First Nations groups; obtained favourable rulings in lawsuits covering defamation, labour law, and constitutional law; Ville de Saguenay v. Mouvement laïque québécois. Star alumni: Former Canadian ambassador to France and Que- bec premier Lucien Bouchard; Quebec Superior Court jus- tices France Bergeron, Martin Dallaire, and Robert Dufresne. affiliations: SCG Legal; TAGLaw the firm: Cain Lamarre Casgrain Wells is the result of the merger in 1999 of three firms. Cain Lamarre Wells, founded in 1928 in Chicoutimi, was the oldest law firm in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean. Gauthier Nepveu Leblanc Brouillette, which opened its doors in Sept-Îles in 1951, was one of the most important players in the develop- ment of the North Shore. Casgrain Desrosiers Lévesque Bujold Villeneuve, a trusted name in Rimouski since 1877, was one of Canada's oldest law firms. The new firm set up shop in Montreal and Quebec City, then opened offices across Quebec. A respondent ranked the firm tops for its "great client service." CAIN LAMARRE CASGRAIN WELLS LLP (3) CLCW.CA 4 total lawyers: 99 lawyers by office: Quebec City, 47; Montreal, 52 core practice areas: Insurance law; business law; civil and commercial litigation; employment and labour law; transportation law Key clients: Intact Insurance; Canadian National Rail- way; Desjardins Group; Canadian Royalties; Telus Notable mandates: Currently defending Desjardins in various class actions instituted in Quebec, B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Ontario; acts for the Quebec provincial judges association in relation to compensation issues. Star alumni: Former Quebec chief justice Michel Rob- ert; Chief Justice Pierre Blais of the Federal Court of Appeal; former Quebec Court of Appeal justices René Dussault and Paul-Arthur Gendreau; Quebec Supe- rior Court Justice Bernard Godbout. affiliations: Lexing the firm: Lawyer William Morin opened his law firm in 1916 and in 1957 the firm welcomed Leopold Langlois as a partner. He developed a specialization in maritime law, which is still a hallmark of the firm today. Langlois' son Raynold joined the team in 1964 and presided over the growth of the firm. After a series of mergers and acquisitions, the firm officially became Langlois Kronström Desjardins in 2003. It added 10 lawyers from Heenan Blaikie in Febraury. LANGLOIS KRONSTRÖM DESJARDINS (2) LKD.CA