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CAIN LAMARRE CASGRAIN WELLS LLP (3) CLCW.CA Total Lawyers: 162 Lawyers By Office: Quebec City, 34; Saguenay, 33; Montreal, 30; Drummondville, 12; Rimouski, 9; Val-d'Or, 9; Sept- Îles, 7; Sherbrooke, 6; Rivière-du-Loup, 6; Alma, 4; Saint-Félicien, 3; Saint-Georges, 3; Amos, 2; Roberval, 2; 3 Amqui, 1; Plessisville, 1 Core Practice Areas: Commercial and corporate affairs; banking and finance; labour and employment law; native affairs; public administration. Key Clients: Financial institutions; health-care institutions, municipalities, public institutions; First Nations; telecom- munications carriers; transportation companies; compa- nies in the energy and natural resources sector. Notable Mandates: Acted for Société immobilière du Québec in its $45-million acquisition of the Îlot Voyageur site, including the land and building; represented Alexandre Dubé in his successful appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada in an aboriginal taxation matter regarding the taxability of investment income paid by a credit union located on a reserve; constitutionality contests handled by lawyers André Gauthier and Raymond Nepveu on behalf of the Conference of Municipal Judges of Quebec. Star Alumni: Former Canadian ambassador to France and Quebec premier Lucien Bouchard; Quebec Superior Court justices France Bergeron, Martin Dallaire, and Robert Dufresne. Affiliations: State Capital Group, TAGLaw The Firm: Cain Lamarre Casgrain Wells came onto the scene in 1999 following the merger of three firms: Cain Lamarre Wells, founded in 1928 in Chicoutimi; Gauthier Nepveu Leblanc & Brouillette, established in Sept-Îles in 1951; and Casgrain Desrosiers Lévesque Bujold Villeneuve, which dated back to 1877. With its total of 16 offices spread across the province, it's no surprise that many voters emphasized the firm's reach. "It's a firm everywhere in Quebec so it under- stands the region reality, " said one respondent. A large firm with a human touch ® Our people make the difference at Langlois Kronström Desjardins. LKD.ca Montréal Québec City Untitled-4 1 Langlois Kronström Desjardins, LLP www.CANADIAN Lawyermag.com M AY 2012 39 12-04-18 3:05 PM Civil and Commercial Litigation Labour and Administrative Law Public and Private Real Estate Law Business Law Maritime and Admiralty Law