July 2022
July 29th 2022 – We are pleased to inform you that Me Julien Sauvé is joining the firm as a lawyer after having completed his professional training with the Quebec Bar.
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July 28th 2022 – We are pleased to announce that Me Guillaume Turcotte has recently joined PFD Lawyers.
April 2022
April 13th 2022 – PFD Avocats is pleased to welcome Me Audrey Cardinal to its Labor Law group.
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April 5th 2022 – PFD Lawyers is pleased to announce the arrival of Simon Pelletier in the Construction Law group at the Boisbriand office.
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April 4th 2022 – Having successfully completed his internship at the Bar within our firm and following his swearing in on March 25, we are delighted to welcome a new lawyer Me Simon Maxime Labelle.
February 2022
February 10th 2022 – After successfully completing her internship, Joëlle Rousseau chose to pursue her career at PFD Lawyers firm.
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February 7, 2022 – PFD Avocats is pleased to announce the arrival of Marguerite Goulet within the Business Law group at the Boisbriand office.
January 2022
January 25th 2022 – PFD Avocats continues to attract the best talents in the legal field with the addition of Me Pierre Paquin to its construction law and municipal law teams.
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January 24th 2022 – We are proud to announce the appointment of our lawyers Me Eloise Pion and Me Francis Chaussé to the rank of partners.
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January 17, 2021 – A major project to modernize family law is being prepared. The need to be equipped to deal with all aspects of family law, from the custody of your children to the protection of your assets, has never been more important.
December 2021
December 20th 2021 – Dear customers and collaborators,
PFD Lawyers is sensitive to the situation relating to COVID-19. The safety of all our employees, our customers and our collaborators is a priority for us. We want to inform you that we are taking all the necessary measures to guarantee a safe environment for everyone.
November 2021
November 19, 2021 – We are delighted to inform you that a partnership has been created between PFD Lawyers and the boutique firm Benoît & Côté.
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November 10, 2021 - Me Amélie Chouinard, lawyer and partner in the labor law team of PFD Avocats has been appointed Administrative Judge at the Administrative Labor Tribunal, Occupational Health and Safety Division.
September 2021
September 10th 2021 – Admitted to the Quebec Bar today, Me Marie-Michèle Paquin joins the municipal law team in our Saint-Jérôme office and Me Camille Beaudry joins our construction law team in our Boisbriand office. Congratulations on this great accomplishment. We are delighted to have you among us!
June 2021
June 7th 2021 – Members of the PFD Lawyers team and their families were present in large numbers at the 10th edition of Run For Our Health, for the benefit of the Saint-Jérôme Regional Hospital Foundation!
April 2021
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It is not uncommon to see additional costs claimed by the contractor as part of a contract for the performance of work that has been tendered. It is precisely this type of litigation that the Superior Court had to settle in the Construction Polaris Inc. affair.
January 2021
December 2020
On December 14, Me Louis-Philippe Desjardins was sworn-in!
November 2020
On November 6, Frédérique Fortin was sworn in!
September 2020
Août 2020
May 2020
Compte tenu du caractère unique de chaque situation en ce qui concerne l'application potentielle d'une défense de force majeure à l'égard d'un contrat donné, PFD Avocats peuvent vous conseiller sur vos droits et obligations dans le cadre de la crise actuelle.
March 2020
PFD Avocats is sensitive to the situation relating to COVID-19. The safety of all our employees, customers and collaborators is a priority for us. We would like to advise you that we are taking all necessary measures to guarantee a safe environment for everyone.
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It is with great pride that PFD Avocats announces the nomination of three new associates: Me Jean-Philippe Desabrais, Me Stéphanie Provost and Me Marc-André Nadon.
Me Desabrais, Me Provost and Me Nadon will continue to provide services to our clients in accordance with our firm's high standards of excellence.
February 2020
Last December, on the proposal of the Quebec's Prime Minister the Honorable François Legault and after consultation with the opposition parties and independent deputies, Me Jean-François Mallette was unanimously
November 2019
On November 7th, Me Samuel Bergeron gave a conference about ''The drafting of contractual documents in construction'' for the benefit of of the Corporation des Entrepreneurs Généraux du Québec at PFD's Blainville office. We thank all the participants for attending!
September 2019
The fall cocktail of the youth wing of the Chambre de commerce et d'industrie Thérèse-de Blainville (CCITB) was held on September 25.
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On Sunday, September 29, the PFD team hit the trails in Parc-Nature du Lac Jérôme in Saint-Jérôme for the third edition of the Je marche pour toi! fundraising event. A total of $49 243.35 was raised, with all proceeds going to the Pallia-Vie foundation.
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The EJ Feel ZOO! event to benefit the Orchestre symphonique de Laval was held on September 26.
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The 20th edition of the Vélo à notre santé campaign to benefit the Fondation de l'Hôpital de Saint-Jérôme was held on September 8.
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On September 25, Mtre Amélie Dupras gave a lecture on the practice of family law to students enrolled in the paralegal program at Cégep de Saint-Jérôme.
July 2019
In July 2019, on the recommendation of the Comité des pratiques professionnelles and in accordance with the Regulation respecting the conciliation and arbitration procedure for the accounts of advocates, Mtre Jean-François Mallette was appointed chair of the board of arbitration of the Québec Professional Association of Real Estate Brokers.
June 2019
May 2019
Mtre Amanda Taddeo and Mtre Amélie Dupras were present on May 23rd at the Fondation À deux pas de la réussite event.
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Mackrell International (MI) has secured its seventh consecutive ranking in the Chambers Directory, a premier legal industry directory as a world-leading global network.
January 2019
On January 14, Samuel Vaillancourt gave a conference on earning a college diploma in paralegal studies and working as a law clerk
November 2018
On October 19, Samuel Vaillancourt gave a talk on how legalizing cannabis impacts young people
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On October 19, Mtre Daniel Goupil led a conference on the recent developments in municipal law at the ADMQ's Zone Laurentides seminar.
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Mtre Martin Laurendeau, Mtre Pascal Comeau and the entire PFD team are proud to have advised and supported Groupe Touchette throughout the process leading up to its major transaction.
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On October 27, 2018, Les Affaires magazine published the list of the top 300 most important SMEs in Quebec.
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On October 17, Samuel Bergeron and Jean-Philippe Desabrais led a discussion entitled L'impact de l'Autorité des marchés publics (AMP) sur les projets de construction.
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On October 16, Amélie Chouinard gave an interesting interview on the repercussions of the legalization of cannabis in the workplace on the Allez hop, bon matin :) morning show on CIME, La couleur des Laurentides.
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On November 14, Amélie Chouinard and Maxime Arcand will speak to members of the Chambre de commerce du Grand Mont-Tremblant at a conference entitled Milieu de travail et cannabis : De nouveaux enjeux ou un pétard mouillé? to demystify the impacts of the legalization of cannabis on work relations management.
October 2018
On October 4th and September 11th, Mtre Amélie Chouinard and Mtre Maxime Arcand gave a conference on cannabis and the workplace entitled Milieu de travail et cannabis : De nouveaux enjeux ou un pétard mouillé? to demystify the impacts of the upcoming legalization of marijuana on labour relations management.
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On Wednesday, November 3, Mtre Francis Chaussé will lead a training session in collaboration with the Centre de transfert d'entreprise du Québec (CTEQ) as part of the Succès-Relève programme.
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Mtre Francis Chaussé, chair of the Fondation Richelieu Saint-Jérôme, would like to invite you to the 17th edition of the Grande dégustation des vins du monde winetasting event to benefit the Fondation de l'Hôpital Régional de St-Jérôme on October 19 at the Best Western Hotel in St-Jérôme.
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On September 13, the Century 21 Réalité golf tournament was held at Club de golf Glendale in Mirabel to raise funds for the Fondation Émile-Z.-Laviolette. Mtre Marc-André Nadon represented the firm at the event.
September 2018
On July 27th, Mtre. Philippe Bédard, who articled at the firm, was sworn in.
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Mtre Francis Chaussé recently accepted to serve as president of the Fondation du Club Richelieu de Saint-Jérôme for the 2018-2019 period.
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On September 9, the Fondation de l'Hôpital régional de Saint-Jérôme held its annual Vélo à notre santé event along the bike path of the P'tit Train du Nord linear park. As they do every year, PFD staff members came together and formed an impressive 41- member squad that even took home the award for the largest team!
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Mtre Samuel Bachand and Mtre Marc-André Nadon of our firm will be teaching "Libertés publiques" at the University of Montreal's Faculty of Law next fall.
Août 2018
On May 31, Mtre Alexandre Lebeau and Mtre Marc-André Nadon took part in the seventh edition of the Homards et boeuf benefit dinner to raise funds for the Fondation Émile-Z.-Laviolette
July 2018
On May 24, CÉGEP de Saint-Jérôme held its 24th Mérite étudiant ceremony to recognize academic excellence. The Fondation du CÉGEP de Saint-Jérôme, Desjardins and a number of other partners awarded more than 70 scholarships valued at over $20 000 in total.
PFD offered two scholarships to its paralegal students in the Relève category of the student program.
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All PFD employees gathered at our Boisbriand office this past Wednesday, June 20th for a festive Food Truck lunch to welcome the summer in style.
The PFD team wishes all its clients, partners and friends a wonderful summer !!!
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Again this year, the PFD team will be taking part in the Vélo à notre santé fundraiser for the Fondation de l'Hôpital régional de Saint-Jérôme. The 19th edition of the cycling event will be held on Sunday, September 9 along the bike path of the P'tit train du Nord linear park.
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Mtre Amanda Taddeo and Mtre Jean-Philippe Desabrais were appointed to the board of directors of the Jeune Barreau Laurentides-Lanaudière to serve as administrators.
Mtre Taddeo is also a member of the board of directors of the youth wing of the Chambre de commerce et d'industrie Les Moulins.
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The Centre de pédiatrie sociale Coeur des Laurentides in Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts was officially inaugurated on March 17, 2018.
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On June 14, the Comité relève de l'Orchestre symphonique de Laval hosted EN 1990 !, a private fundraising show.
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On June 18, Fondation Monbourquette held its annual golf tournament. PFD was among the sponsors of the event, which raised $186 000 for Maison Monbourquette, a non-profit organization that provides support services to bereaved people.
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On June 28, the Association des femmes d'assurance de Montréal (AFAM) held its 40th annual golf tournament at Hillsdale Golf Club.
June 2018
On June 3rd, PFD employees and their families enthusiastically took part in the Courir à notre santé fundraiser to benefit the Hôpital régional de Saint-Jérôme.
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On 20 June, 2018, the 7th Edition of the theatrical company and non-profit organization Le Petit Théâtre du Nord's benefit evening THÉÂTRE & TERROIR will take place. Along with Mrs. Sophie Lorrain, Mtre Étienne Ruel will be co-president of honour at this event.
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This past Sunday May 27, the team at PFD participated in the fourth edition of the Course Nature Rivière-du-Nord, a family event promoting physical activity.
May 2018
On April 20, at the annual congress of the Barreau de Laurentides Lanaudière, Mtre Stéphanie Provost received the Prix distinction of the Jeune Barreau de Laurentides-Lanaudière in recognition of her exceptional professional and social contributions.
Congratulations, Stéphanie!
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On May 6th, the PFD team once again took part in the Défi course et marche Desjardins. It was the 16th edition of the annual event, which is organized by Club Lions de Ste-Thérèse and Club d'athlétisme Corsaire Chaparal.
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On April 19, Mtre Marc-André Nadon led a training session on trademarks at the Rendez-Vous Croissance organized by the Chambre de commerce et d'industrie MRC de Deux-Montagnes (CCI2M).
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Mtre Joanne Côté and Mtre Daniel Goupil of our municipal law group led recently training sessions.
April 2018
The finalists' cocktail of the 2018 Gala Zénith organized by the Chambre de commerce et d'industrie du St-Jérôme Métropolitain was held on March 28 at Volkswagen Laurentides de Saint-Jérôme.
March 2018
We are very pleased to announce that Mtre Samuel Bachand has joined the PFD team. Mtre Bachand practices out of our Boisbriand office primarily in the fields of administrative and constitutional law, civil liability, and construction law.
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It is with great pride that PFD Lawyers announces the nomination of two new partners : Mtre Marie-Sophie Marceau and Mtre François Laplante.
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On March 14, Mtre Amélie Chouinard and Mtre Stéphanie Provost will take part in a gala dinner hosted by the Centre de prévention suicide (CPS) Le Faubourg at Club de golf Les Quatre Domaines.
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On March 17, Mtre Stéphanie Provost will lead a training session on the roles and responsibilities of the elected officials of the Fédération québécoise des municipalités.
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On March 20, Mtre Stéphanie Provost will attend a cocktail event hosted by the youth wing of the Chambre de commerce et d'industrie de Saint-Jérôme at SOS Aventures, an escape game centre located in St-Jérôme.
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Mackrell International (MI) has secured its sixth consecutive ranking in the Chambers Directory as a world-leading global network. PFD Lawyers, which has been a member of MI since 2015, is one of more than 90 members representing 4500 lawyers working in 60 countries. The network has boosted its coverage in Africa and South America and continues to deliver global expertise with local influence in the Americas, Europe and Asia Pacific.
February 2018
On January 25, Mtre Eloïse Pion won her case before the Court of Appeal of Québec when it dismissed the opposing party's appeal.
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The firm's annual lawyers' day was held on Saturday, January 27. The program included a conference by Carol Allain on the generation gap entitled Le Choc des Générations and a cooking lesson by Ateliers & Saveurs.
Those in attendance donated the tapas they made to the Patricia Mackenzie Pavilion of the Old Brewery Mission, which supports homeless women.
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Mtre Joanne Côté will lead a training session organized by the Association des directeurs municipaux du Québec entitled L'adoption du Projet de loi n° 122 - impacts au niveau de l'aménagement et de l'urbanisme et de la reddition de comptes aux citoyens on January 31 and February 1 and again on February 28 and March 1 in Val-David.
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In December, the board of directors of the Orchestre symphonique de Laval appointed Mtre Marc-André Nadon as an administrator.
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On January 26, the PFD team was on hand to meet with students at the 2018 Journée carrière interfacultaire was held at Centre Mont-Royal in Montréal.
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On February 8, Mtre Stéphanie Provost and Mtre Jean-Philippe Desabrais will take part in the 6 à 8 Inter-jeunes Chambre networking activity, which brings together the youth wings of six chambers of commerce in the Laurentides, Lanaudière and Laval regions.
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On February 7, Mtre Stéphanie Provost and the Chambre de commerce et d'industrie Saint-Jérôme Métropolitain (CCISJM) will be taking part in the Entreprendre en region event. Later that evening, Mtre Étienne Morin, Mtre Amélie Chouinard and Mtre Pascal Comeau will join Mtre Provost at the Souper Tournant dinner organized by the CCISJM.
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On Saturday, February 3rd, PFD Avocats took part in the fifth edition of Hiver à notre santé. The firm was a major sponsor of the event, which raised $42 000 for the Fondation de l'hôpital régional de Saint-Jérôme.
January 2018
The entire PFD team would like to congratulate Mtre. Julie Lavoie on her 20-year career as a lawyer and member of the Barreau du Québec.
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In January 2018, the board of directors of the Insurance Bureau of Canada confirmed the appointment of Mtre. Jean-François Mallette as chair of the auto damage appraisers' disciplinary committee.
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The support payments indexation rate for 2018 is 1.5%. As of January 1, 2018, all support payments will therefore be automatically indexed.
December 2017
On November 10, a medal ceremony was held in Blainville as part of the festivities to mark the 150th anniversary of the Confederation of Canada. Mtre. Samuel Bergeron received the honour from Thérèse-de-Blainville MP Ramez Ayoub in recognition of his contributions to the community and many initiatives across the region.
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On november 28, Mtre. Amanda Taddeo led an information session on small claims procedures at the courthouse in Saint-Jérôme along with courthouse registry staff members, a mediator and a Judge.
November 2017
This year, Mtre Etienne-L. Morin has been the patron of honour of Fondation Pallia-Vie's fourth annual fundraising gala, which has been held on October 26 at Tapis Rouge in Saint-Jérôme.
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On June 20, Mtre Maxime Arcand was appointed to the board of directors of the Fondation de l'Hôpital régional de Saint-Jérôme.
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Actively involved in its community, the PFD team donated four hockey tickets to a raffle organized by Grands Frères Grandes Soeurs de la Porte du Nord. The winners had the opportunity to see the Montreal Canadiens play the New Jersey Devils at Centre Bell on September 21.
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On October 21, 2017, Les Affaires magazine published the list of the top 300 most important SMEs in Quebec.
October 2017
On Sunday, September 10th, the PFD team took part in the 18th edition of the Vélo à notre santé fundraising activity to benefit the Fondation de l'Hôpital régional de Saint-Jérôme.
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It is with great pride that more than 300 clients, business partners, and employees gathered for PFD's 80th anniversary celebration on September 21, 2017.
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On September 28 and 29, the PFD team was at the Salon des affaires municipales tradeshow organized as part of the Congrès annuel de la Fédération québécoise des municipalités (FQM) at the Centre des congrès de Québec.
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The first edition of the Une MARCHE à la fois event held to raise funds for the Fondation Pallia-Vie took place on the 1st of October.
September 2017
On the recommendation of the Council and after consultation with the Barreau du Québec, Jean-François Mallette was appointed for a two-year term as the legal counsel and a member of the board of directors of the École de joaillerie de Montréal (ÉJM).
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Interview with Rodrigo Rojas of González Calvillo, S.C.and Robert Faguy of PFD Lawyers on the Mackrell International Network.
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Mtre Alexandra Azab was a participant in an oratory competition organized by the Young Bar Association of Montreal.
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On June 20th of this year, Mtre Samuel Bergeron was re-elected as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Collège Lionel-Groulx for the next year
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On July 12, Mtre. Jean-François Carrier, Mtre. Axel Fournier and Mtre. Marco Lagacé, who articled at the firm, were sworn in.
June 2017
On June 7, Patrick Choquette, lawyer and partner in our firm, was appointed to the Civil Division of the Court of Québec for the District of Joliette.
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The Quebec Court of Appeal granted Djemila Benhabib's Motion to Dismiss the Appeal and dismissed the appeal of the Muslim Schools of Montreal, on the basis that any such appeal is devoid of any merit.
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On May 7th, the PFD team took part in the 15th edition of the Défi course et marche Desjardins organized by the Club des Lions de Sainte-Thérèse.
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Mtre. Joanne Côté organized a workshop for over a hundred elected municipal representatives and delegates as part of the Quebec Union of Municipalities' annual convention on May 4th.
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This past Sunday May 28, the team at PFD participated in the third edition of the Course Nature Rivière-du-Nord, a family event promoting physical activity.
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On June 3rd 2017, the newspaper Les affaires published a list of the leading law firms in Quebec. The ranking is based on the actual number of employees in Quebec. With its 112 employees in 2017, our firm was ranked 25th on the list.
May 2017
We are very pleased to announce that Mtre Samuel Bergeron has joined the PFD team. Mtre Bergeron will practice within the PFD Construction team at our Boisbriand office.
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It is with great pleasure that Me Étienne Ruel agreed to be the honorary chairman of the 27th edition of the annual golf tournament of the Fondation Marc Chouinard, which will be held on June 15 at Club de golf Le Portage to raise funds to promote the interests of people living with head and brain injuries.
April 2017
We are very pleased to announce that Mtre Sandra Levy has joined the PFD team. She will practice in the PFD Insurance group at our offices in Saint-Jérôme.
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Three of our firm members were invited to join the board of directors of the Desjardins Group.
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Mtre. Daniel Goupil and Mtre. Joanne Côté of PFD's municipal and environmental law group will lead some training sessions in the near future
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Mackrell International (MI) has secured its third consecutive ranking in the Chambers Directory as a world-leading global network. PFD Lawyers, which has been a member of MI since 2016, is one of more than 90 members representing 4500 lawyers working in 60 countries.
March 2017
On January 31, Mtre Charlotte Deslauriers-Goulet led a webinar on a new research tool in personal injury cases.
On March 28th, 2017, Mtre Julie Lavoie and Mtre Eloise Pion, from our PFD Family sector, will hold a conference entitled "Women's rights" (in french) during a dinner-conference organized by the Réseau des Femmes d'affaires du Québec. The conference speakers will discuss different aspects of the law which relate to women's rights today, notably with regards to family law and estate planning issues, as well as protection regimes and business law.
February 2017
On January 24, Jean-Philippe Desabrais led an information session on small claims procedures at the courthouse in Saint-Jérôme along with courthouse registry staff members, a mediator and Justice Jimmy Vallée.
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The PFD team welcomes two new lawyers and four students.
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It is with great pride that PFD Lawyers announces the nomination of two new partners : Mtre Amelie Chouinard and Mtre Pascal Comeau.
January 2017
Mtre. Marc-André Nadon and Mtre. Amélie Dupras of PFD's Litigation group won an important defamation case with the dismissal of an action brought by a private Muslim school against writer, author, journalist and feminist activist Djemila Benhabib for comments she made during a radio interview with Benoît Dutrizac on 98,5 FM.
December 2016
On November 19, Mtre Stéphanie Provost of PFD Municipal and PFD Environment led a training session entitled Maîtrisez vos dossiers municipaux. The event was organized by the Fédération québécoise des municipalités in collaboration with the Ministère des Affaires municipales et Occupation du territoire (MAMOT) in Saint-Sauveur.
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We are very pleased to announce that Mtre Maxime Arcand has joined the PFD team. Mtre Arcand will practice within the PFD Labour team at our Saint-Jérôme office.
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The two draft regulations published in the Gazette officielle du Québec on May 4, 2016, to amend the current regulations adopted under the Charter of the French Language were enacted without amendment and therefore came into effect on November 24, 2016.
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On behalf of the entire PFD team, we would like to congratulate Mtre Richard Gendron, who is celebrating the 40th anniversary of his admission as a lawyer and call to the Québec Bar.
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On November 26, new rules of the Act to bolster tobacco control came into effect.
November 2016
It is our pleasure to announce the arrival of Mtre Sophie Prégent and Mtre Laurence Laroche within the PFD team
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PFD Lawyers is listed in the 300 Quebec's 2016 most important SMEs.
October 2016
On Sunday, September 11th, the PFD team took part in the 17th edition of the Vélo à notre santé fundraising activity to benefit the Fondation de l'Hôpital régional de Saint-Jérôme.
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Mtre. Daniel Goupil of PFD's municipal and environmental law groups will lead this month a training session.
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The new edition of Le Règlement municipal will soon be released.
September 2016
We are very pleased to announce that Prévost Fortin D'Aoust was recognized for its excellence in human resource management for the quality of its work environment, human resource practices and stimulating work conditions.
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Vélo à notre santé, a fundraising event for the Fondation de l'Hôpital régional de Saint-Jérôme will be held on September 11.
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On July 28, Mtre. Amélie Dupras, Mtre. Shane Goldman and Mtre. François Alexandre Guay, who articled at the firm, were sworn in.
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PFD's municipal and environmental law team will be taking part in the annual conference of the Fédération québécoise des municipalités and will lead presentations.
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On August 19, Mtre. Claudia P. Prémont, Ad. E., president of the Barreau du Québec, informed Mtre. Jean-François Mallette of his appointment to the association's Disciplinary Board for a four-year term.
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Mtre Julie Lavoie recently won an important adoption case involving assisted reproduction under a surrogacy contract with a woman in India.
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Chambers and Partners, a firm specializing in the ranking of laws firms and international legal networks, has once again ranked Mackrell International, PFD Lawyers' international legal network, as a global leading law firm network.
June 2016
On June 15, Me Marc-André Nadon led a training session entitled Diffamation, Internet et vie politique : tout ce qu'il faut savoir for elected officials at the annual conference of the Association des directeurs municipaux du Québec (ADMQ) in Québec.
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On June 5, PFD employees and their families enthusiastically took part in the Courir à notre santé fundraiser to benefit the Hôpital régional de Saint-Jérôme. Our team members proudly ran 1, 5 and 10 km to raise money to purchase specialized equipment for the hospital.
May 2016
With its 80th anniversary approaching, the law firm of Prévost Fortin D'Aoust (PFD Avocats) will undertake major renovations at its offices in Saint-Jérôme this summer. Since 1937, PFD Avocats has continued to increase its workforce in Saint-Jérôme in order to meet the community's legal needs.
PFD Lawyers attended the Mackrell International Legal Network Annual General Assembly in Hong Kong which was held from April 13 to April 16, 2016. Over the course of this conference, various Mackrell delegates came together from all corners of the globe working to ensure top quality legal representation worldwide for their clients.
On May 12th and 13th of this year, our firm will be present at the "Salon Quartier municipal des affaires" presented during the "Assises annuelles de l'Union des municipalités du Québec" (UMQ). Mtre Daniel Goupil, Étienne Morin, Stéphanie Provost and Frédéric Savard-Scott will be present during the event and will represent our firm.
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Me Marc-Andre Nadon will be offering a conference to elected officials on May 12, 2016 at the Assises 2016 of the Union des Municipalités du Québec (UMQ) in Québec City entitled "Defamation, Internet and Political life: everything you need to know"
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On May 1st, the PFD team took part in the 14th edition of the Défi course et marche Desjardins organized by the Club des Lions de Sainte-Thérèse. Some 50 runners from our firm got some exercise and gave back to regional organizations working to help those less fortunate.
April 2016
We are very pleased to announce that Me Jessica Schmitt has joined the PFD team.
March 2016
We are pleased to announce that PFD Lawyers has recently become a member of Mackrell International.
February 2016
We are very pleased to announce that Me Yvan Biron has joined the PFD team. Me Biron has nearly 30 years' experience in environmental law, energy law and expropriation. Within the course of his practice, he has taken part in several major environmental authorization processes and led complex inspections and investigations. For the past few years, he has taught in the master's program of the Centre universitaire de formation en environnement et en développement durable at Université de Sherbrooke.Recognized by his peers, Me Biron is among the 2016 Best Lawyers in Canada in environmental law and was profiled in the 2014 Canadian Legal LEXPERT® Directory in the environmental field.
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We are very pleased to announce that Me Alexandra Azab joined the firm in January. She specializes in business law and civil and commercial litigation and will practice at our offices in Town of Mount Royal.Me Azab holds a bachelor of laws from the University of Ottawa (2012) and graduated on the dean's honour list. She also earned a doctor of law in North American Common Law from Université de Montréal (2015). She was called to the Québec Bar in 2015 and will become a member of the Law Society of Upper Canada in 2016.
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We are very pleased to announce that Ms. Amélie Dupras, Mr. Shane Goldman and Mr. François-Alexandre Guay have successfully completed the Bar admission course at the École du Barreau. They joined PFD in Saint-Jérôme as articling students this year.We welcome them to the team!
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Me Savard is now a member of the executive committee of the insurance and civil litigation sector of the Canadian Bar Association (Québec Branch)
December 2015
PFD avocats is very pleased to announce that the board of directors of the Barreau du Québec extended Me Richard Gendron's mandate as a member of the account arbitration committeethe Comité sur l'arbitrage des comptes d'honoraires des avocatsuntil December 14, 2016.
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We are very pleased to announce that the firm has welcomed a new attorney. In décember, Me Jason Vocelle Lévesque joined our labour and civil litigation team at our Saint-Jérôme office.
November 2015
On October 20, 2015, as the minister responsible for the application of the provisions of the Real Estate Brokerage Act (chapter C-73.2) and in accordance with the power granted by article 94 of the Act, the Honourable Carlos Leitão, Minister of Finance of Québec, confirmed the appointment of Me Jean-François Mallette as member and vice-president of the discipline committee of the Organisme d'autoréglementation du courtage immobilier du Québec (OCAIQ) after consulting with the Québec Bar.Me Mallette therefore reaffirms his commitment to the real estate sector and will pursue his practice as a member of the civil and commercial law group at Prévost Fortin D'Aoust.
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We are very pleased to announce that the firm has welcomed a new attorney. In October, Me Charlotte Deslauriers-Goulet joined our construction and civil litigation team at our Boisbriand office.
September 2015
On Sunday, September 13th, the PFD team took part in the 16th edition of the Vélo à notre santé fundraising activity to benefit the Fondation de l'Hôpital régional de Saint-Jérôme.
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From September 25 to 27, PFD's municipal and environmental law group will be at the Salon des affaires municipales and take part in the annual convention of the Fédération québécoise des municipalités.
June 2015
On May 1st, André Morin, Étienne-Louis Morin, Jean-Philippe Desabrais and I attended the gala held by the Regroupement des gens d'affaires de Boisbriand (RGAB).We are proud to announce that Prévost Fortin d'Aoust earned the Création ou maintien d'emploi sur le territoire de la ville de Boisbriand award in recognition of the firm's efforts to create and maintain employment in Boisbriand. An honourable mention went to our fourth-floor neighbour Univesta, which was the runner-up in the category.
May 2015
On May 3rd, the PFD team took part in the 13th annual Défi course et marche Desjardins organized by the Club Lions de Sainte-Thérèse. Seventy participants from PFD and their family members ran the 1-, 2-, 5- and 10-km races to raise funds for local organizations that provide support to those in need.
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We are very pleased to announce that Me Marc-André Nadon will join the Litigation team at our office in Boisbriand on May 25th. We wish him a warm welcome!
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On May 21st and 22nd of this year, our firm will be present at the Salon Quartier municipal des affaires presented during the Assises annuelles de l'Union des municipalités du Québec (UMQ). Mtre Joanne Côté, Daniel Goupil, Stéphanie Provost, Mathieu Quenneville et Frédéric Savard-Scott will be present during the event and will represent our firm.
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PFD became a member of the "Association des Évaluateurs Municipaux du Québec" and Mtre Daniel Goupil will be present at the annual conference that will be held from the 28th to the 30th of May 2015.
April 2015
Mtre Suzanne Fortin announced that she is leaving PFD Lawyers after 32 years. An expert in family law, and a partner of the firm, Mtre Fortin acquired extensive management skills over the years. She now intends to focus her career on managing businesses and organizations.
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On April 18, 2015 in Lac-des-Écorces, Me Daniel Goupil will provide a conference entitled Master your municipal files.
March 2015
On March 20th, Me Marc Mancini of the firm's Labour Law group will lead a seminar for members of the Québec Bar as part of the Développements récents en droit du travail 2015 training program.
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On January 28, 2015, Me Eloïse Pion was elected president of the board of directors of Grands Frères et Grandes Sœurs de la Porte du Nord.
February 2015
On February 24th, Me Marc Mancini of the firm's Labour Law group will lead a seminar for MNAs in the National Assembly Chamber to mark 50 years of the Québec Labour Code.
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On January 1, 2015, the Small Claims Division of the Court of Québec increased the claims limit from $7 000 to $15 000.
January 2015
The PFD team is proud to announce that Me Guillaume Chênevert
December 2014
We are very pleased to announce the arrival of Me François Laplante, who joined the PFD Insurance group on July 7 and Me Marc Mancini, who joined the PFD Labour group on November 10. Both practice at our Saint-Jérôme office. Welcome!
November 2014
On November 26, Me François Laplante of PFD's insurance group will lead a seminar for general contractors in the residential sector on the coming into force on January 1, 2015, of the new provisions of the Regulations respecting the guarantee plan for new residential buildings and the impacts of the changes for contractors.
September 2014
PFD Attorneys is very pleased to announce that the Honourable André Rochon, who until recently was a judge of the Quebec Court of Appeal, has joined our law firm.
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Due to PFD's strong growth in recent years, it is with pleasure and pride that we announce the relocation of our Boisbriand branch which took place on August 22nd.
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The PFD team is proud to announce that Me Eloïse Pion was sworn in at a ceremony on July 30th at our offices in Boisbriand.
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Again this year, Me Daniel Goupil and Me Mathieu Quenneville of the firm's municipal law sector will speak at the annual conference of the Fédération québécoise des municipalités (FQM) in Québec, which brings together over 2 000 elected municipal officials.
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The PFD team participated again this year in the "Bike to our health" fundraiser of the Saint-Jérôme Regional Hospital Foundation whose 15th edition took place on Sunday, September 14th, 2014.
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On October 16, Me Francis Chaussé of PFD's business law sector will lead a training module of the Succès-Relève | Acheter une entreprise ça ne s'improvise pas program
June 2014
THE LAW COLUMN IS TAKING A BREAK FOR THE SUMMER AND WILL BE BACK IN SEPTEMBER.WE WISH EVERYONE A GREAT SUMMER !!
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A group of PFD lawyers who also happen to be amateur cyclists invite you to join them every Thursday at 6 p.m. for a weekly ride leaving from St-Augustin arena in Mirabel.
May 2014
On May 4th, the PFD team took part in the 12th edition of the Défi course et marche Desjardins organized by the Club des Lions de Sainte-Thérèse.
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The 2014 Gala des Zénith organized by the Chambre de commerce et d'industrie de Saint-Jérôme was held on April 13th. It was with great honour and pride that the PFD team accepted the "Employeur de choix" award, which recognizes the firm as an employer of choice in the region.
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On May 21 and 22, PFD will have a stand at the Palais des congrès de Gatineau during the Salon Quartier municipal des affaires, an exhibition presented as part of the 93rd annual conference of the Union des municipalités du Québec (UMQ).
April 2014
March 2014
Me Daniel Goupil of the firm's municipal and environmental law group will lead a training session on the roles and responsibilities of elected officials.
February 2014
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Me Joanne Côté of the firm's municipal and environmental law group will provide seminars for city managers organized by the Association des directeurs municipaux du Québec (ADMQ)
January 2014
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December 2013
Me Robert Faguy of our Montréal office was appointed legal counsel for the Sports Industry Credit Association (SICA).
October 2013
June 2013
Me Mathieu Quenneville took part in an annual meeting of the Supreme Court of Canada Liaison Committee of the Canadian Bar Association.
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Me Pascal Comeau of our firm was elected to act as an administrator of the Sainte-Agathe Chamber of commerce
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We are proud to announce that the board of directors of the Barreau de Laurentides-Lanaudière awarded its medal of merit to Me André Forget at the bar association's annual general meeting on April 26th.
May 2013
Me Patrick Choquette was recently appointed to the board of directors and executive committee of the Fondation Cité de la Santé...
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Prévost Fortin D'Aoust is proud to have been recognized for its citizen involvement and social commitment by the Chambre de commerce et d'industrie de Saint-Jérôme at the Gala des Zénith 2013.
April 2013
In Location Jean Miller inc. v. Municipalité de Mille-Isles, Me Joanne Côté secured a favourable ruling by the Court of Appeal, which denied a motion for mandamus to order the municipality to issue an attestation certifying that a quarry development project complied with municipal by-laws. Also, in Val-Morin v. Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center, Me Daniel Goupil prevailed in an application for judicial review of a ruling by the Commission municipale du Québec.
March 2013
On February 19th, Me Julie Lavoie was elected to the board of the Association des avocats et avocates en droit familial du Québec (AAADFQ).
February 2013
Almost one year to the day after the hearing before the nation's highest court, the Supreme Court of Canada ended Lola's saga, ruling in favour of Eric in a 300-page judgment handed down today.
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Lexpert magazine recently released its list of Canada's Top 10 Cases of 2012, and top honours went to Reference re Securities Act.
January 2013
The Honourable André Forget of the Québec Court of Appeal...
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We are proud to announce that Mr. Claude Le Bourdais, general director of the firm...
September 2011
March 2011
On March 3rd, attorney and partner Me. Stéphane Sansfaçon was appointed to Québec Superior Court (district of Montréal).
