Description
A Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, Raynold Langlois is a litigator and strategic advisor to corporate clients.

He has been prominently involved in hostile takeover bids and related securities litigation.

He has represented governments and corporations before various regulatory boards, including the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission, the Canadian Transportation Agency and the National Energy Board. He has also acted for governments and corporate clients in constitutional, administrative and commercial law matters before trial and appeal courts, including the Federal Courts and the Supreme Court of Canada.

Raynold was lead counsel to the Canadian federal government in the Urea Formaldehyde Foam Insulation (“UFFI”) case, the most complex product liability suit ever litigated in North America. He also represented the federal government before the Supreme Court of Canada during the references on the repatriation of the Canadian Constitution and the constitutional veto power of the Province of Quebec. He is counsel to the Canadian and Quebec Provincial Court judges associations and represents Quebec’s National Assembly in litigation proceedings related to parliamentary privilege.  He has also acted as the appointed independent counsel of the Canadian Judicial Council.

He has recently been retained to defend a number of corporations in several provincial and national class actions. Often consulted on corporate governance issues, he is also frequently invited to speak on legal and government relations topics.

Raynold is rated among the top 25 litigation lawyers in Canada by Lexpert magazine and is included in the prestigious The Best Lawyers in Canada 2011 and 2012 directories. The Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory 2008 and 2009 lists him as a leading practitioner in the fields of directors’ and officers’ liability, corporate law and securities law. He has also been awarded the highest rating (AV) by Martindale Hubble.

In May 2008, Raynold was awarded the “Avocat Émérite” distinction by the Quebec Bar in recognition of his exceptional career.

Associations & Achievements
2008 - Member of the organizing committee of the Journées Strasbourgeoises sponsored by The Canadian Institute for Advanced Legal Studies

2008 - Member of the Ambassadors’ Committee of Laval University’s Chair for Research on Democracy and Parliamentary Institutions

Since 2006 - Director of the Dr. Maurice Bertrand foundation

Since 2006 - Member of the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA)

Since 2002 - Secretary of the Canadian Institute for Advanced Legal Studies

Since 2002 - Governor of the Quebec Federation of Chambers of Commerce

1994-2004 - Member of the Federal Court Rules Committee

1992-1996 - Board member and chair (1996) of the Quebec Federation of Chambers of Commerce

1980-1981 - President of the Quebec Division of the Canadian Bar Association

1980-1988 - Member of the board of the Canadian Bar Insurance Association

1980-1986 - Member of the board and executive committee, and vice-chair (1984-1986) of the Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montreal

Since 1975 - Member of the Corporation des conseillers en relations industrielles du Québec (Quebec order of certified human resources and industrial relations counsellors) (CRIA/CIRC)

Since 1974 - Officer of the Order of Military Merit of Canada (O.M.M.)

1960-1980 - Member of the naval reserve of the Canadian Armed Forces; retired with the rank of Captain

Presentations & conferences
2009 - "Everything you ever wanted to know about appeals but were afraid to ask", Langlois Kronström Desjardins

2007 - "Arbitration Clauses: Some Practical Drafting Tips", seminar organized by the Canadian Bar Association, Quebec Division

2007 - Panel discussion on "Appellate Advocacy" at the McGill Faculty of Law

2005 - "A Promising Future", Pretor

2005 - Pierre J. Dalphond, J.A. and  Raynold Langlois, “Everything you ever wanted to know about appeals but were afraid to ask”, continuing education seminar organized by the Young Bar Association of Montreal

2005 - "Solicitor-Client Privilege: A Concept Simple in Appearance Only", Canada - UK Exchange, House of Lords, London

2002 - "The Impact of the Enron/Worldcom Collapses on the Actuarial Profession in Canada – Boy, Do I Hate My Actuary!", Discussion paper, CIA

2002 - "Can Abuse of Authority be the Basis for Legal Action against a Member of an Administrative Tribunal?",  Advanced conference on administrative law for the Canadian Institute

2002 - "Discussion on Judicial Ethics Held for Serbian and Montenegrin Judges", Round Table, Montreal, Quebec

2001 - "Your Board of Directors: Synergy or Anarchy?", on the occasion of the 12th Convention of Young Quebec Business-persons

1997 - "The Law of the Sea for Royal Roads Military College", Senior Reserve Officers’ Conference

1996 - "Address on directors’ liability and corporate governance: A Matter of Simple Common Sense"

1995 - "The Corporate Director’s Role: Steering the Ship in Stormy Waters", Toronto, Ontario

1995 - Jean-Pierre Bourbonnais, André Perrault and Jean-Guy Sénécal, "The Rules of Corporate Governance – Assessing the Effectiveness of Boards of Directors"

1993 - "In the Wake of the Braer: Do We Need More Regulation?", Environmental Conference, Québec City

1992 - "A Lesson in Causation: The UFFI saga", presentation to The Toxicology Forum, Washington, D.C.

1992    "The Vulnerability of Corporate Directors"

1991    "Briefing on the Belanger-Campeau Report: Is Change Avoidable?", Smith Lyons Langlois Robert, Conference on Constitutional Law

1991 - "Don’t be a Corporate Director Just for the Glory! – Role and functions of boards of directors and management committees"

1990 - "Disaster Management: Liability and Risk", Presentation to the Second Annual Meeting of the Canadian Corporate Counsel Association

1990 - "Governing Law, Choice of Forum and Jurisdictional Issues in Canada"

1987 - "Noranda Emergency Response Organization – Disaster Management Liability and Risk", Pointe-Claire, Quebec

1987 - "Promoting a Reasonable Implementation Process for Quebec’s new Civil Code", Canadian Bar Association, Real Estate Section, Quebec Division, Montreal

1987 - "Presentation on deregulation", to the Canadian Manufacturers Association, Québec City

1987 - "The Corporation: A Responsible Corporate Citizen: Myth or Reality", Montreal, Quebec

1986 - "Disaster Management Liability and Risk, The Niagara Institute, Scarborough, Ontario

1986 - "Applying Rules of Constitutional Interpretation", Montreal

1985 - "Evidentiary Issues in cases involving the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms", Montreal

1985 - "How Lawyers should act Responsibly in Crisis Situations"

1984 - "Privative Clauses in the Canadian and Quebec Charters of Rights, and the Burden of Proof," Montreal

1980 - "The Constitutional Basis of the Canadian Economic System", for the Canadian Institute for Advanced Legal Studies

1978 - "Government Support for a Canadian Ocean-going Fleet, for the second National Marine Conference", Ottawa

1978 - "Liability of Maritime Carriers following the Adoption of the Hamburg Rules: Has Anything Really Changed?"

1976 - "Recent Developments in Public and Quasi-public Negotiation Strategies",  the  Quebec Order of Certified Human Resources and Industrial Relations Counsellors, Montreal

1975 - Address on in rem proceedings in maritime matters