Description
Carolyn is part of the civil and commercial litigation team at Langlois Kronström Desjardins. 

Carolyn represents businesses and financial institutions and has developed an expertise mainly in the fields of civil and commercial litigation, bankruptcy and insolvency, pension plans, civil liability, competition law and class actions.

As part of her university studies, Carolyn completed an undergraduate degree in social studies and psychology and received numerous awards and distinctions.

Associations & Achievements
Since 2010 - Young Bar Association of Montréal 

Since 2010 - Canadian Bar Association

Presentations & Conferences
2011 - Developed the conference “Anton Piller Orders in Canada”, presented to the International Association of Young Lawyers, in London, October 7-8, 2011.

2011 - "Deemed Trusts and Formal Demands for Payment", Conference for Financial Institution Clients, June 2011

2010 - Corporate Law and Commercial Litigation 2010, Case Law Review Internal Presentation, March 2011

2010 - Chapter 15, the New BIA/CCAA Provisions and the Courts: An Overview Internal, Presentation, July 2010

2010 - Joint Abuse of Dominance in the WSI/WM Case, Internal Presentation, July 2010

2010 - Can a Partnership have a Separate Patrimony?, Internal Presentation, June 2010

2010 - Bank of Montreal v. 545012 Ontario Ltd. – Court Sets Limit on Bank’s Liability for Overdraft, Case Commentary, May 2010

Publications
2011 - Claiming Property in the Possession of the Trustee, Blog, July 2011

2011 - The Unpaid Lessor in a Bankruptcy, Blog, June 2011

2010 - The Pass-on Problem in Class Action Certification Cases in Canada, Client Bulletin, October 2010

2010 - No Private Damage Claims for Abuse of Dominance, Client Bulletin, October 2010

2010 - Consciously Perplexed: Coordinated Behaviour in Abuse of Dominance Paper Submitted to the Canadian Bar Association’s James H. Bocking Award, July 2010

2010 - Proposed Abuse of Dominance Guidelines Signal a More Aggressive Approach by the Competition Bureau, Client Bulletin, July 2010

2009 - Marcotte v. Fédération des caisses populaires Desjardins du Québec, Case commentary, August 2009

Representative mandates
Aveos Fleet Performance
Involved in the CCAA restructuring currently before the Courts in Quebec, representing the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers union.

White Birch Paper
Involved in the restructuring of White Birch Paper, representing the Pension Committees for the three non-unionized employee pension plans.

Remer
Involved in a complex shareholder’s dispute.