Mathieu Auger, who will officially become a member of the Bar on July 27, obtained his law degree from Laval University and will be joining the firm's Litigation Group at its Montréal office. Mathieu has a strong entrepreneurial streak, having founded and managed two businesses over the last 12 years.

Anne-Sophie Lesur, who officially becomes a member of the Bar on July 23, is joining the Insurance Group in Québec City. With a law degree from the University of Sherbrooke, Anne-Sophie has also been involved in sports and humanitarian causes. An accomplished track-and-field athlete for the last 10 years, she has participated in several national and inter-collegiate competitions. She also worked for a humanitarian organization in Senegal in 2006.

François-Xavier Thibodeau-Gagnon, who will also become a member of the Bar on July 23, will be practising in both the Maritime and Labour & Administrative Law groups in the firm's Québec City office. He obtained both his law degree and a Master's in Business Administration from the University of Sherbrooke. In addition to clerking at the Superior Court of Québec in 2009, François-Xavier has experience at the management level in the manufacturing industry.

"We are very please to welcome three such talented young lawyers to our team", stated Jean-François Gagnon, managing partner of Langlois Kronström Desjardins. "Their entrepreneurial and management experience, together with their involvement in various organizations, represents added value for our clients and will contribute to maintaining our tradition of excellence."

About Langlois Kronström Desjardins
Langlois Kronström Desjardins (lkd.ca) is one of the largest law firms in Quebec, with nearly 100 professionals working in the Montréal and Québec City metropolitan areas. With a total of some 200 individuals making up our team, we are able to offer our clientele a complete range of legal services renowned for their exceptional quality in business law, civil an commercial litigation, labour and administrative law, maritime and admiralty law, and public and private real estate law.
 
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For more information:

Jean-François Gagnon
Managing Partner 
418 650-7098 

Denyse Thiffault, MBA
Director, Marketing, Business development, Communications 
514 282-7805