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Gabrielle Brochu joins the Langlois Kronström Desjardins Insurance team
Montréal, August 24, 2011 – Law firm Langlois Kronström Desjardins is proud to announce that Gabrielle Brochu has joined the firm as a lawyer.

Gabrielle has worked in civil litigation since the start of her career, mainly in insurance law, professional liability, and disciplinary issues. She was admitted to the Quebec Bar in 2002 and worked for two private law firms in Québec City for nine years before joining the Langlois Kronström Desjardins Montréal office. She joins the Insurance department to handle professional liability insurance files.

In the course of her practice, she has represented insurers, businesses, and professionals before civil, administrative, and disciplinary courts and tribunals. She has also been involved in class action suits.
Gabrielle completed an LL.B. at Laval University and Université Montpellier in 2000 and a Masters Degree in Private International Law in October 2010.

“I am pleased to welcome Gabrielle Brochu to our team. Our Insurance department is growing rapidly, and our clients will surely benefit from the addition of a professional with a reputation for thoroughness in handling her cases,” stated managing partner Jean-François Gagnon.
 
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 and 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 

Geneviève Lebel
Senior Consultant, Communications and Media/Public Relations
418 650-7015

 
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