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Langlois Kronström Desjardins joins Lexing, an international network of technology-law practitioners

Montréal, January 17, 2012 – Langlois Kronström Desjardins is pleased to announce that it has joined Lexing®, the first international network of lawyers dedicated to technology law.

Lexing allows businesses and institutions to benefit from the assistance of lawyers whose skills are recognized in their respective countries in the field of new technologies. It will allow Langlois Kronström Desjardins the opportunity to offer its clients with international needs the same services as those it provides in Canada.

So far, the Lexing network consists of the following 13 international member law firms:
-         France: Alain Bensoussan Avocats
-         Germany: Buse Heberer Fromm Rechtsanwälte
-         Belgium: elegis
-         Canada: Langlois Kronström Desjardins LLP
-         Spain: Alliant Abogados Asociados SLP
-      United Kingdom: Preiskel & co
-         United States: IT Law Group
-         Israel: Livnat, Mayer & Co.
-         Italy: Studio Legale Zallone
-         Mexico: Langlet, Carpio y Asociados
-         Morocco: Bassamat & Associée
-         Norway: Føyen Advokatfirma DA
-         Switzerland: Fanti

The Lexing network lawyers putting their expertise at the service of member firms’ clients are all leaders in technology law. Most of the member firms have both English and French-speaking lawyers.

Legal news on the members' respective countries is published on the Lexing pages of the following social networks: Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Google +.

“We are very pleased to have participated in the creation of Lexing and to be a member of the network. This affiliation will allow us to benefit from the experience of lawyers whose practice is focused on technology law in their respective jurisdictions. Lexing will also allow clients of member firms to benefit from a pooled approach to identifying technical-legal solutions consistent with the legal rules of all countries”, stated Jean-François De Rico, a partner at Langlois Kronström Desjardins.

The Information Technology Law team of Langlois Kronström Desjardins comprises lawyers who provide services and advice on matters connected with e-commerce and the development, installation and outsourcing of software systems and applications. The members of the team have acquired significant experience in disputes and litigation in connection with technological and networking infrastructures and computing environments.

The team also offers consultancy services in governance of information technology and regulatory compliance, hosting, management and storage of electronic data, keeping electronic documents secure and accessible, protecting personal information, controlling the use of information technologies in the workplace, and regarding the rules for awarding public contracts involving information technology.

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 further information, please contact:
Jean-François De Rico
Partner
418 650-7923

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

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