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Seven Langlois Kronström Desjardins lawyers included in the Best Lawyers in Canada 2011 directory

Québec City, August 31, 2010 — Langlois Kronström Desjardins congratulates the firm’s lawyers included in the recently released Best Lawyers in Canada 2011 directory.

Here are the names and recognized practice areas of the lawyers so honoured:

Michel Beaupré (first year in the directory)
Administrative and Public Law

Bernard Cliche
Workers' Compensation Law

Lucien Godbout
Banking Law
Insolvency and Financial Restructuring

Michel Huart
Railroad Law

Michel Jolin (first year in the directory)
Corporate and Commercial Litigation

Raynold Langlois, Q.C., CRIA, FACTL, Ad. E.
Administrative and Public Law
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Corporate and Commercial Litigation
Director and Officer Liability
Securities Law

John O’Connor
Maritime Law

Significantly, Langlois Kronström Desjardins ranks first in Canada, Quebec and Montréal in Railway Law and in Administrative and Public Law (tied with one or more other firms) and first in Québec City in Maritime Law.

The Best Lawyers in Canada 2011 directory is based on the results of an exhaustive nationwide survey involving evaluations by leading lawyers of their professional peers. Over its 27-year history, Best Lawyers® has become the preeminent guide to legal excellence among lawyers and the general public.

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 
Langlois Kronström Desjardins
418 650-7098 

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

 

 
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