News & Events

			News & Events
			2008 April 11: Conference Allen Israel is moderating two discussion panels at the upcoming Intellectual Property Institute of Canada for their 42nd Annual Spring Meeting which will be held in Gatineau on April 14 and 15, 2008. > more info here April 10: Notice of Appointment Luc Mailhot, Executive Director of Lapointe Rosenstein, has been elected Chairman of the Finance Subcommittee of the Quebec Chapter of the Association of Legal Administrators (ALA). > more info here April 4: Reference Book The all-new and updated International Franchising 3rd Edition (hardcover) written by Alexander Konigsberg is now available. > more info here March 25: Conference On June 12th, Odette Nadon will speak about parties’ rights and obligations with regard to environmental issues prior to signing a lease, during the lease and on termination of the lease. > more info here February 15: Conference Jean-Sébastien Dugas will explain the principles involved in financing through stock issues in a conference presented by Insight Information, on May 6 and 7, at Montreal’s InterContinental Hotel. > more info here February 13: Notice of Appointment Lapointe Rosenstein adds another professional to its ranks: Samara Sekouti. > more info here February 12: Seminar on the Environment Odette Nadon to be guest speaker at an Environment Seminar, organized by Maxxam Analytics Inc.’s Environment Division, on February 20 at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. > more info here January 31: Presentation of the "Award of Excellence Lapointe Rosenstein" Bastien Gauthier, who has completed his master degree in business law, has received the Award of Excellence Lapointe Rosenstein. > more info here January 30: Distinction Steven Chaimberg recognized as an expert in real estate following a survey conducted by the Lexpert magazine. > more info here January 29: Notice of Appointment Two new additions at Lapointe Rosenstein : Mona Golabi, notary, and Marisa Addona, paralegal. > more info here January 9: Conference on Trademark Management On January 16, 2008, Lara Daniel will be giving a presentation on trademark management. > more info here 2007 November 9: Conference Do you want to avoid the legal hassles that could arise during construction projects? Register now without delay for this conference given by four lawyers who specialize in this field. > more info here November 9: Seminar Four lawyers from Lapointe Rosenstein, Alexandre Ciocilteu, Antonietta Melchiorre, Michel Ménard and Patrick Menda, will be presenting at this seminar on the internal controls in Quebec. > more info here November 2: Conference on Energy Odette Nadon will be co-president in the 6th edition of the “Forum québécois sur l’énergie” which will be held next November 26th and 27th. She will also participate in the panel of discussion. > more info here October 24: Reference Books Contribution of Bruno Floriani and Marvin Liebman to Getting the Deal Through - Franchise 2008. > more info here October 15: Line Abecassis receives awards of excellence The Université de Montréal Faculty of Law has recently presented Line Abecassis with three awards of excellence of the highest order. Line is currently studying for the Quebec Bar Exam and will be commencing her articling program at Lapointe Rosenstein in January 2008. > more info here August 30: Fundraising campaign A team of twelve women from Lapointe Rosenstein walked 60 kilometres in order to raise funds for research to end breast cancer > more info here August 3: Notice of Appointment Ms. Odette Nadon, specialized in Environment and Natural Resources, joins Lapointe Rosenstein as a partner. > more info here June 22: Transaction concluded A Lapointe Rosenstein team acted on behalf of print media group Les Éditions Ma Maison ltée with respect to an acquisition transaction with Transcontinental. > more info here June 22: Transaction concluded Brahm Gelfand, Elizabeth Pedzik and Jean-Sébastien Dugas acted as legal advisor to Stedfast Inc. in its financing of $4.5 million > more info here June 19: Conference On June 5 and 6, 2007, Joyce Carestia and Steven Chaimberg spoke at a conference regarding commercial leasing. > more info here June 6: Publication Brahm M. Gelfand, Bruno Floriani and Marvin Liebman co-authored the Canadian chapter of Directors' Liability and Indemnification - A Global Guide. > more info here May 23: Notice of Appointment Brahm Gelfand has been named Chairman of the International Advisory Committee of PartyGaming PLC. > more info here May 16: Transaction concluded Pierre Barnard and Patrick Menda advised GobiMin Inc. (“GobiMin”) in connection with a “bought deal” financing for gross proceeds of $12,937,500. > more info here May 10: Transaction concluded Elizabeth Pedzik and Joyce Carestia acted as legal advisors to a group of investors as part of a first round financing totalling $6 million in Triton Électronique Inc. > more info here May 10: Transaction concluded Lapointe Rosenstein team recently acted for Leisure Holdings Inc. in its acquisition of the assets comprising the Far Hills Inn and the surrounding real estate. > more info here April 26: Transaction concluded Elizabeth Pedzik and Perry Kliot represent a group of investors in $24.4 million in second round financing for Painceptor Pharma Corporation. > more info here April 24: The Weekend to End Breast Cancer A team composed of 13 extraordinary women from Lapointe Rosenstein will be participating in a 60-kilometer walk to raise funds for the research during the special event called The Weekend to End Breast Cancer. > more info here April 24: Transaction concluded Lapointe Rosenstein team represents Champlain Financial Corporation, Capital Canada Limited, and a group of private investors in transaction with Sports Gilbert Rousseau Inc. > more info here April 4: Annual Meeting of the International Trademark Association (INTA) Lapointe Rosenstein will be host and co-sponsor of an event which will be held during the International Trademark Association’s Annual Meeting (INTA). > more info here March 23: Notice of Appointment Norman Issley has just been named a member of the committee organizing the Quebec Bar Association’s upcoming conference on recent developments in franchising and merger law. > more info here March 19: Conference Norman Issley will be a speaker at the 16th Annual Convention of the Canadian Franchise Association. > more info here February 6: Conference Conference on intellectual property for Costco U.S. attorneys > more info here January 25: Notice of Appointment Éric Potvin has just been named a member of the Montreal Bar’s subcommittee that will liaison with the Commercial Division of the Superior Court. > more info here January 22: Conference Bruno Floriani will be a speaker in New York on January 25 and 26 in a Program entitled "Private Equity - The New Kings of M and A". Brahm Gelfand will be co-chairman of this Program. > more info here January 15: Transaction concluded Howard M. Levine and Joyce Carestia served as legal advisors for a recent transaction concluded between Stanley Canada Corporation and Global Automated Teller Machines Inc. > more info here 2006 November 7: Notice of appointment Three attorneys and a paralegal join our Longueuil office. > more info here November 3: Transaction concluded Norman Issley and Marvin Liebman represented Kidzup Productions Inc. > more info here November 3: Transaction concluded Bruno Floriani as lead counsel together with Joyce Carestia and Lara Daniel advised Lotto Capital Investments SRL in its acquisition of Etonic Worldwide LLC, a Delaware corporation. > more info here October 2: Transaction concluded Alexandre Ciocilteu, Patrick Menda and Marie-Hélène Labbé advised Buzz Telecom Inc. > more info here September 28: Transaction concluded Howard M. Levine, Natasa Karambatsos and Alexandre Ciocilteu served as legal advisors in a transaction for Notre-Dame Capital Inc. > more info here September 7: Transaction concluded Howard Levine, Steven Chaimberg and Joyce Carestia served as legal advisors for a recent transaction concluded between Warnex and MDS Pharma Services. > more info here August 1: Seminar Four lawyers of our firm will chair a seminar on construction law in Quebec. Full details are available on our French page entitled "Nouvelles". > more info here June 14: Transaction concluded Marvin Liebman and Steven L. Chaimberg represented Volt Human Resources (VHRI) Inc. in their lease negotiations with Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada and SITQ National Inc. > more info here June 14: Transaction concluded Norman A. Rishikof and Marvin Liebman represented the Jig-A-Loo Lubricants Inc. group of companies in the sale of substantially all of the assets used in the Jig-A-Loo business. > more info here June 14: Supreme Court Decision Michel Ménard wins case he pleaded before the Supreme Court of Canada on January 16 and 17, in Nav Canada vs. Wilmington Trust. > more info here June 9: Concluded transaction Howard Levine, Patrick Menda and Marie-Hélène Labbé served as legal advisors for recently-concluded transaction between Bolcar Énergie Inc. and AAER Systems Inc. > more info here June 9: Concluded transaction Norman A. Rishikof acted as special counsel to Trak Sports USA Inc. in connection with the conveyancing of certain contractual rights to K2 Sports > more info here June 8: Concluded transaction Three attorneys from Lapointe Rosenstein acted on behalf of Vita Distribution (1988) Inc. and Multi-mix in connection with the sale of substantially all of their assets. > more info here June 2: Concluded transaction Lapointe Rosenstein represents UQAM in a $269 Million Financing. > more info here May 11: Conference Antonietta Melchiorre will be hosting a seminar concerning an overview of key issues in the mutual funds industry in order to avoid litigation. > more info here February 6: Lapointe Rosenstein pleads before the Supreme Court of Canada Michel G. Ménard pleads Nav Canada v. Wilmington Trust case before the Supreme Court of Canada on January 16 and 17, 2006. > more info here February 2: Concluded transaction Lapointe Rosenstein represents ECU Silver Mining Inc. in connection with $5.7 million private placement. > more info here January 16: Notice of appointment Mr. Howard W. Dermer, Managing Partner of Lapointe Rosenstein, is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Jean-Sébastien Dugas as a partner. > more info here 2005 December 9: Transaction concluded Acquisition by the Federation des producteurs de bovins du Québec of an important stake in Abattoir Colbex Inc. and Produits de viande Levinoff Ltd. > more info here November 22: Pierrette Sinclair is awarded the title of Fellow Pierrette Sinclair’s contribution to the advancement of water sciences recognized by the International Water Resources Association (IWRA). > more info here November 17: Concluded transaction Devcorp Inc. sold office building to Whiterock Real Estate Investment Trust. A team of Lapointe Rosenstein served as legal advisors for this transaction. > more info here October 31: Press Release Bernard Landry joins Lapointe Rosenstein. > more info here October 11: Concluded transaction A team of Lapointe Rosenstein attorneys served as legal advisors for a $320 M transaction for the Université du Québec à Montréal. > more info here October 11: Concluded transaction Novacap won an award for the best transaction of the year in Canada in the venture capital sector. Lapointe Rosenstein acted as legal advisor. > more info here October 11: Concluded transaction Some lawyers of our firm served as legal advisors for recently-concluded transaction between Savaria Corporation and Concord Elevator Inc. > more info here October 5: Announcement Allen D. Israel has been appointed by the International Trademark Association to sit on the Discovery Practices and Procedures Subcommittee of the INTA Enforcement Committee for the 2006-2007 committee term. > more info here September 23: Conference on Intellectual Property Iris Günther and Ian MacPhee will be speakers at a breakfast seminar organized by the Canadian German Chamber of Industry and Commerce. > more info here September 22: Conférence sur les recours prévus par la Loi sur les normes du travail Would you like to know more about the recourses of your non-unionized employees? Do not miss the conference entitled "Vos employés et leurs recours : comment éviter des litiges coûteux?" which will be given by Christopher Deehy, Attorney, on October 28, 2005. > more info here June 17: Fifth Annual Conference on securities Would you like to know more about securities and the most recent developments? Do not miss the Fifth Annual Conference organized by Insight. Michel Ménard will be a speaker at this Conference. > more info here May 10: 127th Annual Meeting of the International Trademark Association (INTA) Four of our attorneys to take part in world’s largest trademark conference. > more info here May 5: Fondation Hôpital Charles Lemoyne Benefit Golf Tournament Notary Martine Comeau appointed member of the organizing committee for the 2005, 9th annual Fondation Hôpital Charles Lemoyne Women’s Golf Tournament. > more info here March 15: Concluded transaction Lapointe Rosenstein attorney team served as legal advisors for recently-concluded Anamax Corporation transaction. > more info here March 3: Conference Brahm Gelfand will chair a session on Cross-Border M and A transactions organized by the American Bar Association. > more info here February 8: Concluded transaction Some lawyers of our firm served as legal advisors for recently-concluded transaction between Head4 Solutions Inc. and Saratoga ATM Corporation Inc. > more info here February 8: Press Release Norman Rishikof and Maxime Cloutier were SR Distribution’s legal advisors for the acquisition of Tri-Ed Distribution. > more info here 2004 November 23: 17th Annual Conference on Environmental Law and Management Me Pierrette Sinclair will be chairing the December 8, 2004 theme day on Diligence and Environmental Law. She will also be speaking at the event. Don’t miss it! > more info here November 10: Article Ian MacPhee and Iris Günther prepared a paper for major Finnish corporations dealing with all aspects of intellectual property law in Canada. > more info here September 28: Concluded transaction Century Mining completed acquisition of the Sigma-Lamaque Mine. Several attorneys of Lapointe Rosenstein acted as legal advisors. > more info here August 2: Visiting Colleague Program Lapointe Rosenstein launched its new Visiting Colleague Program. > more info here July 23: New Office Opening in Longueuil Lapointe Rosenstein opens an office in Longueuil! > more info here May 4: Notice of Appointment Mark Rosenstein has just been appointed a member of the Bureau de décision et de révision en valeurs mobilières. > more info here April 28: Presentation of the “Award of Excellence Lapointe Rosenstein” Congratulations Patrick Désalliers, recipient of the "Award of Excellence Lapointe Rosenstein"! > more info here April 13: Workshop dealing with takin your franchise system abroad Alex Konigsberg will lead a workshop dealing with taking your franchise system abroad during the Canadian Franchise Association Annual Legal Forum which will be held on April 27 and 28 in Toronto. > more info here March 15: Concluded transaction Norman Rishikof, Jean-Sébastien Dugas and Patrick Menda were Ace Style Boutiques Inc.’s legal counsel in purchase of 18 stores. > more info here March 12: Press Release Frisco Bay Industries Ltd. announced the sale of all of its issued and oustanding shares to The Stanley Works. Howard Levine, Brahm Gelfand, Norman Rishikof and Patrick Menda acted as legal advisors on behalf of Frisco Bay. > more info here March 10: Conférence sur les recours prévus par la Loi sur les normes du travail Do not miss the conference entitled "Les recours prévus par la Loi sur les normes du travail : comment éviter les litiges coûteux" which will be given by Christopher Deehy, Attorney, on April 20, 2004. > more info here March 8: In Memory of Pierre L. Lapointe, Esq. The partners and staff of Lapointe Rosenstein have lost a great friend. Pierre L. Lapointe, Esq. – one of the firm’s founding partners – passed away on February 20, 2004. > more info here January 14: Notice of appointment Me Howard W. Dermer, Managing Partner of Lapointe Rosenstein, is pleased to announce the appointment of Me Jonathan Dorval and Me Éric Potvin as partners. > more info here January 14: Congratulations to our client Tecnica Spa in connection with its featured article in Forbes magazine entitled "Grazie Benetton" Congratulations to our client Tecnica Spa, on its recent article feature in Forbes magazine! Brahm Gelfand and Alexandre Ciocilteu assisted Tecnica Spa’s in-house and Italian legal counsel in the Rollerblade transaction. > more info here January 9: Press Release Focus Technologies and Bio-Inova Create Global Central Laboratory Capability for the pharmaceutical industry. Three of our partners, Claude Bergeron, Perry Kliot and Elizabeth Pedzik, acted as lead transactional and legal advisors in this deal. > more info here 2003 November 10: Press Clipping VIMAC Ventures closes biotechnology funds. Alexandre Ciocilteu has represented Société Innovatech du Grand Montréal and Société Innovatech du Sud du Québec. > more info here November 3: Announcement Ian MacPhee was recently appointed by the International Trademark Association to become a member of its East Asia/Pacific Sub-Committee. > more info here September 28: Announcement Me Brahm Gelfand was elected as a member of the Board of Directors and Vice-Chair Practice Groups of TerraLex®. > more info here September 10: Two conferences pertaining to the legal aspects of international transactions Me Alex Konigsberg, who is renowned worldwide for his expertise in the field of international transactions, has been specially invited to speak at two conferences in this area. > more info here September 9: Conference Me Jean-Charles Hare will present a conference entitled "Recent developments in Quebec taxation". > more info here August 25: Announcement Brahm Gelfand was elected as a director and as an officer of the Montefiore Club. > more info here August 6: Newsletter Are you aware of the effect of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act on the regulation of audits and financial statement certification in Canada? For more information, please see our newsletter. > more info here July 7: Seminar Seminar on construction law in Quebec. Full details are available on our French page entitled "Nouvelles". > more info here June 20: Lapointe Rosenstein represented certain dissenting shareholders of BPO Properties Brookfield withdraws going private transaction: Lapointe Rosenstein acted for dissenting shareholders. > more info here June 13: Announcement Brahm Gelfand was nominated to the Board of Directors of IRIS-Québec Plus Consortium (“IRIS-Québec”). > more info here June 2: Conference on the Act Respecting Labour Standards Reform organised by Valotech, an organisation whose mission is to contribute to the economic growth of companies by creating, in Montérégie, business unions and a proactive forum of exchanges between individuals, companies, institutions and organisations bound in the research, development or technological innovation, to the attention of business people, directors or managers. > more info here May 22: Sponsorship of Classic CDP Capital — Private Equity Lapointe Rosenstein is delighted to be the main sponsor of the Classic CDP Capital - Private Equity. > more info here May 5: Newsletter Did you know that SEDI (system for electronic disclosure by insiders) was re-launched? You can obtain more information by reading our recent newsletter. > more info here April 10: Press Release Lapointe Rosenstein is advising Axcan Pharma regarding the all-cash offer of US $ 203 millions for Salix Pharmaceuticals. > more info here March 25: Conférence sur le réseau de transport de l’électricité au Québec Mr. Pierre Théroux was a speaker at the 2nd Forum on Quebec Electricity. > more info here March 5: Press Release Axcan completes US$125.0 million financing - Lapointe Rosenstein has acted for the company. > more info here March 5: Four lawyers from our firm pooled their expertise in a transaction which closed on March 5, 2003 between Matco Ravary inc. and an affiliate of Groupe BMR inc. Lapointe Rosenstein assists clients in purchase transaction between Matco Ravary and a Groupe BMR Affiliate. > more info here February 19: Guide on the Trademark Registration Allen Israel is a contributor and co-editor of Country Guides - Basic Information on Trademark Registration Worldwide. > more info here 2002 November 23: Notice of appointment Me Pierre Théroux joins our team ! > more info here October 18: Press Release Team of lawyers from de Grandpré Chaurette Lévesque to join Lapointe Rosenstein. > more info here October 11: Conférence sur la gestion de l'eau Do not miss the lecture which will be given by Mrs. Pierrette Sinclair, Attorney, on December 3, 2002 at the ''Forum Québécois sur la gestion de l'eau''. > more info here October 2: Press Release Alexandre Ciocilteu has advised SureFire Commerce in its sale of the assets of SiteSell.com. > more info here September 25: Pressclipping - Lexpert Journal (July-August 2002) Axcan Pharma Closes Equity Offering - Lapointe Rosenstein acts as legal advisor in this case. > more info here September 24: Press Release Lapointe Rosenstein has acted on behalf of Mark Levine in his recent acquisition of a controlling interest in Promatek Industries Ltd., a TSX listed company. > more info here 2001 October 15: Jewish General Hospital’s Distinguished Service Award Brahm Gelfand is being honoured ! > more info here