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March 22, 2022 — The Association de planification fiscale et financière will be presenting its seminar on trusts on Thursday, March 24. William Dion-Bernard, notary with our Estates, Wills and Trusts Group, will be speaking on tax and civil law cases related to trusts.

March 21, 2022 — RSS’s Family Law Group is happy to welcome Jacob-Ray Falutz, who was called to the Bar only a few days ago, after articling with a boutique litigation firm.

“We really look forward to working with Jacob”, says Lynne Kassie, Ad. E., head of the Family Law Group. “For such a young lawyer, he has an impressive education and experience. Once more, we discovered an outstanding recruit.”

March 16, 2022 — Canadian Lawyer magazine has just released its annual rating of Quebec’s Top 10 Regional law firms: full-service firms with offices exclusively in the province. RSS is proud to be in the Top 10. The ratings are based on the results of a survey conducted in late 2021, in which 1,137 ballots were received for 38 nominated firms.

Andrew Penhale, CEO, is pleased with these results. “While facing many challenges over the past year, our team has continued to devote its expertise, energy and resources to our clients, assisting them with their legal issues. We like to think that this ranking is the result of our commitment to them.”

March 14, 2022 — RSS is pleased to announce that Maxime Saint-Onge, a litigator, is now a member of the firm. Maxime’s practice has been focused on litigation cases since his call to the Bar, in 2017.

Martin Côté, a partner in our Civil Litigation Group, comments on this recruit. “Maxime has a very rich experience, that includes many areas of law, before numerous courts. His knowledge of the legal stakes inherent in the use of social media is an asset. I am sure that he will be a most valuable player on our team from the very first day.”

March 7, 2022 — RSS is pleased to announce that Camille Vignaud is joining the firm’s Insurance Law team. Camille’s experience is remarkably rich and diversified: graduate studies in France, experience as a litigator and advanced research and drafting courses.

Rachel Clément, the group’s Co-chair, is delighted with this recruit. “Soon as we saw Camille’s résumé, we knew that she has the ideal profile for our team, and will help RSS remain a first-rate law firm. Our clients deserve nothing but the best!”