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Lisa Langevin Steps in to the Ring for Cancer Fundraiser

April 2018

Litigation lawyer Lisa Langevin is no stranger to tough battles. This October, the arena is shifting from the courtroom to the boxing ring. Lisa and her combatant Daphne Ballard, are the first female participants in the annual Heart & Crown Fight for the Cure charity fundraiser for the Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation….

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Samantha Iturregui Selected for Forty Under 40 Honours

April 2018

Congratulations to Samantha Iturregui on her selection as one of Ottawa’s Forty Under 40.  Samantha is a partner in the firm’s litigation group with a practice focused on insurance defence and mortgage enforcement.  Equally at ease in both English and French, Samantha has been using her power of persuasion since…

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I Can’t Get No Subrogation

In Douglas v. Stan Fergusson Fuels Ltd., 2018 ONCA 192, the Court found that an insurer could not pursue a subrogated claim in the name of its bankrupt insured unless it obtained a court order authorizing the action in its own name or used the provisions in the Bankruptcy and…

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Picking the Right Executor

When speaking to clients about estate planning and their wills, I have found that most people come to meetings having given considerable thought as to how and to whom they would like their assets distributed. This isn’t surprising. After all, a key purpose of preparing a will is to direct…

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