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Eric Lalanne

Degrandpre Chait

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Position: Partner
Rating:
  • Litigation Star
Practice Areas:
Commercial
Insolvency
Jurisdictions:
Languages:
English
French
Biography

Eric has extensive experience in the business world and provides pragmatic solutions to the challenges faced by companies of all sizes.

He defends shareholders’ interests in oppression cases and pleads in insolvency and restructuring cases relating to the rights and recourses of trustees and creditors. He often appears before Canada’s courts and tribunals, and has been involved in cases that shaped Quebec law, including Peoples Department Stores Inc., a landmark Supreme Court of Canada decision on the scope of the duties and obligations incumbent on a corporation’s officers and directors.

Eric was chairman of the board of directors from May 2012 to March 2020 and remains an active board member. He has greatly contributed to the firm’s growth and prominence in Quebec. With a consistent focus on modernization, he ushered in significant changes, including technological reform, a paperless office and a move to new premises.

Key practice areas
  • Bankruptcy
  • Commercial disputes
  • Dispute resolution
  • Insolvency
Association/network memberships
  • Board of Governor member, Le Cercle Entreprendre du Québec, 2015
Bar Admissions
  • Barreau du Québec, 1987
Address:
800, boul. René‑Lévesque Ouest, 26th floor
Montréal, Québec, H3B 1X9
Canada
Tel:+15148783258 Email:Contact this practitioner Website:https://www.dgchait.com/en/