Rioux Hélène ENG - Joli

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Hélène Rioux
Lawyer
helene.rioux@jolicoeurlacasse.com
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Qualifications
Having obtained her law degree from Université de Montréal in 1978 and called to the Québec
Bar in 1980, Ms. Hélène Rioux joined our firm at our Montreal office in 1998 after practicing for
18 years in the Montreal region. She became a partner in 2000.
Skills
Civil, administrative as well as commercial litigation occupy a large part of her practice, in
addition to persons and family law.
Ms. Rioux has specific expertise in matters related the rupture of business relations, covering all
judicial aspects of cessation of employment or services ties, shareholders agreements, litigation
resulting from shareholder relationships, non-competition, provisions, obligations of loyalty,
manufacturing secrets.
Beside these fields, she practices in family and persons law, whether in concerns resulting from
marriage or common-law spouses, divorce, separation, alimony, child custody, etc. She
possesses particular expertise in matters of private international law, more specifically as
concerns the law applicable to spouses whose union and places of residence are located
outside the province of Quebec and the country.
Me Rioux also has expertise in aboriginal law. To this effect, she obtained Superior Court
ordinances forbidding tree cutting on Innu ancestral territories, notably on Île René-Levasseur.
Involvements
Me Rioux sat on various cultural and philanthropic organisations. Moreover, she was a member
of Joli-Coeur Lacasse’s Board of Directors from 2002 to 2007.
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