Bar Fellowship
American College of Trial Lawyers
· Named Advocatus Emeritus by the Quebec Bar
· Lexpert Zenith Awards, which honours the top 25 women in the country
· La Presse "Personality of the Week" as a leading litigation lawyer
· Chambers Global: The World's Leading Lawyers 2007 - Leader in the field of Dispute Resolution (Quebec)
· Lexpert Magazine - One of Canada's Top 25 Women Lawyers
· Magazine Entreprendre - One of "Les 101 Femmes entrepreneurs"
· National Post - Listed among Best Lawyers, Montreal for Corporate Commercial Litigation, Banking Law and Class Action Litigation
Memberships and activities
· Canadian Bar Association
· Supreme Court Advocacy Institute
· Quebec Bar task force on pro bono services
· Bar of Montreal
- Liaison Committee with the Court of Appeal
- Deliberations Committee
- Former member, Council
Directorships
· Director and Secretary, Pro Bono Québec
· Former treasurer and director, Canadian Institute for the Administration of Justice
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