Emily is an associate in the disputes department in the Montréal office. Emily’s practice includes a broad range of civil and commercial litigation matters, with a focus on class action defence, as well as investigations and regulatory enforcement. Emily obtained both civil and common law degrees from McGill University. Prior to law school, she obtained a B.A. in Political Science from Concordia University. While studying, Emily completed a clerkship in the Civil Division of the Court of Québec. She was also a pro bono legal intern at the Centre for Research-Action on Race Relations and volunteered at McGill’s Legal Information Clinic.
Areas of Expertise
Representative Work
- A potential bidder
A potential bidder in Nemaska Lithium’s CCAA restructuring
- Veolia Health Operating Services
Veolia Health Operating Services in the design-build defect claims against the constructors of the new Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal
A potential bidder in Nemaska Lithium’s CCAA restructuring
Veolia Health Operating Services in the design-build defect claims against the constructors of the new Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal
Latest Insights
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Blog Nov 21, 2022
Québec Court of Appeal rules on consequence of voluntary disclosure of privileged information made to law enforcement in the context of an investigation
On October 17, 2022, the Québec Court of Appeal in Centre universitaire de santé McGill c. Lemay (Lemay) held that the voluntary disclosure of...
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Blog Apr 7, 2022
The AMF must conduct its investigations with ‘rigour, diligence and celerity’
These are the words of the Tribunal administratif des marchés financiers, when it reminded the Autorité des marchés financiers that a freeze order...
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Osler Update Dec 13, 2021
White-collar defence: Increasing risks and enforcement activity
For businesses, this year was marked by continued increases in compliance risks relating to the ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic.
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Osler Update Nov 15, 2021
Navigating issues in cross-border investigations
Osler lawyers suggest organizations involved in cross-border investigations consider engaging with each foreign authority involved to mitigate the...
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Awards and Recognition
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Arts and Science Scholar Award, Concordia University (2014-2015)
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Dean’s List, Concordia University
Media Mentions
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Osler News May 24, 2023
Osler’s pro bono work helps delay eviction of Ville-Marie Expressway encampment
Representing the Mobile Legal Clinic, Osler is proud to have secured a safeguard order on April 24, 2023 ...
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Community Involvement
- Legal intern at the Centre for Research-Action on Race Relations
- Case worker at McGill’s Legal Information Clinic
- Member of production team for Actus Reus, the law faculty’s theatre troupe
Speaking and Writing
Published Work
- Navigating issues in cross-border investigations, Financier Worldwide Magazine, December 2021 (Stéphane Eljarrat, Frédéric Plamondon and Emily Lynch)
- Benoît, F., Plamondon, F. et Lynch, E., « Secret confié, secret divulgué ? Gare aux enjeux entourant le secret professionnel et les privilèges connexes lors d’enquêtes multi-juridictionnelles », EYB2021DEV3068, Développements récents en enquêtes internes et réglementaires, volume 502, Service de la formation continue du Barreau du Québec, 2021.
- Legal Implications Triggered by an Internet User’s Death: Reconciling Legislative and Online Contract Approaches in Canada, Schulich School of Law, Dalhousie University, 2020
Credentials
Education
- McGill University, B.C.L/LL.B
- Concordia University, B.A (Political Science)
Languages
- French
- English
Professional Affiliations
- Barreau du Québec
- Law Society of Ontario
- Young Bar of Montréal
- The Advocates’ Society
- Women’s White Collar Defense Association
