Remy Khouzam
founder, partner
Remy has been practicing in arts and communications law for over 15 years. Following his graduate studies in IT law, he joined Me Zenaïde Lussier’s practice, with whom he partnered 5 years later to form Lussier & Khouzam.
Remy holds particular interest in legal issues arising from the ongoing changes in the cultural industry, including intellectual property management, fair dealing or free speech. His skills and knowledge within those areas have enabled him to form partnerships with several important institutions, such as Telefilm Canada, SODEC, TV5 and INIS, who solicit him frequently as a speaker and lecturer. He has also served on several boards since 2005, including Festival du Nouveau Cinéma (FNC) from 2009-2016.
Associations
- Jeunes mécènes investis pour les arts, philanthropist
- Québec Cinéma, administrator
- Rencontres Internationales du Documentaire de Montréal, administrator
- Union des Producteurs et Productrices du Cinéma Québécois, administrator
- Pétrus, administrator
Martine Tremblay
partner
Martine Tremblay graduated from McGill University in 1999 and is an experienced lawyer and negotiator, she’s mainly interested in commercial and entertainment law. With 9 years of experience as Vice-President, Legal and Commercial Affairs at Attraction Images, and previous years as legal counsel at Radio-Canada and Astral Media, Martine has a solid background in private law firms (Lavery, Robic) and corporate litigation.
Associations
- Fondation de l’hôpital Jean-Talon, Chair of the Board of Directors
- Fond Radiostar, Secretary of the Board of Directors
David Langis
attorney
Law graduate from University of Montreal, David has practiced entertainment and commercial law for more than ten years in law firms and within private and public organizations. His practice covers intellectual property law, technology law and personality rights, mainly for clients working in the television and cinema industry as well as in multimedia and creative technologies. David has been involved in several non-profit organizations heavily focused on arts and creation and is often invited as a lecturer on various topics relating to copyright, privacy rights and information technology.
Marion Grignou
attorney
Before joining the team, Marion worked for two years in an artistic agency as main attorney responsible of the contract agreements sector. Due to her knowledge of the legal provisions applicable in the cultural sector and her work experience with artists in a variety of artistic fields, she is focused on developping the most adequate response for her clients.
Holder of a bachelor’s degree in civil law from the University of Montreal, Marion also has a french legal training, she holds a master’s degree in private law obtained with honors in France.
Melissa Raymond
attorney
Melissa graduated from the University of Montreal. A true arts and culture enthusiast, she began her career as an attorney and labour relations advisor for La Guilde des musiciens et musiciennes du Québec (GMMQ), where she contributed to the legislative reform of Quebec’s Status of the Artist Acts. Her knowledge of the various cultural labour relations agreements and her experience as a negotiator allow her to offer innovative legal solutions, tailored to the needs of the entertainment industry.
Eléna Deleuze
attorney
Eléna started her career as a legal advisor for artists’ associations such as the Association des réalisateurs et réalisatrices du Québec (ARRQ) and the Union des écrivains et des écrivaines du Québec (UNEQ), which allowed her to acquire a broad experience in the broadcasting, publishing, and entertainment fields.
Graduating with a double master’s degree in Intellectual Property law from Université Laval and Université Paris-Saclay, Eléna focused on the challenges of new technologies for the cultural field in her research thesis.
Camille Avery-Benny
paralegal
Passionate about arts and culture, Camille has been a paralegal at Lussier & Khouzam since graduating in Paralegal Technology from Collège Ahuntsic in 2017. More than five years at the firm have allowed her to acquire specialized experience in entertainment law and to expand her fields of expertise in order to meet the specific demands of the artistic community. With a background in communications and law at Université du Québec à Montréal, Camille has co-signed an article for Les cahiers de propriété intellectuelle.
Annie Lemieux-Gaudrault
attorney collaborator
lemieuxannie25@hotmail.com | 514.284.6768
Annie has been practicing in entertainment law for the last 10 years and her collaboration with Lussier & Khouzam dates back to 2009. After working as a lawyer in the civil and commercial litigation department of a Montreal law firm, Annie now dedicates herself to a clientele in the entertainment industry.
Laurence Laviolette
student
Isabelle Montpetit
student
Ella
Accounting
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