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YOUR REFERENCE IN IMMIGRATION LAW
IN THETFORD MINES

Me KRISHNA GAGNÉ, DESS, LL.M.
ABOUT

EXPERTISE
Since 2019, I have focused my practice exclusively on immigration law, a dynamic and constantly evolving field where we have developed advanced expertise. We have the privilege of supporting numerous Quebec businesses and foreign workers in their immigration projects, contributing to Quebec's economic and cultural vitality. For me, immigration law is a unique way to combine my diverse passions and put them at the service of my clients: law, travel, and languages. With an Indian mother, born in Madagascar and who later immigrated to Canada, and a Canadian father, I grew up in a multicultural environment. This likely inspired me to obtain a college diploma in languages and translation before beginning my law studies. I am fluent in French, Spanish, and English.

PASSION
Deeply involved in the community, I have served as Vice President of Economic Affairs for AQAADI (Québec Association of Immigration Lawyers) since 2020. This role allows me to actively contribute to the improvement of practices and policies in economic immigration in Quebec. Before specializing in immigration law, I gained unique international experience by working in India, Tanzania, the British Virgin Islands, and living for nearly five years in Cameroon. I have also had the chance to travel to over 45 countries across four continents. My journey has led me to work for a global leader in international fraud and asset recovery in the British Virgin Islands and at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda in Tanzania.

EXPERIENCE
Since settling in Thetford Mines in 2013, I first practiced litigation before becoming General Counsel for an international company in the region. These experiences have allowed me to build strong courtroom experience in civil, commercial, family, and youth protection law. My interest in immigration law was sparked during my time in corporate law, as the company I worked for needed to recruit internationally due to a labor shortage.

INTERNATIONAL
Settled in Thetford Mines since 2013, I first practiced litigation before becoming legal director for an international company in the region. These experiences allowed me to develop solid experience before the courts, in civil, commercial, family law and youth protection. It was also in the corporate field that I discovered immigration law, when the company where I worked had to recruit internationally due to a labor shortage.

MEDIA COVERAGE
Today, I am regularly called upon to comment on immigration news in the media, an opportunity to share my expertise in a constantly evolving field.

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EDUCATION

-- LL.B Civil law, Laval University (2002)
-- D.E.S.S. North American Common Law
-- LL.M. international law, University of Montreal (2005);
-- Quebec Bar Association (2006);
-- Law society of England and Wales (Not complete, 2008)

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
2020 Vice-president of the economic immigration branch of AQAADI;
2016-2018 Responsible for continuous legal education at the Arthabaska Bar;
2017-2018 Treasurer of the Arthabaska Bar;
2016-2017 Member of the Cultural Communities Committee of the Barreau du Québec;
2015-2016 President of the Young Bar Association of Arthabaska, which represents the interests of lawyers with 10 years or less post-call admission;
2013-2015 Director and Vice-President of the Young Bar Association of Arthabaska;
2008-2012 Volunteer for an orphanage in Cameroon;
2006 Member of the organizing committee for the 40th anniversary celebrations of the Eartern Caribbean Supreme Court in the British Virgin Islands;

PARALEGALS
Erika Valverde C.
Paralegal
Ivan Quintero
Paralegal