HATLEY Strategy Advisors extends reach with new Quebec City office

QUEBEC CITY, March 20, 2013 /CNW Telbec/ - HATLEY Strategy Advisors is pleased to announce it is opening a second office, located on Grande Allée in Quebec City. Two experienced professionals will join the government relations and strategic communications consulting firm:

• Christian Levesque, a former MNA for the riding of Lévis and president and executive director of the ADQ, and
• André Légaré, a lobbying consultant with 25 years of experience.

Founded in Montreal in 2010 by Marie-Claude Johnson and Adam Daifallah, HATLEY accompanies its clients in their interactions with governments and public bodies and provides strategic advice on their business initiatives and priorities. HATLEY's practice also includes image and reputation management, media relations, public awareness campaigns and counsel on Quebec market entry. 

"I am proud to join the HATLEY team and to be part of its growth. Marie-Claude and Adam have quickly developed the business by offering quality services and achieving tangible results for their clients," said Mr. Lévesque, who will be managing partner of the Quebec City office. 

HATLEY's co-founders expressed their excitement about the expansion. "Christian and André's expertise and well-established networks will be of tremendous value for our clients and will allow us to further diversify our service offer, notably in the industry association sector," the co-founders said.

HATLEY also announced that Michèle Bazin, editor-in-chief of Premières en affaires magazine and former Vice-President, Public Affairs of the Just for Laughs Group, will assume the presidency of the firm's Advisory Council. Ms. Bazin succeeds Peter White, who will remain a member of the council. 

For more information, please visit www.hatleystrategies.com. 

Image with caption: "Front row, left to right, Adam Daifallah, Christian Lévesque, André Légaré, Marie-Claude Johnson. Back row, left to right, Marilyn Cantin, Alexis Landreville, Jessica Gaulin.(CNW Group/HATLEY Strategy Advisors)". Image available at: http://photos.newswire.ca/images/download/20130320_C6548_PHOTO_EN_24671.jpg

SOURCE: HATLEY Strategy Advisors

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Marilyn Cantin
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