Sure, say that to this guys http://www.coindesk.com/localbitcoins-users-criminal-charges-florida/
That's what I mean... they were in florida and they were bound by Florida Jurisdiction. A lawyer in Canada's "lawyer" status amounts to squat for a transaction done between a guy in Russia and the other in France. The "authenticity and safety" of a lawyer conducting and escrow is applicable only if both the parties are in Canada/Quebec and bound by the the rules there. On an international playing field, its irrelevant.
See my other post here: https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.6407174 this is what I really mean.