“Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.”

Vince Lombardi

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Practice areas

  • Commercial and corporate law 
  • Public and private mergers and acquisitions 
  • Project financing (Risk and Private Capital) 
  • Corporate financing  
  • Start-up businesses 
  • Corporate governance 

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Marie-Ève has notably:

ADVISED a technology company in the field of artificial intelligence and drafted all the documentation for a SAFE financing adapted to Quebec law (simplified agreement for future acquisition of shares); 

ADVISED a company in the security technology field and drafted and reviewed all legal documents for an investment round with accredited investors; 

DRAFTED AND REVIEWED the terms and conditions for various technology companies in several industries to offer their “software as a service” (SaaS) to consumers as well as to other businesses and government agencies; 

DRAFTED AND REVIEWED several shareholder agreements, stock option plans and convertible debt instruments for numerous clients; 

DRAFTED AND REVIEWED several service, distribution and supply agreements; 

ADVISED numerous businesses on their compliance with rules governing language laws, privacy rights and personal information; 

ACTED as legal counsel to a Quebec-based technology company, working closely with the company’s in-house lawyers to review and draft contracts with their clients and suppliers, as well as to implement platforms and measures to assist their employees in reviewing their transactional contracts; 

ADVISED several corporations and non-profit organizations to optimize their governance.

Professional activities and initiatives

Member of the Young Bar of Montréal

Conferences and publications

Presenter “Legal considerations when creating a company” Cleantech Entrepreneurial Pathway of Polytechnique – 2021 and 2022

Presenter “The importance of the shareholders’ agreement ” Cleantech Entrepreneurial Pathway of Polytechnique – 2021

Guest speaker on “Managing the Small Enterprise” at the McGill MBA Program – 2019, 2020, 2021

Speaker, Compass Legal Clinic in partnership with the Dobson Entrepreneurship Centre of McGill University – 2019

Education

Candidate to the D.E.S.S. in business law, Université de Montréal (ongoing)

Accreditation in Civil and Commercial Mediation – 2017

LL.B., Université de Montréal – 2013