Your Legal Counsel
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Experienced lawyer and business partner who supports the growth of tech companies.
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10 years of varied legal experience, both in large national firms and internally in numerous startups and SMEs.
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Experienced as General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer.
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Curious, bilingual, science background.
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Mission: Be a fraction of your team. Understanding your own mission and helping you achieve it.
Trainings
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Quebec Bar (2013)
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Bachelor of Laws, LL.B. (2012) - Université Laval
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Bachelor of Biology, B.Sc. (2009) - UQAR
Certifications
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Artificial Intelligence Governance Professional (AIGP) - International Association of Privacy Professionals
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Certified Information Privacy Professional/Canada (CIPP/C) - International Association of Privacy Professionals
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Partners, Directors and Senior Officers Course (PDO) - Canadian Securities Institute
Selected mandates
Executive team's member of a fintech of 12 employees and 50K customers which we grew into an SME of 100 employees and more than 1M customers.
Growth
Implemented legal, business and cyber incident risk management strategies.
Risks
Negotiated key contracts with clients, service providers, lenders, business partners, consultants, employees, etc.
Negotiation
Oversaw a private and institutional investment of CAD 44M in a tech startup.
Investment
Negotiated with financial market regulators in Canada for a company that became the first Quebec-based restricted broker to offer cryptoasset trading.
Compliance
Built and led an in-house legal team of several attorneys, paralegals, compliance experts and a comms & policy team.