Marie-Andrée Latreille is a partner specializing in corporate law. She is consulted for her expertise in both federal and provincial corporate laws and counsels clients and colleagues on all matters relating to legal persons, partnerships and not for profit organizations. As head of corporate services in the Montréal office, it is also her responsibility to oversee the rendering of all corporate services executed by that office and, with the participation of the Montréal corporate services department, to maintain the corporate records of nearly 2,000 corporations, partnerships and organizations.

Marie-Andrée’s specialized knowledge is often put to use in transactions in which the firm is involved. She plays an important role in nearly all major or complex transactions by contributing her expertise in the planning, structuring and implementation of significant commercial transactions, including mergers, acquisitions and corporate reorganizations of both public and private companies.

Marie-Andrée is a member of the Canadian Bar Association. She has made several presentations for the Quebec Bar, in particular on the subject of law relating to legal persons. She also taught a course within the Quebec Bar continuing education program on the topic of jurisdiction shopping for legal persons. She also trains the firm’s students and stagiaires in corporate law.

Marie-Andrée has spoken at numerous conferences on corporate law for the Canadian Museums Association and the Centre d’entrepreneurship of the Université de Montréal's École des Hautes Études Commerciales among others. She was also invited as an expert to the information sessions on the Canada Business Corporations Act reform held in Montréal and Québec City by Industry Canada in February 2002. At the Quebec Bar annual conference held in June 2002 and on numerous other occasions, she has made a presentation on the risks and liabilities for lawyers acting as directors for their clients.

Marie-Andrée studied at the Université de Montréal, where she received a B.A. in Political Science, followed by an LL.B. in 1982. She became a partner in 2001.

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