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André Vautour practices in the fields of corporate and commercial law and is particularly interested in corporate governance, strategic alliances, joint ventures, investment funds and mergers and acquisitions of private corporations. He also serves as honorary consul of Denmark in Montreal and was Lavery’s chair of the board of Directors from 2012 to 2016.

Education

• MBA, McGill University, 1990 
• LL.L. (summa cum laude), University of Ottawa, 1982

Significant Accomplishments

Mr. Vautour practises in the field of technology law (drafting technology development and transfer agreements, licensing agreements, distribution agreements, outsourcing agreements, and e-commerce agreements).

He has had the opportunity to work regularly with companies in the financial, printing, pharmaceutical, railway, computer and energy sectors.

Mr. Vautour has given many lectures on subjects related to his fields of expertise. He has also written numerous articles on various aspects of business law. 

Publications

• "Quelques aspects d’un contrat d’impartition d’un système de gestion de l'information", in the Développements récents en droit commercial Service de la formation permanente of the Barreau du Québec, 1995
• "Le rêve devenu cauchemar — La durée des déclarations et garanties et la clause d’indemnisation", in the Développements récents en droit commercialService de la formation permanente of the Barreau du Québec, 1996
• "Quelques commentaires sur le mandat de l'auditeur des comptes d’une société par actions et la responsabilité qui en découle", in the Développements récents du Service de la formation continue of the Barreau du Québec, Volume 350, 2012
• "Épée de Damoclès ou épouvantail ? Jusqu’où l’investisseur dans un fonds d’investissement peut s’impliquer dans ce fonds sans risquer de perdre sa responsabilité limitée ?", in the Développements récents du Service de la formation continue of the Barreau du Québec, Volume 417, 2016
• “Impact of the Possible Extension of the European Passport Regime on Canadian Fund Managers”, co-author with Guillaume Lavoie and associates of Jeantet and published in la Revue internationale des services financiers, November 2016 edition
• “Options Available to Canadian Managers under the European AIF Marketing Rules”, co-author with Guillaume Lavoie and associates of Jeantet and published in la Revue internationale des services financiers, November 2016 edition
• "Gouvernance des sociétés d’État à vocation commerciale - — Rôle et pouvoirs du conseil d’administration et de la direction des sociétés d’État, similitudes et différences avec les sociétés par actions de droit privé", in the Développements récents du Service de la formation continue of the Barreau du Québec, Volume 460, 2019

Professional Associations
Canadian Bar Association
Licensing Executives Society (U.S.A. and Canada)
Association des MBA du Quebec (AMBAQ)


Professional Activities and Experience
Accolades

• Best Lawyer 2016
• Best Lawyer of the year 2016
• Lexpert 2016
• Best Lawyer 2017
• Acritas Stars survey 2017
• Best Lawyers 2018
• Lawyers of the Year 2018
• Best Lawyers 2020
• Best Lawyer of the Year 2021
• 2021 CLLD
• Best Lawyers 2022
• Lexpert 2022
• Lexpert
• Best Lawyers 2024

• E-commerce: Some Laws and Rules You Should Be Aware of

  By André Vautour |May 2020

Additional Articles

• Quarterly legal newsletter intended for accounting, management, and finance professionals, Number 4
• Protecting your trade-marks from Facebook usernames
• Directors’ duties in light of the Peoples and BCE decisions
• Directors and Risk Management
• SMEs, Governance and Directors
• Legal newsletter for business entrepreneurs and executives, Number 11
• Legal newsletter for business entrepreneurs and executives, Number 15
• The External Directors of a SME
• New Anti-Spam Law: Better Act Quickly
• Is a director required to be a shareholder or member of the legal person? / Who is eligible to become a director?
• What precautions should a proposed director take prior to accepting to act as a corporate director? / What are the duties of a member of a board of directors?
• The corporate director: Questions and answers
• The Canada Public Sector Pension Investment Board launches a lawsuit against Saba Capital: Lessons for Fund managers when valuing illiquid securities
• Registration Requirements of Venture Capital and Private Equity Fund Managers in Canada: A Favourable Regulatory Framework
• Impact of the possible extension of the European passport regime on Canadian fund managers
• Options available to Canadian managers under the European AIF marketing rules
• Positive advice of the European Securities and Markets Authority to the extension of the European passport to the managers of alternative investment funds in Canada
• Infrastructure Insider: What essential news and transactions occurred in the infrastructure market?
• What are the Duties and Responsibilities of Corporate Directors during the COVID-19 Crisis?
• E-commerce: Some Laws and Rules You Should Be Aware of
• Transportation infrastructure: A pillar of economic recovery
• New corporate transparency requirements in Canada, Québec and the U.S. – What Canadian and Québec companies need to know
• Requirements to Prevent and Reduce the Risk of Forced Labour or Child Labour: What Businesses Need to Know to Comply