PARTNER

Paul Martel is a partner in the Business Law Group. He practices primarily in the area of corporate law, focusing on corporations, not-for-profit corporations and general partnerships. He is also an expert in commercial contracts. Paul is recognized for his ability to find effective, innovative solutions to the most complex legal issues in corporate law.

Education

• LL.M., Université de Montréal, 1975
• LL.L., Université de Montréal, 1969

He taught law for over 25 years and has authored numerous landmark legal texts on corporate law. He has also contributed to most major corporate law journals, including La Revue du Barreau du Québec. As a reputable expert in corporate law, and a respected teacher, lecturer and author, he is regularly called upon by government authorities to assist with major legislative changes, including those to the Civil Code of Québec, Quebec’s Companies Act, the Canada Business Corporations Act and the Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act. He has also acted as a consultant to the Minister of Finance of Quebec in developing and drafting the new Business Corporations Act, and to the Agence du Revenu du Québec in updating the Quebec Enterprise Register.

PUBLICATIONS

• Droit des affaires, Cours de formation professionnelle du Barreau du Québec, annual editions since 1995. Chapters “La Loi sur la publicité légale des entreprises,” “La constitution de la société,” “Le fonctionnement interne,” “Le capital-actions,” “Les transactions d’actions,” “Les changements au capital-actions,” “Les conventions entre actionnaires” and “Protection des actionnaires minoritaires,” approximately 350 pages.
• Business Corporations in Canada – Legal and Practical Aspects, loose-leaf, Carswell, since 2005, approximately 2,500 pages.
• La société par actions au Québec, 3 volumes, “Les aspects juridiques,” loose-leaf, Éditions Wilson & Lafleur, Martel ltée, since 1980, approximately 5,000 pages.
• La corporation sans but lucratif au Québec, loose-leaf, Éditions Wilson & Lafleur, Martel ltée, since 1987, approximately 1,300 pages.
• Les conventions entre actionnaires, Éditions Wilson & Lafleur, Martel ltée, 14 editions, 744 pages.
• Administrateurs de personnes morales sans but lucratif : le guide de vos droits, devoirs et responsabilités, Éditions Wilson & Lafleur, Martel ltée, 4 editions, 117 pages.
• Loi sur les sociétés par actions (Québec), Réforme en profondeur de la Loi sur les compagnies, Éditions Wilson & Lafleur, Martel ltée, 2010, 319 pages.
• Loi canadienne sur les organisations à but non lucratif – Loi, règlement et commentaires, Éditions Wilson & Lafleur, Martel ltée, 2012, 355 pages.