Profile
Partner
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.
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 accepts 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
Distinctions
- The Best Lawyers in Canada in the fields of Corporate law, Energy Law, Private funds law, Information Technology law, Intellectual property law and Technology law, since 2011
- Lawyer of the Year, Best Lawyers, Private funds law, 2018
- Lexpert Special Edition on Canada's Leading Infrastructure Lawyers as leading lawyers in the field of Infrastructure, 2017
- The Canadian Legal LEXPERT® Directory in the field of Computer and IT law, 2009-2011 and since 2016
- Lawyer of the Year, Best Lawyers, Technology law (2011, 2013, 2016)
- The Canadian Legal LEXPERT® Directory in the field of Technology transactions, since 2009
Education
- MBA, McGill University, 1990
- LL.L. (summa cum laude), University of Ottawa, 1982
Boards and Professional Affiliations
- Canadian Bar Association
- Licensing Executives Society (U.S.A. and Canada)
- Association des MBA du Québec (AMBAQ)