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Marilou Simard, Associate | Litigation and Dispute Resolution

Marilou Simard

Associate Fasken
Jurisdiction Québec, 2021
Language(s) French, English
Office(s) Montréal
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Overview

Marilou Simard’s practice focuses on all aspects of public and administrative law. She assists clients in the areas of access to information, municipal law, agricultural law and disciplinary law.

In addition to pleading before various judicial and administrative tribunals, Marilou is called upon to advise companies, including real estate developers, on complex regulatory issues relating to zoning and transportation.

She regularly drafts appeals for judicial review and pleads them before the Superior Court.

Before articling at Fasken, Marilou worked as a law student in the legal department of two large Québec companies in the media and pharmaceutical industries, respectively.  She also articled for a Superior Court judge and her academic achievements have earned her the distinction of being named to the Dean's Honor List.

Achievements

  • Dean’s List, Faculty of Law, Université de Montréal,
  • Honour Roll, Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf,
Dean’s List, Faculty of Law, Université de Montréal
Honour Roll, Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf

Client Work

  • Claim against the sole shareholder of a business for amounts due and unpaid, [Case - Érablières des Alléghanys et Sylvain Lalli], Claim against the sole shareholder of a business for amounts due and unpaid.
  • A city had a citizen declared a "querulous litigant" and obtained an order limiting that person's right of access to information, [Case - Ville de Saint Constant], An application to declare the Defendant querulous and to limit his right of access to information.
  • A city had a citizen declared a “querulous litigant” and obtained an order limiting that person’s right of access to information, [Case - Ville de Saint Constant], An application to declare the Defendant querulous and to limit his right of access to information.
  • Trimac Transportation Services Inc. acquires Transport Sylvain Lasalle Inc., [Deal - Trimac Transportation Services Inc.], Trimac Transportation Services Inc. acquires Transport Sylvain Lasalle Inc.
  • The penalty imposed by the Ministère de l’Environnement against Magotteaux Ltée is lifted by the Tributnal administratif du Québec, [Case - Magotteaux Ltée], Represented Magotteaux Ltée in an appeal against the financial penalty imposed by the Ministère de l’Environnement et de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques. The Tributnal administratif du Québec ruled that the breach of section 20 of the Environment Quality Act (EQA) had not been proven.

Career & Education

Education

  • JD Osgoode Hall Law School at York University
  • LLB Université de Montréal

Community involvement

  • Vice President, Internal Affairs, Association des étudiants en droit, Université de Montréal (2018-2019)
  •  Volunteer, Pro Bono Students Canada (2017-2018)
  • Ambassador, "Croire en Elles" Campaign, Fondation Lise Watier (2023)

Knowledge

  • Resource Centre | Law 25: Act to modernize legislative provisions as regards the protection of personal information

Events

Speaking Engagements

  • Réforme québécoise en matière de protection des renseignements personnels, 5/10/2022
Speaker Réforme québécoise en matière de protection des renseignements personnels Presentation given to the CTAQ

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