Sophie Croisetière
Notary
Sophie Croisetière joined Cain Lamarre’s Montreal team in 2018 after an articling term in Notarial Law with the firm. She specializes in Real Estate and Municipal Law. Over the course of her university career, Ms. Croisetière acquired significant experience working in the municipal field, notably as a built environment officer and urban planning consultant for the City of Montreal.
As a result, she now excels at reading construction plans and analyzing municipal regulations, particularly in the field of urban planning. She also has invaluable expertise in the construction industry and in the process of obtaining permits and other municipal authorizations required for different real estate projects.
Ms. Croisetière has a Bachelor of Laws and a Master of Notarial Law degree, as well as a Certificate and a Master’s in Urban Planning from the Université de Montréal. She also has a Bachelor of Arts degree from McGill University. Outside of her legal practice, she is passionate about urban development and territorial planning, and continues to be involved in projects in these fields.
Education
2019
- Chambre des notaires
2018
- Master of Notarial Law, Université de Montréal
2017
- Bachelor of Laws, Université de Montréal
2014
- Master’s degree in Land Use Planning and Development, Université de Montréal
2010
- Certificate in Urban planning, Université de Montréal
2009
- Bachelor of Arts, Université McGill
Teaching, conferences and publications
Since 2023
- Lecturer, Teaching of the portion of the “Modalities and dismemberment of ownership” course dealing with divided and undivided co-ownership, as part of the Master of Notarial Law program., Université de Sherbrooke
2024
- Encroachments in divided co-ownership: a practical solutions-based approach for legal practitioners, Conference co-taught with Catherine Béland as part of the Recent developments in the law of divided co-ownership, a text was also published
2023
- Residential condominiums: finding the balance between individual and collective rights, Co-delivery of a conference at the following symposium: HOUSING LAW IN TIME(S) OF CRISIS: FOR A POLICY TO REGULATE REAL ESTATE PRACTICES, Organized by the Scientific Committee Professor Marie-Hélène Dufour and Professor Pascal Fréchette (UdeS and Chambre des notaires)
2021
- Do’s and Don’ts of Buying a Condo: Notary Advice, Delivery of a webinar, Organized by the Chambre des notaires and the McGill School of Continuing Studies
2020
- Reforms to co-ownership law, Co-teaching of a training session with Catherine Béland, as part of the notary's professional development courses, Chambre des notaires du Québec
Engagements
2024
- Master of Notarial Law Program Committee, Discuss proposals with other professors, lecturers, management and students to improve the program, Université de Sherbrooke
- Ad hoc real estate committee, Review the real estate templates of the Chambre des notaires, CAIJ
Mentions
2023
- Doctoral scholarship recipient from the Chambre des notaires du Québec