Ariane
Gagnon

Title : Lawyer Year of call : 2022

Expertise : business law | transactional law

Hotline: 873 389-5113

Me Ariane Gagnon has joined the Business Group of the Sherbrooke office and practices corporate and transactional law. Her dual training in these areas of law enables her to make the most of her background, as she holds a Bachelor of Law degree as well as a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the Université de Sherbrooke. Her diversified academic background makes her a versatile lawyer and gives her a strategic approach to business.

Her practice consists mainly of assisting SMEs of all kinds, including professionals from various fields such as the health sector. Having grown up in the dental field, Me Gagnon is able to understand the various issues related to professional practices. With an affinity for drafting contracts, she participates in various mandates, including the drafting of shareholder agreements, commercial leases and purchase and sale agreements for businesses.

Originally from Valleyfield, Me Gagnon studied in English, which makes her a perfectly bilingual lawyer. Her thoroughness and sense of organization are two of her greatest strengths, while her innate interpersonal skills make it easy for her to establish a relationship of trust with her clients. In her spare time, Me Gagnon enjoys the outdoors, especially hiking in the mountains, but also travelling, cooking, and reading. She is also very passionate about nature, especially the marine mammals of the St. Lawrence River.

Assistant: Léa Remonté

Expertise

  • Business law
  • Transactional law

Education

  • Master's degree in taxation, Université de Sherbrooke (in progress)
  • LL.B., Université de Sherbrooke (2021) 
  • Bachelor's degree in business administration, marketing major, Université de Sherbrooke (2019) 

Professional experience

  • Gauthier Bédard, société d'avocats S.E.N.C.R.L., Chicoutimi (2022) 

Lecturing, conferences, publications

  • "Shareholder agreements - How to protect yourself", speaker at Journée pour elles, Agricultrices de l'Estrie, Cookshire (2022)

Associations, committees, boards

  • Member of the Board of Directors of the Jeune Chambre de Commerce de Sherbrooke (2023 to date)

Distinctions 

  • Recipient of the de la Cain Lamarre scholarship (2020) 
  • Recipient of the Yves Bourassa scholarship (2018)