Hubert Crépault
Lawyer, Partner
With over 20 years of experience, Me Hubert Crépault specializes in advising and supporting businesses and organizations in governance, commercial and corporate law, and corporate financing. He has developed strong expertise working with various non-profit organizations, as well as public and parapublic entities, SMEs, private educational institutions, cooperatives, and other businesses across different sectors. Me Crépault also assists several clients in the development of wind energy projects.
Over the years, Me Crépault has been involved in major transactions involving public and parapublic organizations, as well as companies in the education, natural resources, and technology sectors. He has extensive knowledge of applicable legal frameworks. Before joining Cain Lamarre in 2007, he worked at two major law firms. He regularly shares his expertise at conferences, particularly on collective business takeovers and the new Business Corporations Act, and has published articles on relations with First Nations in the context of mining law in Québec.
Me Crépault holds a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) from Université Laval (2002) and is a trademark agent. Committed to his community, he is currently an administrator and secretary of Collège O’Sullivan de Québec and has long served as an administrator of the Fondation des Offices jeunesse internationaux du Québec. He has been an invited speaker by the Ministry of Economy, Innovation, and Energy and has participated in numerous conferences and publications on various topics.
Education
2004
- Barreau du Québec
2002
- Bachelor of Laws, Université Laval
Teaching, conferences and publications
- A Collective Revival of Companies: The Cooperative Response to a Lack of Business Succession. Speaker invited by the Ministère de l’Économie, des Sciences et de l’Innovation
- Presentation about cooperatives at the annual provincial conference on tax law and legal services by Malette
- Taught business law at the Quebec Bar School
- Interventions with companies (private, public and parapublic) regarding access to documents and the protection of personal information
- Conferences on governance
- Lecture on the legal framework and intercooperation practices in a free market (forestry industry)
- Talk for business community members on the new Business Corporations Act
- Conferences on the liability of company and NPO directors
- Conference on the legal principles and business conventions of technology innovation companies
- Publication of an article on the First Nations and mining rights in Quebec
Engagements
- Administrator, Collège O’Sullivan de Québec
- President, Maison des Entreprises de Coeur
- Former administrator, Fondation des Offices jeunesse internationaux du Québec (previously)
- Former administrator, Vitrines sur la relève (previously)
- Former administrator, Assemblée parlementaire des étudiants du Québec (previously)
- Former administrator, Cégep de Jonquière (previously)
Expertise
2
Business Law
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Real Estate
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