As a labour law attorney, Marie-Claude supports entrepreneurs and business leaders in conflict management while guiding them toward improved organizational health and safety. Specifically, she provides legal advice on labour laws, such as drafting internal policies, team training, and conflict prevention. She also supports company representatives in cases of conflict with their employees or regarding their rights.
After earning her bachelor’s degree in law from the Université de Montréal, Marie-Claude studied language and writing at the University of California and the Université de Sherbrooke. She was admitted to the Barreau du Québec in 2017, after which she spent four years working with a grievance and dispute arbitrator, participating in over 200 hearings and assisting in the drafting of arbitration awards and mediation agreements. She continued her career as lead attorney and legal counsel for an association representing executives at early childhood centers in Québec, where she built a community-focused legal department dedicated to the strategic support, the negotiation of employment contracts, the development of governance practices, and workplace training.
She chose YULEX after falling in love with the team and its human-centered values. Here, she finds an environment where teamwork is considered essential to success. Within the team, her pragmatism and ability to listen are a real asset.
Her motto? The competence of each individual is the strength of the whole team.
The different methods of marketing industrial designs: transfer vs. licenseRegistering an original industrial design has a significant impact on how it is marketed. When you are the owner of your industrial design and have obtained its registration from theIntellectual Property Office (OPIC), you have the exclusive right to the ownership of your design for a period of 10 years from the date of its registration.
Canada's accession to the Madrid Protocol: making your trademark travel internationallyCanada's accession to the Madrid Protocol on June 17 will allow Canadian businesses to protect their trademarks abroad. Below is a summary overview of the Madrid Protocol, its benefits, and the changes to be expected in Canadian trademark law.
De nouvelles exigences pour vos entreprises fédérales dès juin 2019!As of June 13, 2019, any private company incorporated under the Canada Business Corporations Act will have to comply with new standards aimed at preventing the use of companies for tax evasion and other criminal purposes including money laundering, corruption and the financing of terrorist activities.
