Patrice Jourdain
Montreal,Quebec
Summary
Bilingual (French/English), experienced senior lawyer with an expertise in the areas of contracts drafting and negotiation, regulatory compliance (best business practices & processes and marketing law) corporate law, securities laws acquired in the context of positions held as senior associate at two leading Montreal law firms and as senior legal counsel for three major financial institutions and through participation in industry regulatory committees and training opportunities (conferences, workshops and seminars). Shrewd problem-solving skills and innovative solution, attention to detail and exceptional organizational skills, excel both as a team player and working independently, dedication to collective success is an essential component of daily work ethic with reputation as a resourceful, inspiring, reliable and valuable member of any team.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Contracts Manager
PRATT & WHITNEY
01.2024 - Current
- Negotiate and draft contracts (vendor agreements, SaaS agreements, distribution agreements)
- Provide legal support for marketing (aircraft engines)
Legal Editor, AI Project
LEXIS NEXIS
01.2024 - Current
- As part of the AI Project, participate in the legal evaluation of AI outputs
Legal Counsel
BAT CANADA (Imperial Tobacco)
01.2018 - 01.2024
- Provide business and legal advice regarding varied legal needs of the company
- Negotiate and draft contracts (vendor agreements, SaaS agreements, distribution agreements)
- Provide legal support for marketing (regulated products)
- Provide legal support to finance departments, procurement, IT, Competitive Intelligence and distribution
- Negotiate and draft contracts with retailers
- Provide legal support to various teams in the implementation of strategic commercial projects
- Acted as lead legal counsel supporting major strategic projects for the business (modernization, market expansion etc.)
- Participation as lead legal and business counsel in the strategic contingency projects implemented to counter the business paralysis caused by the covid pandemic (2020 to 2022)
- Received several internal awards for the quality of my work and performance
- In 2019: Canadian Leadership Team Recognition for the excellence of my legal support in the implementation of a new distribution strategy
- In 2021: Gold Award for the excellence of my legal support in the integration of a new key manufacturing partner
- In 2023: Gold Award for my legal leadership and the excellence of my work in a key strategic business expansion project
Senior legal consultant and Founding Partner
ATLAS INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS
01.2012 - 01.2018
- Company Overview: self-employed
- Provide legal support organizations active internationally in the sustainable investment sector and to companies wishing to expand their business overseas
- Negotiating and drafting various documents such as contracts, letters of agreement and legal opinions
- Self-employed
- Accompanied a high-ranking executive of a large consulting firm on a prospection trip aimed at their establishment in that foreign country
- Conducted various transactions for international clients: corporate finance; management buy-out etc
Senior Legal Counsel
BMO FINANCIAL GROUP
01.2014 - 01.2015
- Provide legal advice in the ordinary course of the business activities to a highly regulated industry leader (BMO Wealth management division subsidiaries)
- Manage litigation involving these subsidiaries
- Support financial forensic team in Fraud investigations
- Negotiate and draft contracts with BMO brokers
- Support Private Bankers in certain transactions
- Negotiate and draft contracts with key strategic suppliers
- Draft and negotiate legal opinions
- Drafted and negotiated various contracts involving leading brokers and private bankers
- Took part in the various regulatory implementation projects
Senior legal counsel
DESJARDINS GROUP
01.2006 - 01.2012
- Advise management regarding strategic projects relating to the creation and distribution of regulated financial products (investment funds and mutual funds)
- Provide leadership in various strategic projects as a legal expert and a business advisor
- Develop business solutions in compliance with the applicable regulatory regime and sound from a business perspective
- Draft various regulatory documents
- Negotiate and draft contracts
- Lead legal counsel to the Fraud detection and investigation department, Money laundering prevention department and Card payment division
- Lead counsel in a 1.2 billion dollar prospectus offering of financial cooperative permanent shares in Quebec
- Acted as lead legal counsel of an internal mega project for the deployment of processes, procedures and internal rules in compliance with the regulations of the Mutual Funds Dealers Association
Education
Bachelor's degree in law -
University of Ottawa
Bachelor's degree in arts - Political Sciences
Concordia University
Summer Program - European Law-Access to the European Union market and Corporate/Commercial European Law
European University
LyonProgram on Negotiation - Mediation Workshop
Harvard Law School
Graduate diploma in Common Law -
University of Montreal
Skills
- Legal Advice
- Legal Writing
- Negotiation
- Regulatory Compliance and Best Business Practices
- Legal Compliance
- Corporate Law
- Strategic Planning and Problem Solving
- Interpersonal Communication
- Dispute Resolution
- Corporate Governance
- Teamwork
- International Law
- Legal Research
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Securities
- Securities Regulation
- Policy and procedure
- Business Ethics
- Best business practices
- Interpersonal Relationships
- General Legal Counsel
- PIPEDA
- Deal Development
- Data Privacy
- Legal Aspects
- Business Strategy
- Immigration Law
- Venture Capital
- Counter Terrorist financing & money laundering
- Fraud detection
- Sanctions
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
French
Native or Bilingual
Spanish
Limited Working
Articling And Internship
- MACKENZIE GERVAIS SENC, Law clerk and Articling student
- SUPREME COURT OF CANADA, legal services department, Intern and researcher
Past Committees And Volunteering
- Founding member of the Diversity and Integration Council, BAT Canada
- Member of the Montreal Bar Association International outreach and partnerships committee
- Vice-President of the Montreal Bar Association Committee on Haiti
- Lead Pro Bono attorney in the Federal Court case: Barlagne v. Canada (Judicial review)
- Member of the Regulatory Steering Committee of the Investment Funds Institute of Canada (I.F.I.C) Toronto
- Member of the Regulatory Steering Committee of the Investment Funds Council of Quebec (C.F.I.Q.)
- Volunteer trainer, Aurora program of the Monkland YWCA: Develop and provide training programs for new immigrants (women) entrepreneurs starting a business.
Additional Relevant Experience
- McMillan LLP (previously McMillan Binch Mendelsohn), Senior Associate in the Securities Department and coordinator of the translation department
- Desjardins Ducharme Stein Monast SENC, Senior Associate in the Securities, Mergers and Acquisitions Department
- National Bank of Canada, Senior and Lead Legal counsel, Wealth management division
Timeline
Senior Contracts Manager
PRATT & WHITNEY
01.2024 - Current
Legal Editor, AI Project
LEXIS NEXIS
01.2024 - Current
Legal Counsel
BAT CANADA (Imperial Tobacco)
01.2018 - 01.2024
Senior Legal Counsel
BMO FINANCIAL GROUP
01.2014 - 01.2015
Senior legal consultant and Founding Partner
ATLAS INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS
01.2012 - 01.2018
Senior legal counsel
DESJARDINS GROUP
01.2006 - 01.2012
Bachelor's degree in law -
University of Ottawa
Bachelor's degree in arts - Political Sciences
Concordia University
Summer Program - European Law-Access to the European Union market and Corporate/Commercial European Law
European University
Program on Negotiation - Mediation Workshop
Harvard Law School
Graduate diploma in Common Law -
University of Montreal
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