Bio.
Marie L’Allier is a corporate and transactional lawyer whose practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, corporate reorganizations and employment law. She advises businesses, shareholders and senior executives on complex transactions and strategic mandates, leveraging her background and experience in civil and commercial litigation to anticipate legal and operational issues that may give rise to disputes, structure pragmatic solutions and effectively protect her clients’ interests at every stage of a matter.
Her practice includes share and asset acquisitions and dispositions, as well as corporate reorganizations. She also advises clients on commercial and employment law matters, both in transactional contexts and in connection with their ongoing business operations.
In addition, Marie holds a FIFA Agent Licence, enabling her to represent professional athletes and professional soccer clubs in Canada and internationally. This specialized practice naturally complements her expertise in business and employment law, particularly in the negotiation of contracts, the structuring of agreements and the management of complex commercial relationships.
Community and Professional Involvement.
- Member of the Young Bar of Montreal;
- Member of the M&A Club of Canada;
- Member of Women in Sports Law;
- Member of Canadian Association Bar;
- Mentor within La Relève program, Espace Leadership Féminin – Pôle Sports HEC Montréal.
Select Experience.
- Representation of a private client in connection with a complex corporate reorganization involving restructuring and estate planning, with a total value exceeding $20 million;
- Representation of institutional and private landlords in the structuring, negotiation and completion of large-scale commercial leases;
- Representation of private borrowers in financing transactions totaling more than $10 million;
- Representation of a shareholder in a major litigation matter arising from a fraud spanning more than 20 years;
- Representation of private companies in significant mergers and acquisitions transactions, including strategic and legal advisory services throughout the transaction process;
- Representation of multiple professional athletes in the negotiation of their FIFA-governed professional contracts, in more than nine (9) countries;
- Advising and assisting organizations and businesses in complex employment law matters, including workforce reductions and terminations;
- Drafting and structuring commercial, family and estate planning trusts, tailored to clients’ tax and succession planning objectives.