Paul-André Mathieu

Paul-André is a seasoned lawyer and trademark agent, with over 35 years of experience in franchising and nearly 40 years as a lawyer. During his career, he has developed solid expertise in professional and disciplinary law, in dispute management and resolution, in mergers and acquisitions, as well as in intellectual property.

Distinguished by his skills as a trademark agent, Paul-André is an expert in establishing franchise networks, and more particularly networks that offer professional services. If franchising is at the center of his practice, he nevertheless devotes a significant part of his time to the management and resolution of disputes in a wide range of commercial law, pleading before arbitration committees, disciplinary councils as well as before courts at all levels, including the Quebec Court of Appeal, the Federal Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Canada.

Paul-André is one of a small number of lawyers who regularly work in both insolvency and intellectual property matters, while also practicing transactional law, including the sale and merger of businesses, the drafting of contracts and business development. With a creative and passionate mind, he is an accomplished jurist who stands out for his versatility and the thoughtful approach he adopts when faced with complex situations.

Areas of practice

• Commercial law
• Professional and disciplinary law
• Litigation and dispute resolution
• Mergers and acquisitions
• Franchising, trademarks and copyrights

Representative work

• Creation and development of the Iris le groupe visuel inc. across Canada from 1990, including the preparation of its sale to the New Look group in 2017.
• Representation of the Conseil québécois de la franchise before the Supreme Court of Canada, in the case of Modern Concept d'entretien v Comité paritaire de l’entretien d’édifices publics de la région de Québec 2019 CSC 28.
• Financing of several film productions during the 1990s, including a $114 million financing with the National Bank of Canada.
• Acquisition by Brookfiled (now Bridgemarq) of the real estate company Proprio Direct.