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Description
Yan Paquette practices primarily in the areas of litigation and financial services.
He has specific expertise in the following areas of the financial markets: insurance, securities, compliance, distribution of financial products and services, registration, inspections and investigations, and civil, disciplinary and penal proceedings.
Yan developed this expertise prior to joining the firm, by occupying various positions within the Autorité des marchés financiers, Quebec’s financial markets regulator, including director of self-regulatory bodies, indemnification and distribution practices, director of inspections & investigations, and through court appearances on behalf of the Autorité.
Besides representing various financial-services industry stakeholders in litigious matters, he also advises corporate entities on governance, the design and distribution of financial products and services, and regulatory compliance. He frequently interacts with regulatory bodies, and occasionally represents them.
In addition to the foregoing, he has a general litigation practice with a varied clientele.
Presentations & conferences
2011 - Organizer and speaker at a conference entitled "Compliance, governance and liability" held with the participation of the Minister for Finance, Mr. Alain Paquet, the president of the Autorité des marchés financiers, Mr. Mario Albert, and the president and chief executive officer of Desjardins Group from 2000 to 2008, Mr. Alban D’Amours.
2011 - Conference presentation entitled "Compliance as a protective mechanism" at the 2011 Insurance and Investment Conference
2011 - Conference presentation entitled "Practical advice on preparing for inspections and investigations" at the 2011 Canadian Institute Conference on Regulatory Compliance for Financial Institutions
Publications
2012 - Legal Bulletin, The Supreme Court of Canada rules on the federal government’s proposed national securities commission
2012 - Legal Bulletin, Compliance as a protective mechanism
2012 - Le Journal de l’assurance, A financial adviser should keep a note of all interactions with clients
2010 - The Norbourg trial: the jury gets a lesson in mutual funds, La Presse, September 28, 2010
Representative mandates
Barrick Gold v. Les Éditions Écosociété
Represented Les Éditions Écosociété in a defamation lawsuit brought by Barrick Gold.
Norbourg
Obtained restraint orders ($75 million), cease-trading orders (for the Norbourg and Evolution funds) and the appointment of a provisional administrator of the Norbourg group of companies.
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Civil and Commercial Litigation
- Banking
- Civil Liability
- Class Actions
- Construction Law
- Contracts
- Corporate Litigation
- Debt collection
- Defamation
- Health
- Injunction
- Insolvency and Corporate restructuring
- Insurance Law and Civil Liability
- Oppression remedies
- Public
- Realisation of securities
Labour and Administrative Law
- Constitutional Law
- General Administrative Law
- Human Rights
- Injunction
- Professional and Disciplinary Law
Business Law
- Compliance in the insurance and distribution of financial products and services
- Financial Services
- Mutual Fonds
- Securities and access to public capital markets
Education
1999 - LL.B, Civil Law, University of Montreal
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