Mylène Vallières is a senior associate and member of the Business law group. Her practice is primarily focused on securities law and mining law. She also assists clients carrying out public and private financings, corporate reorganizations, as well as mergers and acquisitions. She also served as assistant to the chief negotiator for Québec in the negotiation of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between Canada and the European Union.
Over the years, Mylène has honed her expertise in fundamental concepts and issues related to environmental, social and corporate governance factors, and developed a keen interest in advancing these issues, driving her to obtain an Osgoode Certificate in ESG, Climate Risk and the Law from Osgoode Professional Development.
Ms. Vallières completed her bachelor of laws (cooperative program) at Université de Sherbrooke and graduated on the Dean's list with distinction. Before beginning her legal studies, she completed a first bachelor’s degree in business administration at Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, after which she acquired significant professional experience in the areas of sales, marketing, and import/export.
During the course of her university studies, Ms. Vallières participated in two exchanges - one at Université Jean Moulin in Lyon, France, where she studied international law, and the other at the Universitas de las Americas in Puebla, Mexico, where she studied international marketing and negotiation.
