Lyne
St-Laurent

Title : Lawyer, Partner Year of call : 1994

Expertise : business law | taxation | health law | transactional law

Hotline: 514 787-3474

Lyne St-Laurent has been practising business law (commercial, corporate, and tax) for 25 years and assists her clients in all their business needs. She negotiates and drafts various agreements, such as stockholder, association, and expense sharing agreements. She also specializes in the protection of her clients’ wealth and estate planning through the establishment of wills and trusts.

For the last 15 years, St-Laurent has regularly advised professionals mainly in dentistry, veterinary medicine, medicine, and physiotherapy as well as pharmacist-owners. She works closely with the various stakeholders, whether they be accountants, representatives, appraisers, or others.

She is a highly skilled speaker whose expertise is frequently sought after to demystify complex subjects and explain current issues in various areas. Whether in a transactional, planning, or even consulting context, she will be able to advise you optimally to maximize the tax potential of your company, plan your succession and business transfer, or even assist you when purchasing a company.

Assistants: Louise Lambert and Caroline Reignier

Expertise

  • Taxation
  • Business law
  • Health law
  • Transactional law

Education

  • Master of Tax Law, HEC (2001)
  • Bachelor of Law, Université de Sherbrooke (1993)

Professional experience

  • Cain Lamarre (2019 to present)
  • St-Laurent Grégoire Inc. (2005 to 2019)
  • KPMG (2001 to 2005)
  • EY (1999 to 2001)
  • Robinson Sheppard Shapiro (1996 to 1998)
  • Lapointe Rosenstein (1994 to 1996)

Lecturing, conferences, publications

  • Former lecturer for the Specialized Graduate Diploma in Taxation program (HEC) (previously)
  • Lecture for stakeholders in the dental field “Association, achat, vente d’un cabinet dentaire” (“The association, purchase, and sale of a dental practice”), Montréal (2019)
  • Société dentaire de Montréal “Ventes, achat et transition de cliniques dentaires ce qu’il faut savoir” (“Sales, purchase, and transitions of dental clinics: What you need to know”), Montréal (2018)
  • Faculty of Dentistry, McGill University “How to Build Your Dream Team” (2018)
  • Lecture for stakeholders in the dental field “Ventes, achat et transition de cliniques dentaires ce qu’il faut savoir” (“Sales, purchase, and transitions of dental clinics: What you need to know”), Québec City (2018)
  • Lecture for stakeholders in the dental field “Ventes, achat et transition de cliniques dentaires” (“Sales, purchase, and transition of dental clinics”), Québec City (2017)
  • Lecture for stakeholders in the dental field “Ventes et transitions de cliniques dentaires , Aspects comptables fiscaux et juridiques” (“Sales and transitions of dental clinics, Tax and legal accounting aspects”), Montréal (2016)
  • Lecture for stakeholders in the dental field “Ventes et transitions de cliniques dentaires, Aspects comptables fiscaux et juridiques” (“Sales and transitions of dental clinics, Tax and legal accounting aspects”), Québec City (2016)
  • Faculty of Dentistry, McGill University “Buying, Selling and Associateships” (2016)
  • Private lecture for stakeholders in the dental field “Mythes et réalités d’une saine gestion administrative, financière, professionnelle et personnelle” (“Myths and realities of sound administrative, financial, professional, and personal management”), Ixtapa (2015)
  • Faculty of Dentistry, Université de Montréal, Invited professional for the preparation for the private dental practice course (2015)

Associations, committees, boards

  • Member of the Association de planification fiscale et financière (APFF)
  • Member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP)
  • Former member of the Supervisory Board of the Caisse Populaire Desjardins de l’Ouest de Laval (previously)