Eric Lapierre  

Eric Lapierre practices securities law and insurance law. His areas of practice include the management of investments and, more particularly, investment funds.

Eric is a seasoned speaker, particularly on matters relating to investment funds. He has been a member of various national and international committees on investment funds, investment management and systemic risks.

Before joining our team, Mr. Lapierre was Chef du Service des fonds d'investissement at the Autorité des marchés financiers. In that capacity, he was in charge of the team that revises prospectuses, applications for exemptions and continuous disclosure filings for investment funds. He was also responsible for various regulatory development projects concerning investment funds. Previously, he was general manager and legal counsel for one of Canada's most important investment funds corporate groups.

• Eric advises investment fund managers, portfolio managers, insurance companies and other capital market stakeholders on various legal issues, including the creation and management of financial products (such as mutual funds and pooled funds).
• He advises life insurance and P&C insurance companies on regulatory requirements applicable in the province, including those related to the development and distribution of insurance products and the drafting of related disclosure documents.
• He advises investment fund managers, insurance companies and reporting issuers on issues related to corporate governance.
• He assists investment fund managers and reporting issuers in the preparation of their annual continuous disclosure filings.
• Eric advises various industry stakeholders on regulatory developments and represents them before government authorities.
• He advises various capital market stakeholders on registration, ethics and compliance, and other regulatory issues.

• "Création d'un fonds d'investissement," a lecture presented at the Séminaire sur l'entreprenariat of the Association CFA Montréal, Montréal, 2012.
• "Mise à jour réglementaire générale," a lecture presented at the Annual Conference of the Investment Funds Institute of Canada, Toronto, 2010.
• "Mise à jour sur le projet de divulgation d'information au point de vente," a lecture given at the Mutual Fund Point of Sale Strategies Conference, Toronto, April 2010.
• "Mise à jour réglementaire générale," a lecture presented at the Investment Funds Invitational Forum, at Langdon Hall, Ontario, in 2009 and 2010.
•  "L'environnement réglementaire des fonds d'investissement au Québec," a presentation given to the Commission de surveillance du marché financier de l'Afrique (COSUMAF), Montréal, in 2009 and 2010.
• "Les comités d'examen indépendant," a talk presented at the Colloque de conformité du Conseil des fonds d'investissement du Québec, Montréal, 2009.
• "Les obligations de conformité," (for all new representatives of Investors Group), presented at the Investors Group Institute, Montréal, monthly from 2004 to 2007.