Eric Lavallée
Practice Expertise
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Corporate Governance
- Life Sciences
Areas of Practice
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Corporate Governance
- Life Sciences
Profile
Partner, trademark agent and member of Lavery's Legal Lab on Artificial Intelligence (L3AI)
Eric Lavallée is a lawyer and trademark agent in the Business Law Group. He is the co-founder of the Lavery Legal Lab on Artificial Intelligence (L3AI). and has been involved in developing artificial intelligence solutions used internally at Lavery.
Eric Lavallée is a lawyer and trademark agent in the Business Law Group. He is the co-founder of the Lavery Legal Lab on Artificial Intelligence (L3AI). and has been involved in developing artificial intelligence solutions used internally at Lavery.
Languages
French, English
Education
LL.B., Université de Sherbrooke, 2009
Ph.D. in electrical engineering, Université de Sherbrooke, 2000
M.Sc. in physics, Université de Sherbrooke, 1996
B.Sc. in physics, Université de Sherbrooke, 1994
Areas of Practice
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Corporate Governance
- Life Sciences
Professional Career
Significant Accomplishments
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Additional Information
Member of the Bishop's University Research Ethics Board
Professional Activities and Experience
As a result of his extensive experience in intellectual property (patents, trade-marks and software protection) Mr. Lavallée took on a special interest in developments related to artificial intelligence over the past few years.
Mr. Lavallée is regularly called upon to assist businesses of all sizes, growing businesses to large corporations in drafting licensing agreements and business contracts in high technology as well as implementing protection and due diligence strategies for their intellectual property needs.
He has developed leading-edge expertise in the analysis of the legal impact of the application and implementation of artificial intelligence in sectors related to his practise of law, namely privacy protection, corporate governance, licensing agreements, and development partnerships between companies.
His master's degree in physics and doctorate in electrical engineering have also led him to advise clients in the field of quantum technologies.
Before joining Lavery in 2014, he worked as Vice-President of R&D at a company focused on nanotechnology research and development. He has four inventions to his credit relating to advanced lithography technologies for microelectronics. As a researcher, he has also authored 15 scientific articles and presented his work at international conferences in the United States, Europe, and Japan in the nanotechnology industry.
Best Lawyers 2024
Best Lawyers 2026
Lexpert logo 2026
Best Lawyers 2027
Additional Information
Member of the Bishop's University Research Ethics Board
Professional Activities and Experience
As a result of his extensive experience in intellectual property (patents, trade-marks and software protection) Mr. Lavallée took on a special interest in developments related to artificial intelligence over the past few years.
Mr. Lavallée is regularly called upon to assist businesses of all sizes, growing businesses to large corporations in drafting licensing agreements and business contracts in high technology as well as implementing protection and due diligence strategies for their intellectual property needs.
He has developed leading-edge expertise in the analysis of the legal impact of the application and implementation of artificial intelligence in sectors related to his practise of law, namely privacy protection, corporate governance, licensing agreements, and development partnerships between companies.
His master's degree in physics and doctorate in electrical engineering have also led him to advise clients in the field of quantum technologies.
Before joining Lavery in 2014, he worked as Vice-President of R&D at a company focused on nanotechnology research and development. He has four inventions to his credit relating to advanced lithography technologies for microelectronics. As a researcher, he has also authored 15 scientific articles and presented his work at international conferences in the United States, Europe, and Japan in the nanotechnology industry.
Articles
Artificial Intelligence At The Lawyer's Service: Is The Dawn Of The Robot Lawyer Upon Us?
By Eric Lavallée |September 2018Dr. Robot at Your Service: Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare
By Eric Lavallée |June 2018When Artificial Intelligence is Discriminatory
By Eric Lavallée |May 2018
Intellectual property due diligence in an investment context
Artificial intelligence: contractual obligations beyond the buzzwords
When artificial intelligence is discriminatory
Intellectual Property and Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence and blockchains are vulnerable to cyberattacks
Dr. Robot at your service: artificial intelligence in healthcare
Patent and Business Opportunities in the World of Digital Technologies
Artificial intelligence at the lawyer's service: is the dawn of the robot lawyer upon us?
Heffel Gallery Limited : The National Importance of Foreign Art in Canada
Artificial intelligence: is your data well protected across borders?
Neural Network and Liability: When the information lies in Hidden Layers
Intellectual property in open innovation and co-innovation in the field of artificial intelligence
Development of a legal definition of artificial intelligence: different countries, different approaches
Improving Cybersecurity with Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence and Telework: Security Measures to be Taken
Use of patents in artificial intelligence: What does the new CIPO report say?
Artificial intelligence soon to be regulated in Canada?
Do you know your open-source licences?
A False Sense of Cybersecurity?
Cybersecurity and the dangers of the Internet of Things
Artificial intelligence in business: managing the risks and reaping the benefits?
Team trademarks: naming the champions
Naming rights agreements: coming soon to an arena near you!
The forgotten aspects of AI: reflections on the laws governing information technology
Sponsorship agreements in the sports world: the promise of fame and exposure
Businesses: Four tips to avoid dependency or vulnerability in your use of AI
Data Anonymization: Not as Simple as It Seems
Export controls: implications in a world of knowledge sharing
TEST - DALI EN
Behind the Scenes of Sports, Data Never Takes a Break
Anatomy of AI projects from the vantage point of export controls
The Legal Pitfalls of Using Human DNA and Tissue in Quebec-based Biotechnology Projects
Recent developments in workplace AI adoption
Bill C-8: A new federal cyber security framework for telecommunications and critical cyber systems
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