Olivier Drapeau

Lawyer
Key practice areas
Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Securities Litigation, Civil and Commercial Litigation
Québec Bar 2023

Olivier Drapeau focuses his practice on civil and commercial litigation. He acts in regulatory, commercial, and contractual disputes across various legal areas such as telecommunications law. Also, he represents companies and individuals in regulatory and criminal investigations involving securities, notably those related to cryptocurrency products.

During his law studies at Université de Montréal, he was actively involved in various faculty committees. He also worked closely with a community organization that helps Montréalers navigate legal issues.

Olivier practises law in French and English.

  • Co-author: “L’application de la Loi sur les valeurs mobilières aux phénomènes de cryptoactifs : regard sur la jurisprudence du Tribunal administratif des marchés financiers” [The enforcement of the Securities Act with respect to cryptoassets: A look at the case law of the Financial Markets Administrative Tribunal], Développements récents en litige de valeurs mobilières, Barreau du Québec, Montréal, 2023.
  • Co-speaker: La position des tribunaux québécois à l’égard des cryptoactifs [The Québec courts’ position on cryptoassets], as part of the symposium La transformation de la finance par les cryptoactifs : analyse juridique comparée, organized by the Chaire de recherche sur les contrats intelligents et la chaîne de blocs – Chambre des notaires du Québec and the Laboratoire international associé : contrats, sûretés et insolvabilité des consommateurs et des entreprises, Université Laval, Québec, November 29, 2024.
  • Co-speaker: L’application de la Loi sur les valeurs mobilières aux phénomènes de cryptoactifs : regard sur la jurisprudence du Tribunal administratif des marchés financiers [The enforcement of the Securities Act with respect to cryptoassets: A look at the case law of the Financial Markets Administrative Tribunal], Développements récents en litige de valeurs mobilières, Barreau du Québec, Montréal, October 29, 2023.

J.D., Université de Montréal, 2022

LL.B., Université de Montréal, 2021