About

Michel Lalande, recognised as one of Canada’s Top 40 Corporate Counsel: 40 and Under 40 by the National Post, and in 2008, as Québec’s General Counsel of the Year, serves as a senior vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary at BCE Inc. and Bell Canada. Prior to joining BCE Inc., Lalande held several positions with Teleglobe, which was acquired by BCE Inc. in 2000. From 1989 to 1996, he worked at law firm Fasken Martineau, where he developed his M&A and securities law practice. Lalande studied law at the Université de Montréal and at the Université de Poitiers in France. He was called to the Québec bar in 1989. In 2014 Lalande presented a prestigious award ceremony that recognises market-leading legal counsel in the region.