Our Team
Garage Legal is an initiative set up by a group of law students at the Université de Montréal, overseen by Professor Stéphane Rousseau as part of a Bachelor of Law course. Since 2018, Garage Legal has been supervised by Gilles de Saint-Exupéry. On March 26, 2020, the legal clinic was transformed into a non-profit organization under the leadership of Gilles and former students, Mariya Voloshyn, Andrew Galliano and Marc Obeid. This new structure aims to ensure the sustainability of Legal Garage and a better fulfillment of its mission. A restructuring of the clinic’s activities will follow, which will attract new student volunteers who will contribute to the diversification of the clinic’s activities, thus meeting the ever-growing needs of the entrepreneurial clientele.
Gilles de Saint-Exupéry
Gilles de Saint-Exupéry
Gilles is the president and co-founder of The legal Clinic Garage Legal. He has been a member of the Québec Bar since 2014. He supervises the course component of the legal clinic Garage Légal at the Faculty of Law of Université de Montréal and is the co-founder of Lexstart, an innovative legal platform for entrepreneurs. Gilles is on the board of directors of SAJE Montréal and the committee of faculty representatives of the Millenium Quebecor Project. In 2021, he was the recipient of the Excellence in Educational Innovation Award.
Mariya Voloshyn
Mariya has been a member of the Québec Bar since 2022 and is a Business Lawyer at McCarthy Tétrault. She is the co-founder of Garage Legal as well as the head of the marketing and communications department. This role allows her to promote the legal clinic within the Quebec entrepreneurial community as well as students interested in business law.
Her proximity to the business community and understanding of business law allows her to develop clear and relevant content for local entrepreneurs.
During her law studies, she established the Revue juridique étudiante de l’Université de Montréal, a non-profit organization that promotes research and legal writing among law students. Before starting her legal career, Mariya obtained a Bachelor of Arts with a specialization in economics and international development from McGill university.
Erika Bouchereau
Erika has been a member of the Port-au-Prince Bar (Haiti) since 2014, and after completing her equivalencies and courses for a Master’s in Business Law at the University of Montreal, she is currently enrolled in the Quebec Bar School. She is also a student at BCF. Since January 2023, Erika has been involved with Garage Légal as the Operations Coordinator and has had the opportunity to collaborate with numerous entrepreneurs throughout her journey. With her experience and interest in the entrepreneurial world, she will assist as an administrator in managing client files and producing legal content.
Carolane Rebelo
During her law studies at Université de Montréal, Carolane worked in several organizations whose mission was to promote access to justice. Being able to merge the concepts she learned in business law courses with her interest in entrepreneurship is what led her to get involved at Garage Légal. She conducted multiple meetings with entrepreneurs and conducted legal research to answer their questions. She now holds the position of legal content administrator while she’s completing her studies for the Bar exam. Her mission is now to build a legal library adapted to current entrepreneurs’ needs for better access to legal information.
Ulric, a notary by training with experience in business law, is the Director of Business Development at Livya, a proptech company providing technological and marketing solutions for real estate developers across various sectors. He works closely with multiple stakeholders to optimize the marketing of real estate projects and enhance the management of large-scale assets through data-driven approaches.
Highly engaged in the real estate industry, particularly with the next generation of professionals, Ulric is a member of the Executive Committee of the Young Ambassadors Network at the Urban Development Institute (IDU) and an executive member of CRIC (the Young Professionals in Commercial Real Estate Committee).
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Jérôme Cauvier
Jérôme has been a member of the Quebec Bar since 2022 and holds a Master’s in Law from the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. He currently works as a business law attorney at Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg. Alongside his legal career, he is involved with the Garage Légal legal clinic, where he is responsible for financing and partnerships. Prior to this role, Jérôme served for four years as Vice-President of Partnerships on the executive committee of Déjeun’aide, a charity networking event supporting the Montreal Children’s Hospital Foundation. In 2017, he also established the Grasset Stock Market Simulation, the first collegiate stock market simulation in Quebec.
Andreas joined the Garage Légal team in April 2022 as a volunteer in client support. During his time with the clinic, he has had the opportunity to collaborate with numerous entrepreneurs. This enriching experience led him to explore various facets of business law while helping entrepreneurs bring their projects to life. With his theoretical knowledge, practical experience, and passion for business law, he has become an administrator at Garage Légal and is currently responsible for the client service department and volunteer coordination.
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