Overview
Maxime Rhéaume practices in the field of private financing, whether it concerns financing contracts guaranteed by movable or immovable property. His clientele is mainly composed of financial institutions which grant loans linked to the financing of the acquisition of land, the construction of buildings and their long-term refinancing.
Maxime has extensive experience in drafting and negotiating loan and surety agreements. He also acts on behalf of financial institutions relating to the drafting of models of financing letters of offers, sureties, guarantees and other commitments used by these financial institutions. In particular, long-term loan offers; loan-construction; demand loan, surety bond, delay and subordination agreement, movable and immovable hypothec and other types of related contracts.
Maxime is highly involved with the University of Montréal where he has been a lecturer at the Faculty of Law. In addition, he has also been very involved in the community affairs of the University as a volunteer member of several committees.
Since 2012, Maxime has worked on a temporary basis at the Faculty of Law and Political Science at the Université Lumière Lyon 2.
Professional achievements & leadership
- The Best Lawyers in Canada – Banking and Finance Law, 2022-2023
Thought leadership
Publications and Presentations
- “Québec Commercial Lending Law (Real Estate Lending)”, 2016 Commercial Lending Law, 2nd Edition, Volume 2, American Bar Association-Business Law Section, p. 2573
- “Movable Hypothec on Monetary Claims: New Security under the Civil Code for Cash Collateral (Available in French only)”, Lexology, March 28, 2016
- “Monetary Claims”, Financial Services & Insolvency Communiqué, March 28, 2016
- “The Liability of the Limited Partner”, ((2006) 40 R.J.T. 429)
- Les aspects juridiques du capital de risque, Les journées Maximilien-Caron, 1998
- “Le gage des valeurs mobilières par un particulier” ((1997) 31 R.J.T. 843)
- “The pledge of securities by an Individual”, ((1995), 98 R. du N. 90)(cited in Val-Brillant v. Blouin, ([2003] 1 S.C.R. 666)
- Editions Yvon Blais, La Référence-Chronique-L’importance du nom du constituant de l’hypothèque mobilière, Repères, Octobre 2022
Teaching
- Securities Law lecturer at the Faculty of Law the Université de Montréal in the Master’s program, notary option (since 2015)
- Business Law lecturer at the Université de Montréal Faculty of Law in the Master’s program, notary option (since 1990, except 2016)
- Business Law lecturer at the Université de Montréal Faculty of Law in the Business Law 1 undergraduate program, (2017, 2020, 2021 and 2022)
- Business Law lecturer at the Université de Montréal Faculty of Law in the Business Law 2 undergraduate program, (2019)
- Part-time lecturer at the Faculty of Law and Political Science of the Université Lumière Lyon 2 in the Master’s 2 program, (since 2012)
- Lecturer at the École du Barreau du Québec (March 2007 and March 2009)
Community involvement
- Elected Member of the University of Montreal Law Faculty Council (2002 to 2010 and 2016 to 2018)
- Elected member of Miller Thomson’s Partners Compensation Committee from 2010 to 2013
- Responsible for fundraising from major law firms in Montréal to finance the publication of Droit Montréal, the journal of the Université de Montréal Faculty of Law for graduates (between 2010 and 2013)
- Volunteer Member of the Québec Bar Referral Service (from 2008 to 2013)
- Board Member of the Université de Montréal Graduates in Law Association (ADDUM) whose mission is to promote the reunion of the Faculty of Law alumni (from 2008 to 2012)
- Elected Member of the University of Montreal Dispute Appeal Committee (from June 2004 to May 2008 and from November 2008 to May 2012)
- Elected Member of the University of Montreal Assembly Senate (from November 1994 to May 1998, from June 1998 to May 2002, from November 2002 to May 2007, from November 2007 to May 2011)
- President of a division of a disciplinary committee of the University of Montreal (March 2009 and June 2010)
- Elected Member of the University of Montreal Disciplinary Committee (from June 2007 to May 2011)
- Elected member of the Audit Committee in charge of auditing the accounts of the Union of Université de Montréal lecturers (SCCCUM) (between June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2008)
- Alternate Elected Member of the University of Montreal Dispute Appeal Committee (from November 2000 to May 2004)
- Elected Member of the Nominating Committee of the University Assembly (from June 1995 to May 1999)
Languages spoken
- English
- French
Bar admissions & education
- Québec Bar, 1981
- LL.L., Université de Montréal, 1980
