A passionate team

John Robert Kelly

LAWYER AND CO-FOUNDER

Managing partner at Lex Start lawyers, John chairs our Board of Directors Armed with his Bars in Quebec, Ontario and Paris, John’s expertise goes beyond the borders of Quebec. Fortunately, we keep him close to us to benefit from his strategic advice!

Gilles de Saint-Exupéry

LAWYER, CEO AND CO-FOUNDER

Member of the Quebec Bar and admitted to the Paris Bar, Gilles teaches Internet law at the Polytechnique Montréal and the University of Sherbrooke. He also supervises the legal clinic for entrepreneurs at the Faculty of Law of the University of Montreal.

Zoé Barral

LAWYER AND CHIEF CUSTOMER OFFICER

With a master’s degree in business law and international business law, Zoé Barral is particularly interested in the links between law and economy, innovation and entrepreneurship. Having been admitted to the Quebec Bar in 2020, it is all of these aspects that led her to take on the management of the client department at Lex Start, and to accompany entrepreneurs in more complex issues at Lex Start Lawyers.

Rémi Vincent

CTO

With a master’s degree in computer science and another in artificial intelligence, Rémi decided to join the team to put technology at the service of the legal profession. An entrepreneur at heart, he has experienced the difficulty of finding suitable legal solutions and wants to solve this problem once and for all with Lex Start.

Simon Vanpeperstraete

COO / CFO

After several years in a large financial institution, Simon then turned to the world of start-ups specializing in technology. As Director of Operations and Finance, Simon is in charge of fundraising, process automation and sales strategies. Simon oversees the development and growth of Lex Start.

Pablo Mourente

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT PARTNER

Born in Brazil and associated with the Brazilian firm David e Athayde Advogados, he obtained an LLM in business law in Brazil and is currently studying equivalences in Canadian law at the University of Montreal. Fluent in Portuguese, English, French and Spanish, he has the ideal profile to introduce Lex Start to the Brazilian and Portuguese-speaking community in Canada.

Mariana Yanase Barbosa

CLIENT DEPARTMENT ASSISTANTE

A law student in Brazil and working as an intern at David e Athayde Advogados, Mariana has always been interested in international and business law. She speaks English, Portuguese and French. As a support agent, she takes care of administrative procedures and the production of legal documents.

Paola Lafrance

LAWYER AT LEX START LAWYERS

Paola is passionate about business law, intellectual property, cyber compliance and more particularly entrepreneurship. She is fluent in French, Spanish and English. She seeks to help companies grow according to their needs, whether for their daily needs, for their cyber compliance or for the opening of a subsidiary in Canada.

Fady Zadah

LAWYER AT LEX START LAWYERS

Fady is interested in several areas of law such as contract law, business law, corporate law, commercial law and labor law. Being perfectly bilingual, he also aspires to offer legal translation services, including contractual translation, from French to English and vice versa. He seeks to support entrepreneurs in their initiatives and help them ensure the legal compliance of their business.

Erwan Jonchères

LAWYER AT LEX START LAWYERS

Following a Master 1 in business law at the University of Paris V Descartes, Erwan obtained an LLM in information technology law from the University of Montreal. Admitted to the Quebec Bar in 2018, his practice revolves mainly around startups, data protection and blockchain. Erwan helps companies carry out their technological projects while limiting legal risks.