Full Name
Ms. Adrienne Boudreau
Job Title
Lawyer
Company
Sotos LLP
Speaker Bio
Practice Focus
Adrienne joined Sotos after developing her career at a national law firm, where she had risen to the level of most senior associate. At Sotos she provides expert legal and strategic advice to franchise businesses in the hotel, restaurant and grocery sectors. Her practice focuses on all areas of commercial litigation with an emphasis on franchise litigation and class actions. With her considerable experience before the courts, mediators and arbitral tribunals, and her deep understanding of the unique legal framework affecting businesses in these industries, Adrienne is able to help shape and execute best strategies for dispute resolution. She has appeared before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, Ontario Court of Appeal, British Columbia Court of Appeal and the Federal Court of Canada. As a strong believer in better access to justice, Adrienne is responsible for the pro bono program at Sotos further to her experience with the Pro Bono Law Ontario program at The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto.
Peer Recognition
Named “Legal Eagle” by Franchise Times magazine (2018-2019), Top Franchise Lawyers in North America
Selected Works
• Raibex Revisited: a deficient certificate is still a fatal flaw, new law on “franchisor’s associates”, Sotos LLP blog (February 3, 2020)
• Cyber Risk, The Franchise Voice, Fall 2019 Edition
• Releasing Unknown Claims: New Guidance from the Ontario Court of Appeal, Sotos LLP blog (May 23, 2017)
• Rental Agreements – Get it in writing!, Sotos LLP blog (November 03, 2016)
• Move on back! One tool to deal with inappropriate motions, Sotos LLP blog (July 20, 2016)
• Franchisor wins at court to shut down “rogue” franchisees, Sotos LLP blog (January 21, 2015)
• Holiday shopping: Still no clarity for grocers on whether they can open for business, Sotos LLP blog (September 2, 2015)
• Sotos LLP’s top tips on how to be a prepared witness, Sotos LLP blog (August 24, 2015)
• “Pay for Delay” gets a Closer Look in Canada, Sotos LLP blog (May 21st, 2015)
• What you don’t (reasonably) know can’t hurt you. Discoverability applies to claims under Part VI of the Competition Act, Sotos LLP blog (April , 2015)
• Accessible, Proportionate, Timely and Affordable – The Supreme Court of Canada’s Challenge to Bench and Bar in Hryniak v. MauldinThe Advocate’s Quarterly, Volume 42 (November 2013)
• It Was Deja Vu All Over Again The Advocate’s Quarterly, Volume 42 (July 2013)
Professional Associations
• Canadian Bar Association
• Law Society of Ontario
• Canadian Franchise Association
• International Franchise Association
• Advocates Society
Adrienne joined Sotos after developing her career at a national law firm, where she had risen to the level of most senior associate. At Sotos she provides expert legal and strategic advice to franchise businesses in the hotel, restaurant and grocery sectors. Her practice focuses on all areas of commercial litigation with an emphasis on franchise litigation and class actions. With her considerable experience before the courts, mediators and arbitral tribunals, and her deep understanding of the unique legal framework affecting businesses in these industries, Adrienne is able to help shape and execute best strategies for dispute resolution. She has appeared before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, Ontario Court of Appeal, British Columbia Court of Appeal and the Federal Court of Canada. As a strong believer in better access to justice, Adrienne is responsible for the pro bono program at Sotos further to her experience with the Pro Bono Law Ontario program at The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto.
Peer Recognition
Named “Legal Eagle” by Franchise Times magazine (2018-2019), Top Franchise Lawyers in North America
Selected Works
• Raibex Revisited: a deficient certificate is still a fatal flaw, new law on “franchisor’s associates”, Sotos LLP blog (February 3, 2020)
• Cyber Risk, The Franchise Voice, Fall 2019 Edition
• Releasing Unknown Claims: New Guidance from the Ontario Court of Appeal, Sotos LLP blog (May 23, 2017)
• Rental Agreements – Get it in writing!, Sotos LLP blog (November 03, 2016)
• Move on back! One tool to deal with inappropriate motions, Sotos LLP blog (July 20, 2016)
• Franchisor wins at court to shut down “rogue” franchisees, Sotos LLP blog (January 21, 2015)
• Holiday shopping: Still no clarity for grocers on whether they can open for business, Sotos LLP blog (September 2, 2015)
• Sotos LLP’s top tips on how to be a prepared witness, Sotos LLP blog (August 24, 2015)
• “Pay for Delay” gets a Closer Look in Canada, Sotos LLP blog (May 21st, 2015)
• What you don’t (reasonably) know can’t hurt you. Discoverability applies to claims under Part VI of the Competition Act, Sotos LLP blog (April , 2015)
• Accessible, Proportionate, Timely and Affordable – The Supreme Court of Canada’s Challenge to Bench and Bar in Hryniak v. MauldinThe Advocate’s Quarterly, Volume 42 (November 2013)
• It Was Deja Vu All Over Again The Advocate’s Quarterly, Volume 42 (July 2013)
Professional Associations
• Canadian Bar Association
• Law Society of Ontario
• Canadian Franchise Association
• International Franchise Association
• Advocates Society
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