The LexUM team combines knowledge and expertise in law, computer science and information science as well as many years of experience in legal publishing, document management and computer engineering.
Team
- Maude Adam
- Robin Aubut-Fréchette
- Farkhunda Azizullah
- Josée Boudreau
- Patrick Bourdon
- Consiglia Capone
- Rémi Cartier
- Karl Charbonneau
- Pascal Clermont
- Guillaume de Penguern
- Benoît Giroux
- Gabriel Gravel
- François Harvey
- Marie-Ève Lantin
- Véronique Legault
- Frédéric Médery
- Isabelle Moncion
- Gabriel Morales
- Hubert Paré-Morency
- Krista Quinton
- Jean-Philippe Ricard
- Julie Roy
- Daniel Shane
- Valérie Simonin
Presentation
Daniel Poulin - Director
Daniel Poulin founded LexUM in the 1990's and has overseen and managed the team since then. Daniel is a professor at the Law Faculty where he teaches cyberspace law. In May 2005, he was appointed LexUM Chair in legal technology by the University of Montreal Board. Daniel Poulin is the author of various articles relating to law and technology, free access to law and other related matters such as e-filing. In addition to his academic activities, he manages the Canadian Legal Information Institute (CanLII), the leading open access to legal information resource in Canada that he created with the Federation of law societies of Canada in 2000. Daniel is a member of the Judges Technology Advisory Committee (JTAC) of the Canadian Judicial Council. He established the Canadian Citation Committee in 1997 and is still member of the committee. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Canadian Institute for the Administration of Justice. Daniel Poulin is an alumni and lead all of his academic career at University of Montreal.
Ivan Mokanov - Deputy Director
Ivan Mokanov is the deputy director of LexUM. Ivan supervises various consulting and research projects in Canada and abroad. As a member of LexUM's Executive Committee, he participates in LexUM's administration and business development. Ivan is a graduate from Sofia University (B.C.L.), the University of Montreal (LL.M.) and he is currently enrolled at HEC Montreal (M.B.A).
Marc-André Morissette - Chief Analyst
Marc-André Morissette is the chief analyst at LexUM. He plans and supervises software development for all LexUM projects. He is responsible for development and maintenance of systems, standards and norms and for the technical infrastructure. As a member of LexUM's Executive Committee, he participates in LexUM's administration and business development. Marc-André is a graduate from University of Montreal in Computer Science (B.Sc.)
Pierre-Paul Lemyre - Products and Business Development
Pierre-Paul Lemyre is in charge of products and business development at LexUM. He focusses his energies on experimenting with innovative implementations of the various technologies coming out of LexUM's broad range of projects. Pierre-Paul is highly interested in the challenges that lasting development poses, as well as in the existing links between access to legal material and a fair and efficient justice system. He is also recognized as an expert on legal issues related to free and open source software.
Frédéric Pelletier - Legal Counsel
Member of the Quebec Bar since 2002, Frédéric is the Chief Editor of CanLII. He oversees CanLII's publishing and development activities and works with the Board of Directors to set CanLII's strategic directions. Frédéric is also in charge of the development and application of policies regarding the preparation and publication of legal materials by LexUM. Addtionally, he is the coordinator of the Canadian Citation Committee and acts as a consultant with the Canadian Judicial Council's Judges Technology Advisory Committee. He also carries out research on issues related to public access to court records.
Robin Aubut-Fréchette - Associate Editor
Specialized in Criminal Law, Robin Aubut-Friéchette is a graduate of the University of Sherbrooke in Law (B.Sc.) and was called to the Quebec Bar in 2006. At LexUM, he works as an editor for the CanLII project. He is also involved in other development initiatives. Robin is currently enrolled at the LL.M. in Law in Technology at the University of Montreal.
Consiglia Capone - Information Technician
A paralegal since 2006, with a diploma in Business Administration as well, Consiglia Capone is in charge of updating the Canadian legislation as part of CanLII's production team. She is planning on completing her judicial training by doing her Certificate in Law at the University of Montréal.
Karl Charbonneau - Software Developer
Karl Charbonneau is a senior software developer at LexUM and has over 10 years of experience in the field. He is currently involved the development and management of systems related to the publication of statutes and regulations. Karl is a graduate from the University of Montreal in Computer Science (B.Sc.).
François Harvey - Software Developer
François Harvey is a senior software developer at LexUM. He has over 7 years of experience in the field. François is responsible for the decisions publication infrastructure of CanLII. He sets the guidelines and oversees the development and maintenance of the technological infrastructure. François is a graduate from the University of Montreal in Philosophy (Ph.B.) and in Computer Science (B.Sc.).
Jean-Philippe Ricard - Software Developer
Jean Philippe Ricard is a senior software developer at LexUM and has over 5 years of experience in the field. He is currently involved in the development and management of systems related to the publication of statutes and regulations. Jean Philippe is also involved in the development of systems and products that are used in international projects. Jean Philippe is a graduate from University of Montreal in Computer Science (B.Sc.)
Julie Roy - Information Technician
Julie Roy has been an information technician since 2002. She joined LexUM in 2005 after spending three years at the Department of Justice. Julie works on the CanLII project in the production team publishing caselaw. Management of legal documents holds no secrets for her! She is currently enrolled in the Law Certificate program at University of Montreal in order to complete her training.
Daniel Shane - Software Developer
Daniel Shane is a senior software developer at LexUM and has over 10 years of experience in the field. He is currently involved in the development and management of systems related to the publication of statutes and regulations. Daniel is a graduate from University of Montreal in Computer Science (B.Sc.).