Yvan Guy Larocque*
Founding Partner
Yvan is one of the Founding Partners of Hall & Larocque, and advises and negotiates on behalf of Indigenous-owned businesses and governments. Yvan advises on various matters including Indigenous economic rights, consultation & accommodation, corporate structuring & reorganizations, as well as governance & policy development, for Indigenous governments and Indigenous Economic Development groups. He also advises on commercial matters in various industries, including in relation to natural resource development, equity & debt financing, taxation, land & real estate development, mergers & acquisitions, and general business and economic development.
Yvan was born and raised in Sainte-Anne, Manitoba and is a proud citizen of the Manitoba Métis Federation. Prior to becoming a lawyer, Yvan served in the Canadian Armed Forces in both the Royal Canadian Navy and Royal Canadian Air Force. Prior to co-founding Hall & Larocque, Yvan worked as a lawyer at one of Canada’s top 10 boutique business law firms. He is also a Clinical Counsel at the University of Manitoba Faculty of Law, where he is a Supervising Lawyer in the L. Kerry Vickar Business Law Clinic and the Manitoba Legal Clinic for the Arts. He also teaches in the Juris Doctor program, including courses on Indigenous Economic Development, Legal Negotiations, Corporate Law, Commercial Law, and Contracts.
Education
Master of Laws (LLM) degree from Osgoode Hall Law School with a specialization in Business Law
Juris Doctor from the Peter A. Allard School of Law (UBC) in the Indigenous Legal Studies Program, with a Business Law Concentration and a Specialization in Aboriginal Law
Graduate of the Program of Legal Studies for Native People at the University of Saskatchewan
Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Manitoba
Membership & Professional Affiliations
Called to the Bar of British Columbia
Called to the Bar of Manitoba
Former Chair of the Canadian Bar Association’s National Aboriginal Law Section
Board Director of Indspire
Board Director of the Neeginan Centre
Board Director of the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra
Practice Areas
Indigenous Economic Development
Indigenous Governance
Business + Entrepreneurship
Government-to-Government Agreements
Consultation and Accommodation
Settlement Agreements
Corporate Organization and Reorganization
Natural Resources Developments
Taxation
Trusts
Financing
Procurement
Commercial Agreements
Equity and Debt Financing
Mergers and Acquisitions
Governance and Policy Development
Business Development
Start-ups and High Growth Companies
Equity and Debt Financing
Mergers and Acquisitions
Contact
* Larocque Business Law Corporation