Jean-Éric Laferrière

Based in the firm’s Montreal office, Jean Eric serves as general counsel of Axium Infrastructure and holds primary responsibility for the firm’s Canadian legal affairs, fund formation and deal structuring.
Jean Eric joined Axium Infrastructure in 2016 and he has 30 years of experience as a lawyer mainly in the field of infrastructure projects (investment, construction and operation), corporate and business law, M&A involving private and public companies, claims and litigation, as well as ethics and compliance-related legal matters; all of which on a national and international scale.
Prior to joining Axium Infrastructure and between 2000 and 2016, Jean Eric served in various roles at SNC-Lavalin starting as legal counsel and culminating as senior vice president of Legal Affairs between 2012 and 2016.
At SNC-Lavalin, Jean Eric’s responsibilities involved providing strategic and legal advice, as well as managing a team of legal professionals who provided legal advice and support, to all sectors and corporate functions within the organization.
Jean Eric holds a bachelor of law (LL.B) from University of Sherbrooke and is a member of the Barreau du Québec since 1993.