Laurie LaPalme

Practice Areas

Laurie LaPalme is the Global Insurance Sector Leader at Dentons. She also leads Dentons Canada’s National Corporate and Regulatory Insurance practice and is the co-leader of the National Insurance sector group. With more than 20 years of experience advising domestic and foreign life and general insurance companies, insurance agents and brokers, reinsurance companies on corporate and regulatory matters, transactions, corporate reorganizations, and governance issues.

Clients benefit from her deep understanding of the Canadian and global insurance markets, and how to navigate the regulatory landscape to help their businesses grow and operate in Canada.

Laurie’s corporate and insurance regulatory practice involves mergers and acquisitions, portfolio transfers, demutualization, corporate reorganizations, formation of insurers, federal and provincial licensing, corporate governance, compliance matters and working with both federal and provincial regulators.

She advises on the establishment and operation of captive insurers, self-funded deductible programs and other risk retention and transfer structures. She also advises on entry into Canada, including the incorporation, organization and financing of companies, the drafting of shareholder, partnership and joint venture agreements, purchase and sale agreements, and drafting of a range of commercial agreements, including outsourcing, security, and service agreements.

Laurie works closely with members of our risk management team to ensure clients are proactively protected in all of their business operations.

Career

Called to the bar: New York, 2001; Ontario, 2000

Professional Memberships

American Bar Association; Canadian Bar Association; Ontario Bar Association