Elisa Henry

lawyer


Montréal

Tel : 514.987.5083
Fax : 514.987.1213

Email : elisa.henry@mcmillan.ca
VCard : vcard

Professional Experience Elisa Henry is a member of our Business law practice group. Her practice focuses on information technology, intellectual property, commercial contracts and public procurement. Elisa advises clients on a wide range of commercial issues and drafts complex license and distribution agreements; she is also occasionally involved in international arbitration and litigation files. Elisa serves clients in various industry sectors, including information technology, telecommunications, media, aeronautics, retail, chemicals, health care, pharmaceuticals, and professional services, among others.

Prior to joining McMillan, Elisa practiced in international law firms based in Paris and was then Executive Director of McGill University's Centre for Intellectual Property Policy. She also taught private international law and international arbitration law within the eGovernance masters program from École Polytechnique de Lausanne.

Elisa is a member of the Paris and Montreal Bars. She is also a Registered Trade-Mark Agent in Canada.

Elisa is a member of the International Association of Young Lawyers (AIJA) and the Canadian IT Law association (IT.Can). She acts as liaison agent for the Paris Bar in Montreal.

publications and presentations
February 2013
Practicing IP and IT in Montreal
IP Week, McGill Faculty of Law
January 2013
IT StartUps: Major Pitfalls to avoid, Dealing with IP, Data Protection and Social Media Issues
McGill Dobson Cup Bootcamp
January 2013
L'emploi des marques de commerce
(Available in French only)
Jurisclasseur Propriété intellectuelle, Lexis Nexis
June 2012
La protection des programmes d'ordinateur et des bases de données
Doing Business in Québec Conference, Paris


  • technology and communications
  • intellectual property
  • commercial contracts 
  • licensing, distribution, franchise, agency
  • public procurement
  • corporate

  • International Association of Young Lawyers (AIJA)
  • Canadian IT Law association (IT.Can)
  • Paris Bar (Paris-Quebec International Commission Co-Chair)
Called to the Québec bar - 2011

Called to the Paris bar - 2002

McGill University, LL.M. of comparative law - 2002

Université Paris II / Panthéon-Assas, DEA of private international law - 1998

Université Paris XI / Sceaux, Masters in business law - 1997