Mathieu Taschereau

Director, Legal (Corporate & Securities)

Wealthsimple

Nov 2025 - Current (1 year)

Adjunct Professor

York University - Osgoode Hall Law School

Jul 2021 - Current (5 years 4 months)

Adjunct professor teaching Corporate Governance as part of Osgoode Hall Law School's Business Law LLM. Previously taught the Regulation of the Canadian Cannabis Industry course.

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Undergraduate Participant

European Union Study Tour

May 2013 - Current (13 years 6 months)

Participated in a twenty day program with over 70 seminars dealing with the European Union and the institutions that play an active role in governing Europe. Speakers dealt with many contemporary issues such as further integration, the common currency and the debt crisis, and even foreign policy. Most speakers were not scholars but rather the bureaucrats, lawyers, judges and MEP's that run the Union on a day to day basis. Notable seminars: European Central Bank: Briefings on the Euro and European economics. European Investment Bank: Briefing on EU investment plans in Europe. Business Europe: Briefings on labor unions, standards, and representation. International Criminal Court: Briefing on the working of the ICC. European Court of Justice/H

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Adjunct Professor

Jul 2023 - Jun 2024 (1 year)

Adjunct Professor teaching the Corporate Transactions (LAW530) Course.

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Legal Counsel (Secondment), Office of Mergers and Acquisitions

Jun 2022 - Aug 2022 (3 months)

Corporate Associate

Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP

Sep 2019 - Oct 2025 (6 years 2 months)

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President

McGill Shareholder Activism Research Group (MSHARES)

Jun 2019 - Jun 2021 (2 years 1 month)

Responsible for revamping the MSHARES curriculum.

Student at Law

Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP

Jul 2018 - Jun 2019 (1 year)

Student at law

General Motors

Jan 2018 - Apr 2018 (4 months)

On secondment from Davies at G.M. completing work in various areas including corporate, litigation, labour and employment, pensions, and privacy. My role mostly included contract drafting and leading negotiations on draft contracts.

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Co-President

McGill Shareholder Activism Research Group (MSHARES)

Sep 2017 - Jun 2019 (1 year 10 months)

Reformed the MSHARES curriculum to train Law and Finance students in corporate law, securities law, and contract law. Taught seminars on shareholder activism, securities law, hostile takeovers, and defensive tactics in special situations. Drafted and created a simulated activist event for students to play out.

Part-Time Student

Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP

Sep 2017 - Dec 2017 (4 months)

Part-time secondment in the Montreal office. Completed work on M&A transactions as well as tax and litigation files.

Summer Law Student

Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP

May 2016 - Aug 2017 (1 year 4 months)

My experience is largely in both public and private M&A. I have also worked on various securities offerings as well as various corporate governance matters and shareholder activism files. I have taken on strategic roles in my mandates and I have significant contract drafting experience.

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Analyst

McGill Shareholder Activism Research Group (MSHARES)

Jan 2016 - Sep 2017 (1 year 9 months)

MSHARES is a research group of law students and Honours Investment Management (HIM) students at McGill. The goal of MSHARES is to allow for law students and HIM students to develop skills in both law and finance. I am an analyst in the "Distressed M&A" group where our mandate is to research strategies on taking activist positions in companies vulnerable to M&A or where strategic M&A would be an option for management to increase shareholder value. Designed a multi-stage activist campaign aimed at creating shareholder value in a major beer company. Shareholders were to receive a $19.57 pre-tax distribution per share and the company was also poised to show a 28% improvement in ROE.

Law Clerk/Research Assistant to Professor Fabien Gélinas

McGill University

Aug 2015 - Sep 2016 (1 year 2 months)

Acting as a law clerk, assisting Prof. Gélinas in his work as an independent arbitrator. Editing and conducting research on a series of papers dealing with international trade agreements. Topics include investment agreements, public procurement, and investor-state dispute resolution issues.

Research Assistant to Professor Patrick Augustin

McGill University

Mar 2015 - Sep 2015 (7 months)

Conducted legal research into the area of law and finance, specifically in financial market reform, mergers and acquisitions, and derivatives (mainly credit default swaps and ISDA Master Agreement). A specific focus was placed on ISDA documentation and Dodd-Frank implementation (Volcker Rule). A substantial portion of the research dealt with debt-structures within companies and the legal effects of succession events (M&A,Spin off, etc...) on securities, derivatives, and other legal rights. Completed an extensive project involving securities litigation which entailed analyzing and creating a database for all cases filed between 1995-2015 on insider trading in both civil and criminal jurisdictions. The database examines the legal ramification

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Legal Intern, P.R.I.M.E. Finance

Nov 2014 - Jan 2018 (3 years 3 months)

P.R.I.M.E. Finance Foundation is a non-profit based in the Netherlands and was established in order to assist in the resolution of disputes in complex financial transactions. I am involved in the coordination of the Secretariat which manages the ongoing affairs of P.R.I.M.E. which entails working closely with the Secretariat team as well as the many experts at P.R.I.M.E. I have been involved in the ongoing work of compiling the first legal database dedicated to complex financial disputes by collecting and analyzing the leading cases in complex financial disputes globally. Worked on the 2015, 2016, and 2017 P.R.I.M.E Annual Conferences at the Peace Palace in The Hague. Coordinated content in panels with speakers. Acted as a liaison with a mu

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Special Assistant - Office of Francis Scarpaleggia MP

PARLIAMENT OF CANADA

May 2014 - Aug 2014 (4 months)

Special Assistant responsible for briefing Mr. Scarpaleggia on different issues. Given this mandate, I compared legislative summaries, bill kits, and the opinions of diverse stakeholders in order to accurately portray the different issues involved in upcoming legislation. This task also included cross examining current legislation with past legislative attempts as well as providing briefing notes on different regulatory affairs that may arise during his duties as a member of Parliament. Further, I was responsible for briefing Mr. Scarpaleggia on any issue that may be of interest to himself or to fulfill his duty as a representative of Lac-St-Louis. This includes drafting briefings on current events or longer research projects on key issues.

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Independent Consultant

Mathieu Taschereau Consulting

Jan 2013 - Aug 2018 (5 years 8 months)

Providing consulting services in politics and business. Specializing in public policy, technology, big data, statistics, and advertising. Past clients include multinational firms, tech startups, and politicians.

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Journalist - Intern

Jan 2013

Intern in charge of writing political pieces for the prestigious Europolitics magazine which focuses on current events in the European Union aimed towards citizens and politicians alike. Participated in the writing and editing process as well as on Insight issues. Played a role in the translation and writing of information to be used in the first magazine issue of Europolitics. Served as an assistant and note taker during information sessions as well as briefs where colleagues were not able to attend. Regularly attended press events, conferences, and closed door meetings in order to write more extensive articles.

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Manager

Piscine and Spa Total Tech

Jun 2011 - Nov 2012 (1 year 6 months)

Manager responsible for running both a storefront as well as a pool maintenance and construction operation. Tasks included managing and scheduling a work crew of over 15 employees to achieve the best results possible given the small summer season in Montreal. Undertook the responsibility of coordinating sub-contractors in order to realize longer term projects. Managed accounts receivables and kept a steady cash flow for operating expenses. Known for offering a superior quality of service to customers bringing a good reputation to the company. Synergized the various departments by facilitating the flow of information between all parties involved in rendering effective and high quality services. Kept worker moral high during difficult conditi

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Development Director

The Political Bouillon

Jan 2011 - May 2015 (4 years 5 months)

Executive board member responsible for the development department. Worked on projects using information systems to increase traffic from search referral as well as Facebook. Used analtyics software in order to develop policies and initiatives both online and offline. Redesigned the website to allow for increased viewer retention and ease of access. As a result of my initiative as well as the Bouillon Team, viewership had increased by 150% by the end of fall 2012. Viewer duration on the website has also doubled since the implementation of the changes on the website. The bounce rate as well as the number of pages per visit have also increased substantially since changes to the website have been made. As Development Director, I created a busin

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Research Methods Tutor

Jan 2011 - May 2011 (5 months)

Responsible for the research methods lab during office hours. Taught students how to use SPSS as well as PASW statistical software in order to write term papers.

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