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Marc-André LeChasseur practices municipal and public law. He is an assistant professor at McGill University’s School of Urban Planning, where he teaches Quebec and Ontario town planning law at the master’s level, and a lecturer in the Master of Town Planning at the Faculté d’aménagement of the Université de Montréal.

He is one of LEXPERT’s most recommended Canadian lawyers in public law and among Canadian Lawyer magazine’s 500 Best Lawyers in Canada.

From 1997 to 2016, Mtre LeChasseur published five books on town planning law and ethics (see “Publications” below). His works have been cited more than 100 times in decisions of the Supreme Court of Canada, the Quebec Court of Appeal and the Superior Court of Québec. He has also published dozens of articles in municipal law journals.

He is a regular guest speaker for the Union des municipalités du Québec, the Corporation des officiers municipaux du Québec and the Ordre des urbanistes du Québec.

Mtre LeChasseur advises municipalities, represents them before the courts and he is regularly consulted for matters relating to land development, ecosystem management and property rights.

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Location
  • 900-5 Place Ville Marie
    Montréal, QC H3B 2G2
    Canada
Languages
  • English
  • French
Education
  • University of Montreal, LL.M., graduated 1997
  • Universite de Sherbrooke, LL.L., graduated 1994
Bar Admissions
  • Quebec, Barreau du Quebec, 1995

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2023 - Municipal Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2020 - Municipal Law
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Municipal Law, Montréal, Canada (2023)
  • Municipal Law, Montréal, Canada (2020)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada 2025 for work in:
  • Municipal Law
Awards:
  • Recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada since 2017 for work in Municipal Law

  • Heenan Blaikie Scholarship

    In 1997, Mtre LeChasseur was awarded a Heenan Blaikie scholarship in public law for the excellence of his Master’s thesis which dealt with section 227 of the Act respecting land use planning and development.

  • Research Fund Grant - Society and Culture

    In 2019, Mtre LeChasseur was awarded a Fonds de recherche du Québec – Société et culture (FRQSC) scholarship as part of his doctoral studies. This scholarship is intended to enable the strategic and coherent development of research in the social sciences and humanities, and arts and letters in Quebec.

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Publications

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