Michaël Lessard
Professor
Faculty of Law, Université de Sherbrooke
Michaël Lessard is a professor at the Faculty of Law of the Université de Sherbrooke. He is particularly interested in how private law deals with vulnerable or marginalised individuals, and uses critical approaches to reflect on these issues. His current work focuses on animals, sexual and domestic violence, multiple parenthood, medical aid in dying and the theoretical foundations of private law.
Michaël holds a double bachelor's degree in civil law and common law from McGill University and clerked at the Court of Appeal of Québec before pursuing a master's degree in legal theory at New York University and a doctorate in law at the University of Toronto. He has been a member of the Québec Bar since 2016. Before joining the Université de Sherbrooke as a professor in 2023, Michaël completed a research fellowship at Cambridge University's Centre for Animal Rights Law.
Session: Overlooked Opportunities in Private Law: Low-Hanging Fruit for Legal Sentience Respect?
