Sophie Morin
Executive Vice-President and Chief Legal Officer
Sophie Morin is the Executive Vice-President and Chief Legal Officer of Pomerleau.
She is responsible for overseeing the contractual, litigation and project management divisions of Pomerleau's business units, as well as leading the ethics and compliance and governance teams.
Sophie has developed cutting-edge expertise in the construction industry, particularly in managing agreements for major infrastructure projects. She is recognized both internally and by our partners and clients for her sound advice and global vision. Sophie knows how to establish a unique bond of trust with others and possesses a natural empathy that enables her to put herself in other people’s shoes. She has an impeccable eye for finding beneficial solutions.
Since joining Pomerleau, she has been involved in the development and conclusion of numerous contracts, including the deconstruction of the Champlain bridge and contracts for projects carried out in alternative modes involving project financing. She is also responsible for the legal oversight of the major rehabilitation project, Louis-Hippolyte-La Fontaine bridge-tunnel, a project worth over a billion dollars.
Sophie holds a bachelor's degree in law from the Université de Montréal. She began her career in 2005 in a law firm. Four years later, she entered the corporate world and worked on the Autoroute 30 project. After a brief stint at CDPQ Infra, Sophie continued her career in the infrastructure field at Dragados from 2016 to 2018, during which time she was responsible for the legal and contractual aspects of the new Samuel-De-Champlain bridge. She joined Pomerleau in 2018 as senior legal counsel. She was quickly promoted to director and then vice-president- legal affairs and operations, before becoming executive vice-president and chief legal officer in 2024.
Sophie is involved in mentoring young law students and lawyers at the start of their careers.