Nathalie Boutet

Called to the Ontario bar in 1991

Nathalie is a skilled Family Law lawyer with over 20 years of experience, and is committed to the practices of both Mediation and Collaborative Law for separating couples and families. This commitment is rooted in the tremendous value both these processes can deliver, and Nathalie's dedication to achieving exceptional results for her clients.

Nathalie guides her clients during the difficult emotional and financial process of separation with a holistic and results-oriented approach that provides many short and long-term financial and emotional benefits. Nathalie's years of practice and life experience have refined her strength and sense of fairness, and she believes everyone should be able to face the future with confidence.

For families embarking on the difficult path to separation and divorce, both Mediation and Collaborative law solutions offer a non-court room approach that often make settlements easier to reach and generally provide a more positive experiences for family members, especially children. In straight mediation cases, Nathalie works with both husband and wife to reach a mutually agreeable separation agreement, employing interest-based negotiation techniques. In the Collaborative Law model, Nathalie represents one party in the separation/divorce and works with the other party’s lawyer to come up with a separation agreement that both parties are satisfied with.

Nathalie is a member of the Chief Justice of Ontario Advisory Committee on Professionalism and the Equity and Aboriginal Issues Committee of the Law Society of Upper Canada (LSUC) and is also a Deputy Judge of the Small Claims Court. She is a member and former president of the Association of French speaking jurists of Ontario (AJEFO) and received the AJEFO's Award of Distinction in 2004. In 2010 she was recognized as a 'Lawyer making history' by the Law Society of Upper Canada.

Nathalie is frequently called upon by the media to discuss family law legal issues, and has been a guest speaker and co-chair and has written several articles for various Continuing Legal Education programs.

She has an interest in public education, teaches Collaborative Law and negotiation, has been an instructor at the LSUC's Bar Admission Course for several years, and taught Parent Information Sessions to separating families for several years.

Nathalie obtained her Civil Law Degree from Laval University and her Common Law Degree from the University of Western Ontario. Nathalie began her legal career as a sole practitioner and joined Basman Smith as a partner in 2003.

Nathalie is fluent in English and French. She has a daughter, enjoys a wide range of outdoor activities including down hill skiing, biking, hiking, and playing hockey and soccer.