Dr. Jacques Gauthier is a Canadian international lawyer and scholar. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Geneva. He is a member of the Law Society of Ontario. He is founder of the Toronto-based international law firm Gauthier & Associates established in 1984, with extensive ongoing involvements in commercial transactions. The firm handles all types of corporate and business legal matters as well as employment, immigration and estate matters.

Over many years, Jacques has also provided legal assistance to real estate developers and international architectural firms. He has also acted as the official legal counsel of several states including the Republic of France, Mexico, Spain and the Government of Canada. In 2000, he was knighted by the President of France as Chevalier de l’Ordre National du Mérite. As well, in 2015, he was knighted by the President of the Republic of France as he was appointed Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur.

Jacques has provided legal services to numerous charities, including international and Canadian Christian charitable organizations. For the last 18 years, he was actively involved on the committee organizing the participation of business entities in the yearly US National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, DC. Jacques is currently a member of the Board of Directors of the Canadian Fellowship Group which organizes the Canadian Prayer Breakfast in Ottawa each year. He served on the President’s Advisory Council of Trinity Western University in British Columbia for several years.