She advises and represents a diverse clientele on complex legal issues relating to service organization, public health, medical matters, and legal obligations regarding access to information and personal information protection.

She also has expertise in procurement and contract drafting and negotiation. In her practice, she litigates before common law courts, administrative tribunals and arbitration bodies.

She is also involved in various administrative law cases involving governance and ethics issues, particularly in institutional and organisational contexts.

A committed and rigorous lawyer, Marie-Christine is recognized for her professionalism, determination and the quality of her legal support.

Publications:

• New Governance of the Health and Social Services Network, Health Law and Policy, edited by Mélanie Bourassa-Forcier and Anne-Marie Savard, 3rd edition, Lexis Nexis, 2026, by Marie-Christine Côté and Stéphanie Boucher
• Private Actors, Health Law and Policy, edited by Mélanie Bourassa-Forcier and Anne-Marie Savard, 3rd edition, Lexis Nexis, 2026, by Marie-Christine Côté and Mélanie Bourassa-Forcier
• Bill 108, An Act to promote the oversight of public bodies' contracts and to establish the Autorité des marchés publics: What impact will it have on the practices of health and social services institutions?, Le Point en santé et services sociaux magazine, volume 13, issue 1 – Spring 2017
• The coming into force of the second part of the Act respecting the Autorité des marchés publics: What impact will it have on organizations in the health and social services network?, Le point en santé, March 2017

Lectures

• Round table: The Impact of the Health and Social Services Network Governance Act – One Year Later (moderator), Recent Developments in Health Law, Quebec Bar Association Conference, November 2025
• The Impact of Legal Action on Public Health, ENAP Summer School in Health Law, May 2025
• The role of Santé Québec and the Minister of Health and Social Services, ENAP Summer School in Health Law, May 2025
• The role of politics and administrative bodies in health care, ENAP Winter School in Health Law, February 2025
• Bill 15: Issues and Changes, Les retrouvailles Symposium: 40 Years of Health Law and Policy, University of Sherbrooke, 20 October 2023
• New Regulations on the Certification of Private Seniors' Residences: What Are the Changes?, Symposium for the Well-being of Seniors, 11 April 2019
• Analysis of the impact of Bills 10, 108, 130 and 135 on the governance and management of information resources in health and social services institutions, Health Informatics Symposium, 29 November 2018
• Managing conflicts with suppliers: legal framework and practical advice, SanTech Symposium, 28 November 2018