Best Lawyers in Canada for Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Marc-Simon Duquette's practice covers all aspects of corporate and commercial law, with a focus on mergers and acquisitions and securities matters. During his law studies, Mr. Duquette participated in our secondment program, which gave him an opportunity to intern in the legal department of Quebecor Media Inc.

Lauren Salloway is a well-rounded corporate lawyer whose practice is focused on M&A transactions, representing both purchasers and vendors. She is experienced in advising on complex multi-jurisdictional M&A transactions and her practice is set apart by her depth and strength of global experience. She also has notable experience in private equity, corporate and commercial law, and banking and finance.

Felicia Jin is a lawyer in the Corporate/Commercial practice group in our Montréal office. She practises in the fields of private equity and venture capital, as well as mergers and acquisitions, with a particular focus on the financial industry. Felicia advises several Canadian and foreign financial institutions on the regulatory framework with respect to insurance, loans, deposits, payments, and other financial products and services. She regularly works with lenders, money services bu...

Alexander Crisp practises corporate and commercial law with a focus on corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions. He also assists domestic and international clients with corporate governance, continuous disclosure, due diligence and general corporate matters. Prior to his articles, Alexander completed a summer assignment with the Canadian Institute of Resources Law in Calgary and was engaged in legal research. Alexander completed a summer assignment with us in 2019.

Irene practices primarily in the areas of corporate and commercial law, assisting clients with a range of business matters. Irene has extensive experience assisting clients in negotiating, drafting and reviewing a wide range of commercial contracts and other business agreements. Irene has also assisted clients with a variety of corporate transactions such as asset and share acquisitions and dispositions, debt and equity financings, corporate reorganizations and other corporate matters.

Camille Marceau is a lawyer in the Corporate/Commercial Group in our Montréal office. Her practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, corporate reorganizations, private issues and infrastructure projects, both public and private. As part of her practice, Camille advises various clients in the drafting of share and asset purchase agreements, supply, sales, service and construction contracts, as well as confidentiality agreements.

Reina Mistry is a corporate/commercial lawyer providing strategic counsel to companies in the technology sector on a range of issues, from inception of the business to the growth and procurement phases. Reina assists with start-up and incorporation issues, debt and equity angel and venture capital financings, mergers and acquisitions, and IT licensing and development.

Jacqueline maintains a broad corporate law practice, focusing on mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, and business and commercial law. Jacqueline advises clients on a variety of domestic and international transactions, including public and private acquisitions and divestitures, financings, and corporate reorganizations. In addition to transactional work, Jacqueline advises clients on complex commercial agreements and securities regulatory matters. Jacqueline obtained her law degree in...

Gabriel Thivierge practises in our business law group, with a focus on commercial, corporate and securities law. Gabriel assists private and public companies in a wide range of transactions such as mergers and acquisitions, private placements, project financings and corporate reorganizations. He also advises Canadian public companies in the mining sector on continuous disclosure obligations and other corporate and securities law matters. He has developed particular experience in the natural r...

Tajinder Rathor is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law and Securities Law. Tajinder, who practices law in Vancouver, British Columbia, has been recognized since 2023. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Tajinder is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Jeff is a business lawyer focusing on mergers and acquisitions, day-to-day commercial matters, corporate governance and structuring matters, reorganizations, and debt and equity financings. He is known for providing pragmatic advice to high-growth businesses, private equity groups, founders and entrepreneurs on their complex commercial and M&A needs in the middle market, including private financings other strategic transactions, whether at the start-up or operating stage of their business...

Megan O’Neill is a solicitor in Farris LLP’s Corporate Commercial group in Vancouver, British Columbia. Her practice includes Corporate Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law, with a focus on corporate commercial transactions, mergers and acquisitions, securities, corporate finance, and real estate matters. She advises both private and public companies across a range of industries. Megan regularly acts for participants in the British Columbia hospitality and alcoholic beverage secto...

Katherine MacPhail practises corporate and commercial law, with a focus on corporate finance, securities, and mergers and acquisitions. Ms. MacPhail joined us in 2016 as a summer student and completed her articles with us in 2018. Since that time she has had exposure to a number of large M&A transactions, public offerings, and private placements. Ms. MacPhail has also assisted clients with corporate governance, continuous disclosure, regulatory compliance, and general corporate matters. W...

Pier-Olivier Poisson's practice focuses on all aspects of corporate and commercial law, with particular emphasis on mergers and acquisitions, securities and regulatory matters applicable to financial institutions. He also advises financial institutions and market intermediaries on applicable regulatory issues, including distribution and financial services, insurance and banking. He is also interested in the framework applicable to new technologies and their application to the financial sector...

Payton’s practice is focused on securities and capital markets, mergers and acquisitions and commercial transactions. Clients value Payton for his experience acting for underwriters and issuers on significant financings and for targets and acquirors on complex transactions. Frequently acting on debt and equity financings, both domestic and cross-border, Payton also works on plans of arrangement, amalgamations, going-public transactions, private equity transactions, strategic investments...

Frédéric St-Jean is a member of the Corporate/Commercial Group in the Québec City office. His practice focuses on transactional mandates, including venture capital financing, mergers, acquisitions and corporate reorganizations. Frédéric assists clients at every stage of a company’s life cycle, from setting up the initial structure to integrating assets following the closing of a transaction. He has a particular interest in the emerging technology secto...