Best Lawyers in Quebec, Canada for Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Damien Hallé-Hannan is a lawyer in the Corporate/Commercial Group in our Montréal office. His practice covers all aspects of business law and focuses primarily on mergers and acquisitions of public and private companies, and securities law. He also represents issuers and brokers in their financing activities, whether by prospectus or private placement.

Georgi Paskalev is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law. Georgi, who practices law in Montréal, Quebec, has been recognized since 2022. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Georgi is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Emilie Clairoux is an associate within the Corporate/Commercial group. Her practice covers all aspects of business law, including mergers and acquisitions, private equity and start-ups. Emilie assists entrepreneurs, venture capital and private equity funds, and institutional investors in every step of their transactions, from the drafting a letter of intent, to the implementation of the initial structure, as well as integrating the assets following the closing of the transaction. She has exte...

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.

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

Alex Harvey is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law. Alex, who practices law in Québec, Quebec, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Alex is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Mathieu Santos-Bouffard is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law. Mathieu, who practices law in Montréal, Quebec, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Mathieu is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Guillaume Giguère is a partner in the Corporate/Commercial and Mergers & Acquisitions groups in the Québec City office. His practice focuses on complex, large-scale regional, national, and international M&A transactions, as well as private equity matters. He represents and advises private and publicly held companies, institutional and strategic investors, and venture capital firms on a wide range of transactional matters and investments across diverse industries and sect...

Michaëlle Guilbault is a lawyer in our Corporate/Commercial group in our Montréal office. Her practice covers a wide range of matters in business law, with a focus on mergers and acquisitions, private equity financing and corporate law. She is particularly active in business acquisition or sale transactions and acts for either buyers or sellers. Michaëlle is also called upon to advise clients on family business transfers and management buyouts. She is also frequently sought a...

Pierre-Olivier Valiquette's practice is transaction oriented, with a particular focus on securities law and mergers and acquisitions. Mr. Valiquette acts on behalf of various Canadian and foreign public and private companies in connection with a wide range of commercial operations, mergers and acquisitions and public and private financings. He also regularly advises public companies on disclosure and other regulatory matters.

Elissa Brock is a member of the Corporate/Commercial group at the Montréal office. She is also a member of Fasken’s national Private Equity Group. Elissa's practice covers an array of business law matters and is focused on private equity investments and local and cross-border M&As. She is skilled at supporting buyers and sellers throughout the entire acquisition, merger or restructuration process. Elissa is recognized by clients and her peers for her strong leadership skills ...

Alexandra Persaud is an associate in our corporate, M&A and securities group, and is a member of our Canadian special situations team. Ms. Persaud's practice covers all aspects of corporate and commercial law, with a particular focus on corporate finance (including both private placements and public financings), merger and acquisition transactions (including carve-out transactions) and securities matters. Ms. Persaud also regularly advises a number of Canadian public companies on continuo...