Best Lawyers in Quebec, Canada for Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Select a city from the list below to find the best legal talent for your needs.
Cities
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...
Angelica Clément is a lawyer in the business law group at Langlois Lawyers. Her practice focuses on corporate, transactional and securities law. Angelica is involved in mergers and acquisitions of private and public companies, both locally and internationally. More specifically, she takes part in the implementation of equity financing with reporting issuers and stock exchange listing processes. She actively participates in due diligence processes and in drafting and reviewing complex t...
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...
Sean Cohen's practice covers all aspects of corporate and commercial law, with a particular focus on securities matters and mergers and acquisitions. Sean has extensive transactional experience in various industries, acting for both purchasers and sellers in public and private transactions. He also acts in Canadian and cross-border public financings and private placements of debt and equity on behalf of issuers and underwriters. In recent years, Sean has acted for several clients in the aeros...
Charles St-Pierre practises business law, with a focus on private mergers and acquisitions and complex commercial arrangements. He also frequently advises clients on a wide range of corporate and commercial law matters. Mr. St-Pierre has established a diverse law practice ranging from advising multinational corporations on cross-border and domestic mergers and acquisitions to advising emerging companies in various stages of their financing.
Alexandre Caya is an intellectual property lawyer and patent agent based in Montreal. He focuses on all aspects of intellectual property law in several areas of mechanical engineering. Mr. Caya drafts and prosecutes patent applications. In this capacity, he provides advice on issues regarding patentability, validity, counterfeiting and freedom to operate in areas of sporting equipment, clean technologies, transportation, road infrastructures, manufacturing, construction equipment, and enginee...
Carl Boulva practises business law in our Montreal office. His practice focuses on private mergers and acquisitions, carve-out transactions, venture capital financing, complex commercial arrangements and corporate and commercial law. Carl has developed a varied business law practice ranging from advising both institutional investors and emerging companies in early- and later-stage financings, to advising small and medium enterprises in the context of mergers and acquisitions as well as multin...
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.
Samy Chekir is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Mergers and Acquisitions Law. Samy, who practices law in Montréal, Quebec, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Samy is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Kelley Rourke practises commercial and corporate law. Her experience is primarily transactional and involves the realization of various types of business transactions, such as acquisitions, mergers and reorganizations of businesses. Ms. Rourke counsels clients on various legal matters that arise during their activities and is involved in drafting corporate and transactional documentation. Ms. Rourke has gained valuable experience by assisting numerous fast-growing businesses in the course of ...
Francis Dumoulin is a lawyer and member of the Business Law group. His practice is focused on mergers and acquisitions, corporate financing and venture capital. He is driven by an enthusiastic and human approach to assist his clients in complex transactions, allowing him to build solid, lasting relationships by leveraging his cutting-edge expertise.
Anthony Sylvain is a lawyer in our Corporate/Commercial group at the Montréal office. His practice spans all areas of business law, with a focus on mergers and acquisitions for both public and private companies and on securities law. He gives clients legal advice on various complex business issues. He has a Bachelor of Civil Law (LLB) with distinction and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Université de Sherbrooke. He also obtained a Master of Laws (LLM), taxation op...
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...
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.
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...
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...
Our Methodology
Recognition by Best Lawyers is based entirely on peer review. Our methodology is designed to capture, as accurately as possible, the consensus opinion of leading lawyers about the professional abilities of their colleagues within the same geographical area and legal practice area.
The Process
Best Lawyers employs a sophisticated, conscientious, rational, and transparent survey process designed to elicit meaningful and substantive evaluations of the quality of legal services. Our belief has always been that the quality of a peer review survey is directly related to the quality of the voters.