Bet-the-Company Litigation Class Action Litigation Corporate and Commercial Litigation
Sophie Melchers
Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2010 Awarded Practice Areas
Biography
Sophie Melchers practises mainly in the areas of commercial, corporate and securities litigation. She has represented clients before the Quebec courts and the Supreme Court of Canada in connection with disputed take-over bids, dissenting shareholder remedies, plans of arrangement, insider trading and market manipulation.
Her broad experience in securities litigation also encompasses representation of reporting issuers and their officers in connection with investigations conducted by the AMF, Quebec's securities regulator, into insider trading, market manipulation and continuous disclosure and their representation in defence before the Tribunal administratif des marchés financiers and the penal courts in proceedings instituted by the AMF.
Overview
Client Testimonials
Awards & Focus
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
- Corporate and Commercial Litigation, Montréal, Canada (2024)
- Corporate and Commercial Litigation, Montréal, Canada (2018)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada™ 2026 for work in:
- Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Class Action Litigation
- Corporate and Commercial Litigation
News & Media
Case History
Cases
- Take-over battle for Fibrek Inc.
Lead litigation counsel for AbitibiBowater Inc. (doing business as Resolute Forest Products) in relation to its hostile take-over bid of Fibrek Inc. - obtained Cease-Trade Order of special warrants to be issued to competing bidder, obtained Cease-Trade Orders of two poison pills put in place by target.
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