Jean Michel Lapierre > Fasken > Montreal, Canada > Lawyer Profile
Fasken Offices
THE STOCK EXCHANGE TOWER
PO BOX 242, SUITE 3700, 800 VICTORIA SQUARE
MONTRÉAL, QUÉBEC H4Z 1E9
Canada
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Jean Michel Lapierre
Position
Partner
Career
Jean Michel Lapierre is a business lawyer recognized for his leading practice in mergers & acquisitions, capital markets and securities law.
Jean Michel has been involved in several major acquisition, sale, merger or going-private transactions of publicly-traded companies, including friendly and hostile take-over bids and complex statutory arrangements. He has also been involved in a large number of private M&A transactions.
He has acted on behalf of issuers, securities dealers and institutional investors in various securities offerings, including initial public offerings, other prospectus offerings and private placements.
His practice includes advising publicly-traded companies concerning corporate and securities matters, including compliance with disclosure obligations, proxy solicitation for shareholder meetings, the launch of share buyback programs and the implementation of securities-based compensation arrangements, and assisting them in their interactions with stock exchanges and securities regulators.
Lawyer Rankings
Canada > Corporate and M&A
(Next Generation Partners)Specialists in the mining sector, with 7 national offices and a presence in London and Johannesburg, the corporate group at Fasken brings expertise to advising major public and private companies, private equity funds, investors, business owners and project sponsors involved in domestic and cross-border M&A, private equity transactions, corporate reorganizations and infrastructure projects. The firm’s client roster spans sectors ranging from mining, financial services and manufacturing to tech, construction and telecoms. The team is headed in Toronto by Sean Stevens, who brings experience to M&A, restructurings and complex infrastructure transactions, such as public private partnerships (PPP); and Sarah Gingrich in Calgary, an expert in securities and capital markets, shareholder activism and corporate governance. Other key figures of notes include mining sector authority John Turner
; public M&A and shareholder activism expert Brad Freelan and Claire Gowdy in Toronto; and Jean Michel Lapierre and Caitlin Rose in Montreal.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution: British Columbia
- Indigenous law
- Labour and employment
- Restructuring and insolvency
- Restructuring and insolvency
- Restructuring and insolvency
- International expertise
- Energy and natural resources > Mining
- Technology
- Telecoms
Firm Rankings
- AI
- Banking and finance
- Competition and antitrust
- Corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution: Quebec
- Infrastructure projects
- Insurance
- International trade
- Transport > Other transport
- Pensions
- Public procurement
- Restructuring and insolvency
- Capital markets
- Dispute resolution: Alberta
- Dispute resolution: Ontario
- Environment
- Intellectual property
- International expertise
- Media and entertainment
- Energy and natural resources > Power
- Real estate
- Tax
- Cannabis
- Construction
- Energy and natural resources > Oil and gas