1000 De La Gauchetière St W, Suite MZ400, Montréal, QC
Year called to bar: 2002
Partner in the Business Law group of the firm’s Montreal office, she specializes in environmental law and is ranked in all the editions of Chambers Canada in this area since 2016. She acts for clients operating in a wide range of industrial sectors such as mining, cargo handling, wholesale and retail, petrochemical, aeronautics, waste, pulp and paper, and agribusiness, and manages on their behalf numerous matters related to government relations, environmental compliance, contaminated land remediation, and permitting applications. In the context of company sales or purchases, public offerings, real estate transactions, or financing and project development, she coordinates environmental due diligence, issuance or transfer of permits, and negotiates environmental issues. She has considerable expertise on climate change issues, especially with respect to the Quebec greenhouse gas cap-and-trade system. She was called to the Quebec Bar in 2002 and worked as a legal and political advisor on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, notably on climate change issues.
On October 27, 2017, Toromont Industries Ltd. (Toromont) completed the largest acquisition in its history — a $1.07-billion purchase of the businesses and net operating assets of the Hewitt Group of companies (Hewitt) in exchange for cash and shares of Toromont. This was a transformative transaction for Toromont, significantly expanding its Caterpillar dealership network and market opportunities.
On November 20, 2017, Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. (Rayonier AM), a Florida-based leading global supplier of high purity cellulose, announced it had completed its friendly acquisition of Tembec Inc. (Tembec), a Québec forestry firm, for approximately US$962 million.
