National Africa Group Leader, Quebec Region Mining Group Leader, and member of the Strategic Advisors Group. Practice is broadly based, with focus on commercial transactions, particularly mergers & acquisitions. Represents various clients notably in the mining, oil & gas, and energy industries in Canada and internationally, notably in sub-Saharan Africa, and frequent speaker at events and conferences. Serves on various boards, including Export Development Canada (EDC), Development Finance Institute Canada (FinDev), Patriot Battery Metals Inc. (Chairman of the Board), the Canada-Africa Chamber of Business, and NSIA Participations (Ivory Coast) as a nominee of the National Bank of Canada. He is a graduate of the Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD.D) and holds an ESG Global Competent Boards Designation (GCB.D). He has appeared repeatedly as a leading Canadian lawyer in publications including The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, Who’s Who Legal: Canada, Lexpert Special Editions – Global Mining and Energy, Lexpert Guide to the Leading US/Canada Cross-Border Corporate Lawyers, and Acritas Stars. He received a lifetime achievement award from APL Energy and is also the only Canadian lawyer listed in Chambers Global Guide – Mining, International and Cross-Border, Africa-wide.
