Norton Rose Canada is pleased to announce that David Lemieux is joining the firm as a partner and member of the business law group, based in the Montréal office, effective July 3, 2012.
David is recognized as one of the premier banking attorneys in Quebec and Canada, with a practice centred on corporate finance and some focus on restructuring. He principally represents financial institutions including lending syndicates, as well as borrowers and investors. David’s addition will add even more depth and experience to Norton Rose Canada’s first-rate Montréal and national banking team.
Norton Rose Group has vast experience in banking law and finance, with a clientele that includes the world’s leading banks, finance providers and market participants. We operate at a policy-making and strategic level, at a corporate level and on high-profile, complex cross-border transactions.
Stephen Kelly, a partner and Montréal chair of Norton Rose Canada’s business law group, had this to say:
“David’s arrival adds strength and depth to our overall business and banking practice both in Montréal and nationally, where our legal talent is being deployed to greater effect than ever before through our international platform. His experience will be an asset for the firm as a whole and we are delighted to have him on board.”
David Lemieux, partner, Norton Rose Canada, had the following comment:
“The firm has a number of major players in the area of financial institutions, both in Canadian and in world markets. I am proud to be joining the Norton Rose team and look forward to contributing to the growth of our business in Canada and around the world.”
David Lemieux was called to the Québec bar in 1993 and was formerly a partner of a large Canadian law firm.
For further information please contact:
Peter Zvanitajs, senior public relations advisor (English press), Norton Rose Canada LLP
Tel: +1 416 216 1871; Mob: +1 416 553 5789
peter.zvanitajs@nortonrose.com
Rebecca Geddes, senior public relations adviser (English press), Norton Rose Canada LLP
Tel: +1 403 267 8168; Mob: +1 403 836 3182
rebecca.geddes@nortonrose.com
Johanna Pardo, senior public relations adviser, Norton Rose Canada (Quebec and Latin America), Norton Rose Canada LLP
Tel: +1 514 847 4921; Mob +1 514 576 2399
johanna.pardo@nortonrose.com
Editors note
About Norton Rose Canada LLP
Norton Rose Canada LLP is a member of Norton Rose Group, a leading international legal practice offering a full business law service to many of the world’s pre-eminent financial institutions and corporations from offices in Europe, Asia, Australia, Canada, Africa, the Middle East, Latin America and Central Asia.
The Group’s lawyers share industry knowledge and sector expertise across borders to support clients anywhere in the world. The Group is strong in financial institutions; energy; infrastructure, mining and commodities; transport; technology and innovation; and pharmaceuticals and life sciences.
Norton Rose Group has more than 2900 lawyers operating from offices in Abu Dhabi, Almaty, Amsterdam, Athens, Bahrain, Bangkok, Beijing, Bogotá, Brisbane, Brussels, Calgary, Canberra, Cape Town, Caracas, Casablanca, Dubai, Durban, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Hong Kong, Johannesburg, London, Melbourne, Milan, Montréal, Moscow, Munich, Ottawa, Paris, Perth, Piraeus, Prague, Québec, Rome, Shanghai, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo, Toronto and Warsaw; including associate offices in Ho Chi Minh City and Jakarta.
Norton Rose Group comprises Norton Rose LLP, Norton Rose Australia, Norton Rose Canada LLP, Norton Rose South Africa (incorporated as Deneys Reitz Inc.), and their respective affiliates.