Pier-Olivier Poisson
Pier-Olivier Poisson
Biography
Pier-Olivier Poisson is a partner and co-head of our financial services and regulation practice. He is regularly retained to advise financial institutions, including insurers, banks, trust companies, and other regulated and unregulated financial service providers, on a broad range of transactional and regulatory matters.
Pier-Olivier counsels financial service providers on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, licensing and distribution, regulatory investigations, FinTech and InsurTech initiatives, referral arrangements, corporate governance, and other corporate matters.
Professional experience
Representative experience
Representative experience
Pier-Olivier has acted in the following matters:
- Synex Business Performances Inc., one of Canada's largest insurance brokerage groups, in connection with minority investments by Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and Ares Management Credit Funds
- Beneva, Canada’s largest mutual insurer, in the context of its announced merger with Gore Mutual, one of the oldest property and casualty mutual insurers in Canada
- American International Group Inc., in the context of the sale of its individual personal travel insurance and assistance business for US$600 million in cash plus additional earn-out consideration
- La Capitale and SSQ Assurance, in the peer-to-peer merger transaction that created Beneva, Canada's largest mutual insurance company.
- iA Financial Group, in connection with the creation of iA Financial Corporation Inc. a reporting issuer holding all the common shares of Industrial Alliance Insurance and Financial Services Inc.
Rankings and recognitions
Rankings and recognitions
- Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Canada: Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, 2024-2025; Corporate and Commercial Litigation, 2025
- Dean's List, LL. B., University of Sherbrooke
Education
Education
LL. B., University of Sherbrooke, 2015
M.B.A., University of Sherbrooke, 2015
Admissions
Admissions
- Quebec 2017
Publications
Publications
- "The Autorité des marchés financiers implements new Supervisory Framework for Financial Institutions and Credit Assessment Agents" (co-author: Jérémie Moisan-De Serres), legal update, January 23, 2025.
- "Will USDC be the only stablecoin allowed to be traded on crypto asset trading platforms in Canada?" (co-author: Jérémie Moisan-De Serres), legal update, December 13, 2024.
- "Climate risk management: An overview of recent key developments for financial institutions" (co-authors: Jérémie Moisan-De Serres and Charles-Étienne Borduas), legal update, November 1, 2024.
- "Charter of the French Language: Draft regulation amending the Regulation respecting the language of commerce and business," legal update, February 12, 2024.
- "Segregated funds: Proposed new regulation to enhance disclosure requirements," legal update, November 8, 2023.
- "Crypto-asset exposures: The Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions proposes its guidelines to federally regulated deposit taking institutions and insurers," legal update, August 8, 2023.
- "Bill 30: Significant impacts on Quebec’s financial services industry," legal update, July 15, 2023.
- "Distribution without a representative: Bill 30 targets recreational vehicle dealers and merchants offering insurance products," legal update, June 21, 2023.
- "Updated federal Lobbyists’ Code of Conduct comes into force on July 1," (co-author: Jenna Anne de Jong), legal update, June 8, 2023
Memberships and activities
Memberships and activities
- Young Bar Association of Montreal
- Canadian Bar Association
Insights and news
Insights
News
Norton Rose Fulbright promotes 56 lawyers in its 2025 global partner class
Global | December 11, 2024
Norton Rose Fulbright promotes 56 lawyers in its 2025 global partner class
Global | December 11, 2024
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