Audrey Bernasconi
                    Audrey Bernasconi
Biography
Audrey Bernasconi's practice covers all aspects of corporate and commercial law, with a focus on mergers and acquisitions, securities law as well as corporate governance.
Professional experience
Representative experience
Representative experience
Audrey has recently acted for the following clients:
- Patriot Battery Metals Inc., a hard-rock lithium exploration company, in connection with a private placement to Albemarle Corporation for total gross proceeds of approximately C$109 million
 - Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd., owner of the Oyu Tolgoi copper and gold mine in Mongolia, on its C$4.3 billion going-private acquisition by its controlling shareholder, Rio Tinto plc, by way of a plan of arrangement
 - Taiga Motors Corporation, a Canadian company reinventing the powersports landscape with breakthrough electric off-road vehicles, in connection with an extensive review of various options and alternatives by a special committee of independent members of the board of directors, culminating in completing a private placement of 10% secured convertible debentures maturing on March 31, 2028, in an aggregate principal amount of C$40 million, with the investors having been granted an option to acquire an additional C$10 million of debentures
 
Rankings and recognitions
Rankings and recognitions
- Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Canada: Corporate Law, 2026
 - Dean's Honour List
 - Montreal Bar Association Prize in Civil Law
 
Education
Education
B.C.L./J.D., McGill University, 2020
B.Com., McGill University, 2016
Admissions
Admissions
- Quebec 2021
 
Memberships and activities
Memberships and activities
- Young Bar of Montreal
 
Languages
Languages
- English
 - French
 
Insights and news
Insights
Client Work
                            
                                Lithium Argentina AG on continuation
                            
                            Canada |  May 15, 2025
                        
                    
                            
                                Patriot Battery Metals completes a strategic private placement in Patriot by Albemarle Corporation
                            
                            Canada |  September 13, 2023
                        
                    
                            
                                Taiga Motors closes complex private placement of secured convertible debentures
                            
                            Canada |  April 03, 2023
                        
                    
                            
                                Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd. C$4.3bn going-private acquisition by Rio Tinto plc
                            
                            Canada |  December 16, 2022
                        
                    
                                    
                                        Lithium Argentina AG on continuation
                                    
                                    Canada |  May 15, 2025
                                
                            
                                    
                                        Patriot Battery Metals completes a strategic private placement in Patriot by Albemarle Corporation
                                    
                                    Canada |  September 13, 2023
                                
                            
                                    
                                        Taiga Motors closes complex private placement of secured convertible debentures
                                    
                                    Canada |  April 03, 2023
                                
                            
                                    
                                        Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd. C$4.3bn going-private acquisition by Rio Tinto plc
                                    
                                    Canada |  December 16, 2022