Rachel Lesmerises

Senior Associate
Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP

Montréal
Canada
T:+1 514 847 4728
Montréal
Canada
T:+1 514 847 4728
Rachel Lesmerises

Rachel Lesmerises

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Biography

Rachel Lesmerises practises all aspects of business law, with an emphasis on public and private mergers and acquisitions, securities and corporate governance.

Ms. Lesmerises represents a wide range of small and large Canadian and multinational businesses in connection with complex commercial operations, mergers and acquisitions, public and private financings as well as corporate governance mandates. She regularly advises clients on a multitude of issues relating to corporate and commercial law.

Since joining the firm, Ms. Lesmerises has participated in our secondment program and has had the opportunity to work in the legal department of Metro. While at law school, she also completed an articling period in business law at our Hong Kong office. Ms. Lesmerises is a member of the Ontario and Quebec bars, and is a member of the Students Committee in Montréal.

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J.D., University of Ottawa (cum laude), 2016
LL.L., Civil Law, University of Ottawa (summa cum laude), 2015
B.Soc.Sc. (International development and global studies), University of Ottawa (summa cum laude), 2015

  • Ontario 2018
  • Quebec 2017
  • Quebec entertainment corporation, as part of the optimization of its corporate structure and interests for the purposes of ensuring continuity of the business
  • BlueFocus Intelligent Communications Group, a Chinese public company, in the sale of a majority interest in its international group of marketing and advertising agencies, comprised of Cossette, Eleven, Citizen Relations, We Are Social and fuseproject, to a joint venture composed of CVC Capital Partners and Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and in the changing of the group’s brand to Plus Company
  • Plus Company, in the context of various acquisitions in Canada and abroad
  • A Quebec building maintenance company, in the implementation of an employee incentive plan
  • HEXO Corp., in the acquisition of 48North Cannabis Corp. by way of a court-approved plan of arrangement
  • AtkinsRéalis, in the creation of the infrastructure investment fund SNC-Lavalin Infrastructure Partners LP and the subsequent transfer to that fund of AtkinsRéalis’ interest in six Canadian infrastructure assets, including the William-R.-Bennett Bridge, the Canada Line, the south-east segment of the Stoney Trail highway, the Restigouche Hospital Centre, the McGill University Health Centre and the John Hart hydroelectric plant
  • Hydro-Québec, in the sale of a majority interest in TM4 Inc. to Dana Corporation
  • Beaudier Inc. and McInnis Cement Inc., in the sale of a majority interest in McInnis Cement to Votorantim Cimentos
  • Best Lawyers in Canada: Ones to Watch: Securities Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, 2024
  • Canadian Bar Association
  • Young Bar Association of Montréal
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  • French