Caroline Desbiens practises commercial and corporate law. She has extensive experience in conducting various commercial transactions, primarily in the aviation, real estate, shipping, oil and gas, life sciences and technology industries.

Ms. Desbiens is involved in negotiating and drafting all types of commercial contracts, including financing and mergers and acquisitions of private companies, strategic alliances and joint business ventures, service, franchise and distribution agreements, setting up and financing of real estate projects, and licensing and technology transfer agreements.

Ms. Desbiens has acted as part-time Member with the Transportation Appeal Tribunal of Canada since July 1994. She also deals with all regulatory matters related to aviation, including obtaining different types of licences. She counsels businesses and professionals involved in the aeronautic industry such as carriers, maintenance organizations, flight training units, aviation services and/or product suppliers, Canadian Aviation Document holders, or lenders. She negotiates and drafts all types of contracts related to the aviation industry such as transportation or charter agreements, sale or lease of aircraft, and aircraft co-ownership and management agreements. She represents the creditors and borrowers in connection with aircraft financing, including international interest on aircraft objects under the Cape Town Convention.

Her background also includes experience in shipping, including transactional matters such as the sale and purchase of vessels, charters and charter-parties.

In the oil and gas industry, Ms. Desbiens has acquired solid experience counselling oil corporations with respect to all their operations, including real estate, retail site development, operation of marine terminals and storage sites, site remediation, sales and marketing of petroleum products, and regulatory matters, including environmental law.

Before joining our firm, Ms. Desbiens practised for 22 years with a prominent law firm in Quebec City and previously with a law firm specializing in aviation law and maritime law.