Audrey Bernasconi
Audrey Bernasconi
Biography
Audrey Bernasconi focuses her practice on corporate and securities matters, and public mergers and acquisitions, with a particular interest in corporate governance issues. She regularly advises several Canadian public companies on continuous disclosure obligations, corporate governance issues and other ongoing securities law questions.
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
- Institut du Québec (board member)
- The Depot Community Food Centre (board member)
- Young Bar of Montreal
Languages
Languages
- English
- French