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Pierre-Olivier Charlebois Associé/Partner Montréal

Pierre-Olivier Charlebois

Partner | CO-LEADER, ENERGY AND CLIMATE Fasken
Environmental, social and economic issues must be considered in order to successfully develop natural resources and implement industrial and energy projects.
Jurisdiction Québec, 2004
Language(s) French, English
Office(s) Montréal
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Overview

Pierre-Oliver Charlebois is a leading lawyer in the areas of environmental, mining, energy, climate change and corporate social responsibility law.  Recognized by his peers across Canada and internationally due to his multidisciplinary experience , Pierre-Olivier is the go-to legal reference.

Pierre-Olivier is the leader of the Corporate Social Responsibility group. He also heads the Environmental, Energy and Climate Change group for the Quebec region.

Pierre-Olivier advises clients on compliance with environmental laws and regulations. He participates in obtaining government authorizations needed to develop new industrial and energy projects. He also represents clients during environmental administrative, penal and civil litigation.

His mining expertise encompasses environmental aspects involved in acquiring, restoring and closing a mine. Pierre-Olivier also advises clients on implementing and transferring financial security covering the cost of restoring a mining site.

His expertise in climate change covers all aspects of the carbon market, specifically compliance with Canadian and Quebec legislation and developing carbon offsets.

In energy law, he advises private and public energy providers working with biomass, hydroelectric and wind power on regulatory and commercial issues. He also applies his expertise to the institutional and legal reform of the production, transmission and regulation of electricity in developing countries, more specifically Africa.

In corporate social responsibility, Pierre-Olivier helps clients implement strategies and policies on Aboriginal, environmental, regulatory and other aspects of corporate social responsibility.

Achievements

Client Work

  • Northvolt Batteries North America succeeded in having an application for an interim injunction dismissed, allowing it to carry out preparatory work on the site of its future manufacturing plant for electric vehicle battery cells, [Case - Northvolt Batteries North America Inc.], Dismissal of an application for an interim injunction.
  • ODL, Inc. Acquires Second Quebec Company with Purchase of Robover Inc., [Deal - ODL Incorporated], Acquisition of a major Quebec glass manufacturer.
  • Champlain and Gefco acquire Naya Waters from L Catterton Partners, [Deal - Champlain Financial Corporation], Champlain and Gefco acquire Naya Waters.
  • McCain Foods Limited sells a majority stake in Wong Wing Foods, [Deal - McCain Foods Limited], McCain completes its sale of a majority stake in the Wong Wing business unit.
  • Lignectics acquires wood pellet manufacturing company Energex, [Deal - Lignetics Inc.], On January 31, 2020, Lignetics Inc. completed the acquisition of Energex Corporation, which operates a wood pellet manufacturing plant in Lac-Megantic, Quebec. Fasken acted as legal counsel to Lignetics, the largest residential wood pellet manufacturing company in the U.S. Lignetics is owned by T...
  • C$125 million bought deal offering of 4.65% convertible unsecured subordinated debentures of Innergex., [Deal - Innergex], On September 30, 2019, Innergex Renewable Energy Inc., an independent renewable power producer which develops, acquires owns and operates hydroelectric facilities, wind farms and solar farms, announced the completion of a C$125 million bought deal public offering of 4.65% convertible unsecured su...
  • GenePOC reaches an agreement with Meridian Bioscience for the acquisition of its molecular diagnostics business, [Deal - GenePOC Inc], On June 3, 2019, GenePOC, a Debiopharm Group company, concluded the sale of its molecular diagnostics business to Meridian Bioscience. The purchase price for GenePOC’s molecular business has a maximum potential value of $120M US, with $50M US paid at closing (subject to a holdback and working cap...
  • Knowlton Development Corporation, a Novacap Portfolio Company, sells its issued and outstanding shares to Cornell Capital, [Deal - Knowlton Development Corporation (KDC)], Fasken advised Knowlton Development Corporation Inc. (“KDC”) and its shareholders in the sale of all of its issued and outstanding shares to a group of investors led by Cornell Capital LLC (“Cornell”), a private investment firm based in New York and Hong Kong. KDC is a leading value-added partne...
  • Champlain Financial Corporation acquires Cape Bald Packers, [Deal - Champlain Financial Corporation], On December 6, 2018, Champlain, a Canadian private equity firm, concluded a series of transactions by which it acquired the Cape Bald Packers, Ltd. group, which include operating entities Cape Bald Packers, Ltd., based in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, Cavendish Seafoods Inc., based in Prince Edw...

Career & Education

Education

  • LLM, droit de l'environnement, développement durable et sécurité alimentaire Université Laval
  • LLB University Sherbrooke

Community involvement

  • Member, Board of Directors Quebec Business Council on the Environment (CPEQ)
  • Board Secretary Fondation Martin Matte
  • Chair, Water Committee Quebec Business Council on the Environment (CPEQ)
  • Board Secretary Association québécoise de vérification environnementale

Memberships & Affiliations

Knowledge

Events

News

Publications

  • Getting The Deal Through - Mining 2016 - Canada, 7/4/2016
  • Commentary: The Paris Agreement is a historic climate deal, 12/16/2015
  • Autorisation préalable : évaluation des impacts sur l’environnement de la Loi canadienne sur l’évaluation environnementale (2012), 12/17/2012
Article Commentary: The Paris Agreement is a historic climate deal
Article Autorisation préalable : évaluation des impacts sur l’environnement de la Loi canadienne sur l’évaluation environnementale (2012)

Speaking Engagements

  • The Modernization of the Environment Quality Act (Modernisation de la Loi sur la qualité de l’environnement), 5/16/2017
  • Our Expert Panel: Authorization under the Environment Quality Act, 2/15/2017
  • Expropriating Contaminated Land, 3/15/2016
The Modernization of the Environment Quality Act (Modernisation de la Loi sur la qualité de l’environnement) Training on the Modernization of the Environment Quality Act (EQA) organized by the Réseau Environnement in collaboration with the ministère du Développement durable, de l’Environnement et de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques
Our Expert Panel: Authorization under the Environment Quality Act Presented at the 20th Annual Convention organized by the Regroupement des Récupérateurs et des Recycleurs de Matériaux de Construction et de Démolition du Québec. location location Drummondville Centrexpo Cogeco
Expropriating Contaminated Land Presented at Project Management Institute (PMI) organized by Fasken Martineau Dumoulin location location Montreal Fasken Martineau DuMoulin

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