Louis Séguin is a partner who practices in corporate, securities and commercial law, with a particular emphasis on private mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructurings and major business agreements. He is co-leader of the private transactions group of the firm's business law team in Québec.
Louis is a seasoned professional with a diversified experience and a developed business sense, having represented Québec based, Canadian and foreign corporations of all sizes and in a wide variety of industries both in Canada and in cross-border transactions.
He has extensive experience in private business acquisitions and dispositions and has been involved in several restructurings including spin-offs, combinations, going private transactions, take-over bids and issuer bids by public issuers. Louis regularly provides advice to publicly traded issuers on continuous disclosure and corporate governance matters.
He also advises businesses in the negotiation of strategic business agreements, including in the energy field, and has participated in international call for tenders in the telecommunication industry.
His financing experience includes participating in private placements, acting on behalf of borrowers in traditional loan financing operations, syndicated loans and issuances of convertible and exchangeable debentures and participating in prospectus financings on behalf of issuers and underwriters.
Honours and Awards
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Member of the Committee of the Canadian Bar Association - Québec Division, that made recommendations to the Government on the new Business Corporation Act of Québec that was adopted in 2009
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Member of the Québec Bar Committee on the reform of the Civil Code of Québec (1994) in matters pertaining to mandate and partnership contracts
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Taught at the Québec Bar Professional Training School
Membership/Affiliations
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Member, Québec Bar
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Member, Bar of Montréal
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Member, Canadian Bar Association
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Member, International Bar Association