Pierre-Yves Châtillon practices mainly in the areas of corporate, commercial and securities law with a special emphasis on private financing, as well as business mergers, acquisitions and sales. He also specializes in the organization, restructuring and distribution of private and public investment funds.
Where investment funds are concerned, he has been involved in the start-up, renewal, pooling and termination of funds, in particular, on behalf of public and private fund families. He has also dealt with issues relating, among other things, to the acquisition and disposition of fund families and their managers, funds of funds, the use of derivatives in alternative products and networking.
In addition, he represents clients on registration matters and compliance as dealers or advisors. He has commented on policy initiatives in the investment funds area and assisted the Canadian Securities Administrators in drafting their funds on funds regime.
Mtre Châtillon currently sits on the Investment Funds Institute of Canada's Fund Governance Working Group, and chairs the Operational Steering Committee of the Québec Investment Funds Council, of which he is director. Past member of the Fund Assessment Committee, which educates investors and promotes corporate governance, upon appointment by the Québec Autorité des marchés financiers. He chairs the independent review committee of the Sun Life mutual funds.
Pierre-Yves Châtillon has given several lectures on public financing, investment funds in general and compliance by registered dealers and advisors.
Honours and Awards
- Ranked as one of the repeatedly recommended lawyers in Investment Funds & Asset Management by The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2010
- Recognized as one of Canada's best Mutual Funds Law lawyers in The Best Lawyers in Canada (2010-2012 editions)
- Institute of Corporate Directors, Institute-certified Director (ICD.D), April 2008
Membership/Affiliations
- Québec Bar Association
- Montreal Bar Association
- Canadian Bar where he chaired the Québec Division's Communications and Information Committee
- Chairman of the Board, Fondation Armand-Frappier, a charitable foundation dedicated to raise funds for scientific equipment and scholarships for the INRS – Institut Armand-Frappier, a Louis Pasteur Institute
- Director and Secretary of the Studio de Musique Ancienne de Montréal, a vocal ensemble dedicated to Renaissance and Baroque music
- Investment Funds Institute of Canada
- Québec Investment Funds Council