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Diana Sciortino, Associate | Corporate/Commercial

Diana Sciortino

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Jurisdiction Ontario, 2025 | Québec, 2023
Language(s) French, English, Italian
Office(s) Montréal
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Overview

Diana Sciortino is a lawyer in the Corporate/Commercial group at our Montréal office. She focuses her practice on a wide array of business law matters, including mergers, acquisitions, private equity and venture capital transactions.

Diana advises companies stemming from diverse industries on the organization of their commercial endeavors, as well as complex purchase, sale, merger, financing and restructuring operations.

Prior to her law studies, Diana obtained a Bachelor’s degree (BCom) from the Desautels Faculty of Management, where she majored in Accounting. She subsequently obtained her BCL and JD degrees from McGill’s Faculty of Law.

Achievements

  • I.M.E. Prize in Commercial Law, McGill University 2021
  • J W McConnell Scholarship, McGill University 2015
McGill University I.M.E. Prize in Commercial Law Awarded to the member of the graduating class having the highest standing in Commercial Law throughout the program.
McGill University J W McConnell Scholarship
McGill University I.M.E. Prize in Commercial Law Awarded to the member of the graduating class having the highest standing in Commercial Law throughout the program.
McGill University J W McConnell Scholarship

Experience

  • Sale of Taxi Para-Adapte Inc., [Deal - Taxi Para-Adapté inc.], Sale of Taxi Para-Adapté Inc.
  • Ardian announced the creation of a new Canadian joint venture, Clermont, with Indigo Group, [Deal - Ardian], Creation of Clermont, a new Canadian joint venture.
  • Concurrent sale of each of Yvon Building Supply Inc., Yvon Insulation Corporation, Yvon Insulation Windsor, Laminated Glass Technologies, Inc., and Right Fit Foam Insulation Ltd for C$196 M to GMS Inc., a notable North American specialty building products distributor listed on the New York Stock Exchange., [Deal - Yvon Building Supply Inc., Yvon Insulation Corporation, Yvon Insulation Windsor, Laminated Glass Technologies Inc. and Right Fit Foam Insulation Ltd.], Sale of Yvon Building Supply to GMS.
  • Sale of Fruits & Passion to Fiberlinks Textiles Inc., [Deal - The Avon Company Canada Limited], Fruits & Passion, brand of The Avon Company Canada Limited, sold to Fiberlinks Textiles Inc.
  • BonLook, a Quebec-based company known for its fashionable styles and technological approach to eyewear, sale to FYidoctors, Canada’s leading diverse healthcare organization, backed by L-Catterton, [Deal - BonLook Inc.], Advised BonLook, whose majority shareholder was Walter Capital, in connection with this transaction that will help support BonLook’s growth.

Career & Education

Education

  • BCL McGill University
  • JD McGill University
  • B Comm, Accounting McGill University

Community involvement

  • Workshop coordinator, Law-Education-Connection Program (2018-2019)
  • Caseworker, McGill Legal Information Clinic (2019-2020)

Memberships & Affiliations

  • Member, CIBPA (Canadian Italian Business Professional Association) (since 2018)
  • Member, AJICQ (Association des juristes italo-canadiens du Québec) (since 2020)

Knowledge

  • Key Takeaways – CVCA Year End 2023 Canadian Market Overview, 3/12/2024
  • Key Takeaways – Réseau Capital & CVCA Q3 2023 Québec Market Overview, 1/29/2024
  • Key Takeaways – CVCA YTD Q3 2023 Venture Capital and Private Equity Market Overview, 12/5/2023
  • Key Takeaways – CVCA H1 Venture Capital and Private Equity Market Overview, 10/11/2023