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Jean-Pierre Chamberland, Partner | Capital Markets

Jean-Pierre Chamberland

Partner Fasken
Jurisdiction Québec, 1995
Language(s) French, English
Office(s) Montréal
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Overview

Jean-Pierre is responsible for the Québec Region Securities and Mergers & Acquisitions practice group. He practises business law and helps clients achieve their strategic and commercial objectives. Jean-Pierre has gained valuable experience in securities and financing, mergers and acquisitions, governance, structured products and commercial transactions.

Jean-Pierre advises companies and investment banks in capital market and private financing transactions, vendors, acquirers and committees in M&A transactions, and boards, management teams and investors in securities and governance-related matters. Jean-Pierre has been at the forefront of innovative capital market structures in the area of retail structured products and other investment products. Jean-Pierre also advises commercial parties in various commercial transactions.

Jean-Pierre has been involved with clients operating in a wide range of industries, including renewable energy, manufacturing, investment and finance, technology, retail, service and health.

Jean-Pierre is recognized as a leading lawyer in Canada in the area of corporate law and corporate financing and securities.

Jean-Pierre was co-Head of the business law group of Fasken in Montreal from 2012 to 2017, and now heads the securities and M&A practice group for the Montreal office. Jean-Pierre is a member of the legal advisory committee of the Autorité des marchés financiers, Quebec’s securities regulator.

Achievements

  • Recognized as a Thomson Reuters Stand-out Lawyer (formerly known as Acritas Star™ lawyer), Thomson Reuters stand-out lawyers 2022 to 2026
  • Recognized in Derivatives Law in Montreal, The Best Lawyers in Canada 2022 to 2026
  • Recognized in Corporate Finance , Lexpert 500 Cross Border Directory (formerly ALM 500) 2025 to 2026
  • Recognized in the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory as Most Frequently Recommended in Corporate Finance & Securities, Lexpert 2026
  • Recognized nationwide as a Leading Individual in Capital Markets, The Legal 500 Canada 2024 to 2026
  • Recognized in the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory in Corporate Commercial Law and Mergers & Acquisitions, Lexpert 2022 to 2026
  • Recognized in Mergers and Acquisitions Law in Montreal, The Best Lawyers in Canada 2020 to 2026
  • Recognized in Securities Law in Montreal, The Best Lawyers in Canada 2019 to 2026
  • Recognized in Corporate/Commercial Law, Corporate Finance & Securities and in the area of Mergers & Acquisitions by the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, Lexpert 2018 to 2025
  • Recognized nationwide as Highly Regarded in Capital Markets, IFLR 1000 2022 to 2025

Experience

  • La Caisse completed the acquisition of Innergex for C$10 billion, [Deal - Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec], Acquisition of Innergex by la Caisse.
  • WSP Global completed a $1.15 billion equity offering in connection with the $2.44 billion acquisition of POWER Engineers, [Deal - Syndicate of underwriters led by CIBC World Markets Inc., National Bank Financial Inc. and RBC Dominion Securities Inc.], Fasken represented the underwriters in connection with the public offering portion of a $1.15 billion equity offering by WSP Global in connection with the $2.44 billion acquisition of POWER Engineers.
  • Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec invested $500 million in National Bank of Canada in connection with its $5 billion acquisition of Canadian Western Bank, [Deal - Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec], Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec investment of $500 million in National Bank of Canada in connection with a $5 billion acquisition
  • Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. completes private offerings of C$500M of senior unsecured notes, US$1.5B of senior unsecured notes and €1.35B of senior unsecured notes, [Deal - The Placing Agents], Couche-Tard, a global leader in convenience and mobility, completes private offerings of C$500M of senior unsecured notes, US$1.5B of senior unsecured notes and €1.35B of senior unsecured notes.
  • Theratechnologies completes a US$25 million cross-border public offering and concurrent private placement with an innovative capital structure component, [Deal - Theratechnologies], Public offering of common shares and concurrent private placement completed by Theratechnologies.
  • Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. completes issuance of C$800 million principal amount of 5.592% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2030, [Deal - Placing agents], Couche-Tard, a global leader in convenience and mobility, completes issuance of C$800 million.
  • Fiera Capital completes $65 million bought deal public offering of hybrid debt securities, [Deal - Fiera Capital Corporation], Bought deal public offering of hybrid debt securities.
  • Equisoft secures $125M in equity investment, [Deal - Equisoft Inc.], Equity investment for Equisoft
  • WSP Global completes a $920 million equity offering, [Deal - CIBC World Markets Inc], Bought deal offering in the strategic advisory, engineering and design services industry.

Career & Education

Education

  • LL.L. University of Ottawa
  • Securities Business Course IDA

Memberships & Affiliations

  • Canadian Bar Association
  • Quebec Bar Association
  • Legal Advisory Committee of the Autorité des marchés financiers

Knowledge

  • Share Buy-Backs, Shareholder Activism, Takeover Bids and IPOs: CSA Proposes Sweeping Changes to Canadian Securities Law, 5/21/2026
  • 2025 M&A Year in Review, 12/9/2025
  • “A Change is a Change” – The Supreme Court Rejects a Narrow Interpretation of “Material Change”, 12/1/2025
  • ASC Gives Guidance on Canada’s Takeover Bid Regime and Directors’ Duties in Cease-Trading a Poison Pill, 8/14/2025
  • “Hell or High Water” Clauses in M&A: Delaware Gives Guidance, 5/13/2025
  • Board Governance Amid Trade Uncertainty: Strategic Considerations for Directors in Canada, 4/10/2025
  • Fasken's Guide to Directors’ Duties and Special Committees in Public M&A, 10/1/2024
  • We Can’t Take Our Capital Markets for Granted, and neither Should the Courts, 9/6/2024
  • Fairness Opinions in Canadian Public M&A, 7/11/2024
  • IPOs in Canada: Getting Ready to Go Public, 1/16/2024

Events

  • Capital Markets Breakfast Seminar, 1/29/2025
  • Colloque 2022 - Marchés des Capitaux de Fasken, 11/29/2022
  • Colloque en valeurs mobilières, 2/26/2019
  • 2018 Annual Securities Seminar, 2/14/2018
  • Annual Securities and Mergers & Acquisitions Seminar - 2017, 2/1/2017
  • Securities and Mergers & Acquisitions Annual Seminar 2014, 2/6/2014

News

  • Lexpert® ALM 500 Directory 2022 Names 22 Fasken Lawyers, 1/6/2022
  • Lexpert Highlights Fasken lawyers in Special Edition on Corporate law, 4/27/2018
  • The 2018 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory recognizes 200 Fasken lawyers, 4/12/2018
  • Fasken’s valued Clients take home four Canadian Dealmakers Awards, 3/12/2018
  • Fasken Doubles Top Tier Rankings in Legal 500 Canada 2018, 12/7/2017
  • Lexpert Magazine quotes Jean-Pierre Chamberland in an article on minority shareholder protection in related-party equity transactions, 8/22/2017
  • The Legal 500 Canada 2017: 63 Fasken Martineau lawyers ranked, 11/15/2016
  • 38 Fasken Martineau lawyers named in the Lexpert 2016 Guide to the Leading US/Canada Cross-Border Corporate Lawyers in Canada, 6/13/2016
  • 2015 Lexpert directory recommends 158 Fasken Martineau Lawyers, 6/25/2015
  • 17 Fasken Martineau lawyers named in Lexpert's 2014 Guide to the Leading US/Canada Cross-Border Corporate Lawyers in Canada, 7/29/2014

Publications

  • The End of Poison Pills?, 9/16/2014
  • The Québec Stock Savings Plan, Version II, 4/16/2009
Article The End of Poison Pills? Timely Disclosure

Speaking Engagements

  • Capital markets in Canada, 10/15/2013
  • How to successfully set up business in Québec or France, 3/25/2013
  • Directors’ duties and liabilities, 12/15/2012
  • Recent trends in corporate governance, 12/12/2009
  • Recent securities developments - regulatory law governing the advertising of financial products and securities transactions, 9/15/2007
  • Public risk capital - review of main securities that are or are about to be issued by public corporations - options, special subscription warrants, common shares, preferred shares and convertible securities, 12/5/2001
Capital markets in Canada Moderator and panellist, Seminar for lawyers specializing in securities location location Mont-Tremblant
How to successfully set up business in Québec or France Co-Speaker, Canada-France business seminar organized by the French Chamber of Commerce in Canada location location Montréal Hyatt Hotel
Directors’ duties and liabilities Co-Speaker, Conference on the role, obligations and protection of boards of directors, organized by Fasken Martineau location location Montréal