365 Rue Abraham Martin, Suite 600, Québec City, QC
Year called to bar: 1999 (QC)
Sébastien Roy specializes in intellectual property and commercial law. He advises and represents clients in litigation and in contractual matters in the different areas of intellectual property law, such as trademarks, copyrights, industrial designs, patents and trade secrets. Sébastien represents clients in judicial or administrative proceedings before the federal and provincial courts in infringement or unfair competition matters involving injunctions and monetary claims. He provides legal opinions and strategic advice to clients to maximize protection of their intellectual property assets and defend them against the competition. Sébastien’s expertise also covers contractual and transactional matters. As such, he drafts and negotiates different types of contracts, including services, licence, manufacturing and distribution agreements, for both traditional and technology companies. Sébastien assists businesses for the conduct of due diligence of intellectual property assets in the context mergers & acquisitions and financings.
IAMGOLD Corporation completed the sale of its Niobec Mine (Niobec), one of the world’s three niobium producers, for total consideration of US$530 million.