Fabrice Benoît

Fabrice Benoît is a securities and commercial litigator in the disputes department of the Montreal office. He is the Quebec lead for Osler’s National Risk Management and Crisis Response Group. Prior to joining Osler, Fabrice was Investigation Director – Insider Trading & Market Manipulation at the Autorité des marchés financiers (the “AMF”, Quebec’s securities regulator). Fabrice’s expertise in criminal law and experience with regards to white collar crime and government investigation practice places him in a unique position. Fabrice acts predominantly for public issuers and market participants in connection with regulatory investigations and enforcement proceedings. An experienced litigator, he is regularly involved in trials and appeals before the courts. Fabrice also practises in the area of banking litigation and bankruptcy and insolvency. He has experience representing lenders, debtors, trustees, receivers and, financial institutions in the context of consensual and court-supervised restructurings. Fabrice is recognized by the industry in Chambers Canada, The Best Lawyers, The Canadian Legal Lexpert in the areas of litigation – securities and corporate/commercial litigation.