Naïm-Alexandre Antaki

Naïm Alexandre Antaki is a business and technology law partner at Gowling WLG. Licensed to practice in Quebec and Ontario, he provides solution-oriented advice to Canadian and foreign businesses in the course of their cross-border activities and expansion. Bridging civil law and common law jurisdictions, Naïm works seamlessly with clients’ in-house and external counsel.  He leads the Montreal office’s Private M&A and General Counsel Groups and co-leads the Canadian Artificial Intelligence Group.  In addition to leading and coordinating M&A, corporate finance and private equity transactions, clients rely on him to act as their external counsel for their ongoing Canadian operations. In the tech sector, Naïm acts for magic quadrant clients as well as selected startups. His experience spans key IT and renewable energy acquisitions, reorganizations, investments, financings and commercial agreements, dealing with cloud computing, cybersecurity, fintech, AI, blockchain and smart contracts, as well as related privacy, governance and public procurement issues. He has been recognized in The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory since 2017 and in various Lexpert Special Editions. In 2021, Naïm was included in Who’s Who Legal: Fintech & Blockchain.