National Africa Group leader, Quebec Region Mining Group Leader and member of the Strategic Advisors Group. Practice is broadly based, with a focus on commercial transactions notably in mergers & acquisitions. Represents various clients involved notably in the mining, oil & gas, and energy industries in Canada and internationally, notably in sub-Saharan Africa, and frequent speaker at events and conferences in these sectors. Sits on various boards including Export Development Canada, Development Finance Institute Canada, Patriot Battery Metals Inc., the Canada-Africa Chamber of Business, and NSIA Participations, a financial institution based in the Ivory Coast as a nominee of the National Bank of Canada. He is a graduate of the Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD.D) and holds an ESG Global Competent Boards Designation (GCB.D). Admitted to the Quebec Bar in 1981, he has appeared repeatedly as a leading Canadian lawyer in publications such as The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, WWL: Canada, Lexpert Special Editions — Global Mining and Energy, Lexpert Guide to the Leading US/Canada Cross-Border Corporate Lawyers in Canada, and Acritas Stars. He is also the only Canadian lawyer listed in Chambers Global Guide — Mining, International and Cross-Border, Africa-wide.
