900 Boulevard de Maisonneuve O, Suite 1800, Montréal, QC
Year called to bar: 1986 (QC)
Richard practises in the area of commercial and corporate law, finance, and real estate. He advises businesses of all sizes but principally mid-market and institutional organisations on a broad range of legal matters and commercial transactions such as mergers & acquisitions, financing, venture capital and private equity investments, corporate reorganizations, and shareholders' agreements. He acts for owners, purchasers, and financial institutions in connection with sales, acquisitions, and financing of real estate, including drafting and negotiating purchase, sale, loan and security agreements in addition to conducting due diligence reviews. He also represents landlords and tenants in matters relating to commercial leasing. He has acted for several of Canada's largest real estate investment trusts in connection with their acquisitions and financing in Quebec. Richard is recognized by The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory as one of Canada's leading lawyers in the area of Property Leasing and is also recognized by Best Lawyers in Canada as a leading practitioner in the field of Corporate and Commercial Law as well as Mergers and Acquisitions. Richard is fluent in English, French and Spanish.