Practice Expertise

  • Business Transactions / Mergers and ...
  • Distribution of Financial Products and ...
  • Energy and Natural Resources and the Plan ...
  • Energy and Natural Resources

Areas of Practice

  • Business Transactions / Mergers and ...
  • Distribution of Financial Products and ...
  • Energy and Natural Resources
  • Energy and Natural Resources and the Plan ...
  • Corporate and Business Integrity
  • Corporate Governance
  • Financial Products and Services
  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Mining Law
  • Private equity, venture capital and ...
  • Securities Law
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Profile

Partner

Josianne Beaudry is a member of the Business law group. Her practice is primarily focused on securities law, investment funds and mining law. She also advises financial sector participants on the application of regulations relating to securities and corporate governance.

Ms. Beaudry assists clients carrying out public and private financings, corporate reorganizations, as well as mergers and acquisitions. She also helps publicly traded companies maintain their reporting issuer status.

Ms. Beaudry also advises investment fund managers, dealers, and portfolio managers in matters related to their registration and activities.

She assists mining companies in every stage of their development.


Education

  • LL.B., Université du Québec à Montréal, 1999
  • Post-graduate degree in Taxation, HEC Montréal 

Areas of Practice

  • Business Transactions / Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Distribution of Financial Products and Services
  • Energy and Natural Resources
  • Energy and Natural Resources and the Plan Nord
  • Corporate and Business Integrity
  • Corporate Governance
  • Financial Products and Services
  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Mining Law
  • Private equity, venture capital and investment management
  • Securities Law

Professional Career

Professional Associations
Canadian Bar Association


Professional Activities and Experience
Accolades
  • Best Lawyer 2018
  • Best Lawyers 2019


Articles

  • What is Privileged Information? Forewarned is Forearmed!
  • Taking Your Company Public: Sounds Interesting?
  • Important Development Relative to Private Placements in Quebec: Availability of the Accredited Investor Exemption for Quebec Investors
  • Quarterly legal newsletter intended for accounting, management, and finance professionals, Number 1
  • Quarterly legal newsletter intended for accounting, management, and finance professionals, Number 13
  • An unprecedented decision of the Court of Appeal: a judgment authorizing a class action under the Securities Act may be appealed
  • Legal newsletter for business entrepreneurs and executives, Number 18
  • Legal newsletter for business entrepreneurs and executives, Number 21
  • Your investors : Who are they?
  • Crowdfunding: Enhanced capital raising opportunities for startups
  • The TSX Venture Exchange reaches out to the VC community
  • Proposal for new TSX listing requirements for ETFs, closed-end funds and structured products: codification of existing practices
  • IIROC White Paper — Proposed changes to the current structure for distributing mutual funds in Canada

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