Overview

Under the agreement of this take-private transaction worth C$9 billion, Boralex will continue to operate as an independent private company following closing.

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Maureen Gillis* is a partner in McCarthy Tétrault’s Business Law Group. Her practice covers a range of corporate and commercial areas, including corporate finance, cross-border and domestic mergers and acquisitions, securities, private equity, technology, fintech and energy projects. Based in McCarthy Tétrault’s Vancouver office and New York office, where she advises clients in both Canada and the United States regarding Canadian and cross-border legal matters. Maureen is a member of the Private Equity, Energy, Technology, Fintech and Cybersecurity, Privacy and Data Management Groups at McCarthy Tétrault.

Prior to attending law school, Maureen worked in the technology industry for more than ten years, working with companies ranging from small start-ups to large international enterprise software firms.

Maureen holds Bachelor of Arts and Juris Doctor degrees from the University of British Columbia and a Master of Publishing degree from Simon Fraser University. While attending UBC, Maureen was Editor-in-Chief of the UBC Law Review and was the recipient of a research fellowship and awards for achievement in corporate transactions and securities regulation courses, among others.

Practice Areas

• Corporate & Commercial Law
• Securities

Bar Information

Called to the bar: 2014 (BC)