Overview

Etienne is a partner in the Firm’s Financial services’ team and served on the Firm’s Partnership Board for 5 years. Having more than 30 years’ experience, he is a respected business lawyer recognized by business leaders in Montreal in the areas of financial services, infrastructure and corporate finance.
Etienne has been involved in a wide range of complex transactions related to infrastructure transactions, project finance, real estate financing, asset-backed financing, acquisition and syndicated financings as well as debt restructurings. He has also acted as counsel in connection with acquisition, investment, merger and restructuring transactions.
Etienne is a lawyer who distinguishes himself with his wide knowledge of the financial community in Québec, but also with his network that leads him to act for clients from Québec and other Canadian provinces as well as for international clients.
Etienne is recognized as a leading lawyer in The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2019 in the areas of Banking & Financial Institutions, Corporate Commercial Law and Project Finance, The Best Lawyers in Canada 2020 in the areas of Banking and Finance Law, Project Finance Law and Asset-Based Lending and Who’s Who Legal Canada 2020 in the area of Banking.
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Osler is pleased to announce that 17 of our lawyers are featured in the Lexpert Special Edition: Infrastructure 2026. This special issue...
Osler is pleased to announce that 14 of our lawyers are featured in the Lexpert Special Edition: Infrastructure 2025.
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Congratulations to 16 of our lawyers for their inclusion in the Lexpert Special Edition: Infrastructure 2023.

Practice Areas

• Banking/Finance
• Corporate Law

Bar Information

Called to the bar: 1988 (QC)