Overview

Richard sees the big picture while remaining focused on the details. That’s why clients such as Alimentation Couche-Tard and Cominar Real Estate Investment Trust regularly entrust him with their most important transactions.

For more than three decades, Richard has been an indispensable legal partner to some of Canada’s most important public and private companies and financial institutions, advising on acquisitions, divestitures, investments, public offerings and private placements. Richard has served as a director of several public companies and is often called upon to advise boards of directors regarding their strategic choices.

Richard served as Managing Partner from 2000 to 2015 and was a member of our Management Committee until 2019. He is chairman of the Montréal General Hospital Foundation and a director of and counsel to New Look Vision Group Inc.

Acted for a real estate company arbitrating the fair market value of properties in and adjustments applicable to a $500-million real estate portfolio being divided with a former partner.

Acted for the initial purchasers and lenders in connection with Air Canada's $1.4 billion refinancing transaction, consisting of private offerings of new senior secured notes and a new senior secured credit facility.

Acted for Power Energy Corporation, a subsidiary of Power Corporation, in connection with its investment in Potentia Solar Inc., an independent power producer in Ontario generating electricity through solar-powered energy systems. The other shareholders of Potentia Solar Inc. are MKB Solar Rooftops Inc., an affiliate of MacKinnon, Bennett & Co. and Conundrum Capital Group.

Practice Areas

• Corporate & Commercial Law
• Health Law
• Securities

Bar Information

Called to the bar: 1985 (QC)