Overview

Xavier Van Overmeire practices business law with a focus on international trade. He is Fellow of the Centre d’études et de recherches internationales de l’Université de Montréal (CÉRIUM).

His practice focuses on advising clients in international mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and strategic alliances (including international franchise, distribution and technology transfer agreements). He has extensive experience with multi-jurisdictional transactions and is particularly well versed in the energy, natural resources, pharmaceutical, new technologies, e-commerce and services sectors. Xavier also represents domestic and foreign companies before international courts of law (particularly in Europe) and arbitration panels on international trade issues related to investment and the import-export of products and services.

Xavier teaches at the Université de Montréal’s Faculty of Law and is regularly invited by various international associations and corporations as a speaker on free trade agreements, most particularly on the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (the “CETA”) between EU and Canada.

*Xavier Van Overmeire is a partner in Dentons Canada Foreign Professional Consulting LLP.

Certificat d’aptitude à la profession d’avocat (Professional Lawyer's Certificate)

Practice Areas

• Commercial Law
• International Law
• Estates & Trusts
• Real Estate
• Information Technology Law

Bar Information

Called to the bar: 2008 (QC); 2004 (BRUSS); 2005 (TOURNAI)