Sébastien N. Falardeau

Biography

Sébastien is a senior partner at the firm, based in our Montreal office. His primary practice focuses on transactional law, mergers & acquisitions, corporate financing, commercial law, and real estate law. He is also an accredited mediator in commercial matters, particularly in shareholder conflicts.

Sébastien is recognized and appreciated for his business acumen, versatility, and pragmatic and results-oriented approach. He regularly advises his clients on their business initiatives and projects, mainly in mergers and acquisitions, where he has acquired significant experience, particularly with complex transactions. Sébastien can efficiently handle various transactions involving stakeholders and professionals in different jurisdictions. With his former experience in litigation, he is familiar with atypical transactions such as corporate restructuring or turnarounds.

In the financing sector, Sébastien represents various institutional lenders, chartered banks and private lenders (debt, private equity) in the real estate, automotive, distribution and manufacturing sectors. He is involved both upstream, when developing structures, advising credit analysts, assessing & managing risks, and when drafting, implementing and taking security, including managing contractual aspects between creditors. Sébastien also teaches security law at the Quebec Bar School.

With real estate law, Sébastien manages real estate transactions in various forms and real estate or project financing, as well as the implementation of holding and consortium structures. He has also acquired particular experience involving major infrastructure projects and various less traditional components of property law. Sébastien also regularly advises property owners, managers, investors and industry professionals.