Jeanne Fortin
Partner

Jeanne Fortin has been practicing law with our firm since her call to the Bar in 1986. She has extensive expertise in corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, and general commercial law matters. Her business clientele is diversified, with a focus on small- to medium-sized enterprises.

Jeanne has been involved in numerous acquisitions for private companies, has participated in a large number of complex restructurings, has set up several partnerships, and has participated in the acquisition of industrial and commercial buildings and in the development of several real estate projects, notably in the hydroelectric power area. She has been involved in several venture capital and bank financings, and has drafted and negotiated numerous licensing and franchising agreements. She has also drafted a private bill that was adopted by the Quebec legislator.

• Commercial Law
• Corporate Law and Business Advisory Services
• Energy Law
• Mergers and Acquisitions

• B.C.L., Université de Montréal, 1985
• Introductory course in comparative law, Université de Sherbrooke, 1984
• Introductory course in common law, Dalhousie University, 1984

• Member of the Quebec Bar
• Member of the Réseau des femmes d'affaires du Québec
• Secretary and director of Fondation Le Boulot Vers
• Served as director and secretary for various non-profit organizations

• Recipient of numerous merit awards and prizes, including Lord Reading Society Prize (1984), Mgr. Deschamps Prize (1984) and Sir Lomer Gouin Prize (1983), as well as the Girardin-Vaillancourt (1984), Bloomfield (1983) and Eugène Lafleur (1985) merit scholarships