Rachelle Powell Bergmann
Rachelle Powell Bergmann
Biography
Rachelle Powell Bergmann is a litigation lawyer based in our Montreal office. Her practice involves securities litigation, including investigations into corporate transactions by regulatory bodies, as well as all aspects of civil and commercial litigation, including contracts, civil liability, administrative law, insurance law, class actions, cyber security breaches, data protection and privacy.
Ms. Powell Bergmann is fluent in English and French.
Professional experience
Ausgewählte Mandate
Ausgewählte Mandate
Ms. Powell Bergmann's experience includes acting for:
- Reporting issuers and certain of their executives in regulatory investigations by the Autorité des marchés financiers (Quebec securities commission) in connection with questionable transactions, alleged tipping, insider trading and market manipulation
- Insurance companies in coverage matters and various insureds in litigation ranging from cybersecurity breaches to professional liability and product defects
- Corporations in commercial litigation (prevention, conduct of litigation and settlement)
- Canadian banks and their securities brokerage firms in litigation with clients and investors
- Several accountants liability programs for accounting firms and CPAs throughout Canada
Auszeichnungen
Auszeichnungen
- Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Canada: Securities Law, 2024-2025
- Chief Justice R.A.E. Greenshields Memorial Scholarship, 2015
- International Business Medal, 2015
Ausbildung
Ausbildung
B.C.L. /LL.B. McGill University, 2018
BComm, John Molson School of Business, Concordia University, 2015
Zulassungen
Zulassungen
- Quebec 2019
Publikationen
Publikationen
- "False or Misleading Public Statements Made by Reporting Issuers in the Tech Industry," Norton Rose Fulbright securities litigation and enforcement blog, September 3, 2024.
- "Acceleration of Regulatory Scrutiny Towards Crypto Assets Trading Platforms," Norton Rose Fulbright securities litigation and enforcement blog, August 27,2024.
- "In-House Insider Trading," Norton Rose Fulbright securities litigation and enforcement blog, June 19, 2023.
- "Famille et amis : dispense de prospectus ?" Développements récents en litige de valeurs mobilières, Wilson & Lafleur inc., October 19, 2023.
- "Primer on Prospectus Exemptions," Norton Rose Fulbright securities litigation and enforcement blog, March 4, 2023.
- "Do's and Don'ts When Applying for a Search Warrant," Norton Rose Fulbright securities litigation and enforcement blog, November 19, 2020.
- "Bill 12 – important changes to the legislative framework governing the integrity regime of enterprises and the AMP’s powers," Norton Rose Fulbright legal update, June 14, 2023.
Referententätigkeit
Referententätigkeit
- "Famille et amis : dispense de prospectus?" Colloque sur les développements récents en litige de valeurs mobilières, Bar of Montreal, October 19, 2023
Mitgliedschaften und Aktivitäten
Mitgliedschaften und Aktivitäten
- Beta Gamma Sigma - Business studies
- Canadian Bar Association
Sprachen
Sprachen
- English
- French
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