Nicolas Labrecque

Managing Partner, Montréal Office
Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP

Montréal T:+1 514 847 4950

Nicolas Labrecque

Nicolas Labrecque is managing partner of our Montréal office. His practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, corporate and commercial law and commercial real estate.

Experienced in complex transactions of all sizes in various sectors such as manufacturing, transportation, services, renewable energy and retail, Nicolas is known for his business sense and his ability to find with our clients original and innovative solutions. His mergers and acquisitions experience includes numerous private and public Canadian, US and cross‑border transactions where he has represented Canadian, US and European companies in acquisitions and sales of businesses in Canada, the United States and Latin America. In his real estate practice, he has represented owners, developers and industrial tenants in purchasing and leasing real property in Canada.

During his law studies, Nicolas worked as a research assistant for the Registrar and the legal services department of the Supreme Court of Canada. From 1999 to 2000, he worked with the law firm of Russin Vecchi & Heredia Bonetti in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

Professional experience

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Education

LL.L., University of Ottawa, 1999

Admissions

Quebec 2001

Representative experience

Nicolas has recently represented the following clients:

Kruger Energy in the formation, in partnership with Potentia Renewable, of a joint venture with Kahnawà:ke Sustainable Energies and the regional county municipality of Jardins-de-Napierville, for the development of a 147 MW wind energy facility, and of a joint venture with Alliance de l'énergie de l'Est, an association of Quebec municipalities, for the development of a 196 MW wind energy facility
CAE Inc. the sale of its CAE Healthcare division
SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. in the sale of its Oil and Gas Engineering and Construction business to Kentech
Makivik Corporation and its subsidiary First Air in the acquisition of Canadian North airline and the partnership with Inuvialuit Regional Corporation to create a pan-Arctic Inuit-owned airline
Bombardier Inc. in the sale of its military aviation training division to CAE Inc., a US$1 billion investment by the Government of Quebec in the C Series aircraft program and the subsequent sale thereof to Airbus, the sale of its CRJ Aircraft Program to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and the sale of its aerostructures business to Spirit AeroSystems
The sellers in connection with the sale of the Place Montreal Trust and Le 1000 de la Gauchetière office buildings
Hydro-Québec in its sale to Dana Corporation of a majority interest in TM4 Inc. and in the creation of a $1 billion strategic alliance with Innergex Renewable Energy
Tenants in connection with the negotiation of long-term leases with the Montreal Port Authority and Aéroport de Montréal
RONA inc. in various business acquisitions and the acquisition of all its franchisees for approximately $193 million, as well as its acquisition by Lowe's for approximately $3.2 billion
Local public funding parties in connection with the negotiations with Formula One World Championship Limited for the renewal of the Formula One Canadian Grand Prix

Rankings and recognitions

Best Lawyers in Canada: Corporate Law, 2019-2025; Mergers and Acquisitions Law, 2023-2025
Chambers Canada, Quebec: Corporate/Commercial, Chambers and Partners, 2020-2025
Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, 2020-2024: recommended in Corporate Commercial Law; Corporate Mid-Market; Mergers & Acquisitions

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