Steven Legault
Steven Legault
Biography
Steven Legault is a corporate and commercial lawyer based in Ottawa with a broad business practice, including banking, corporate finance, project finance, mergers and acquisitions, and general corporate and commercial matters. He has experience working across several industry sectors, including financial services, mining, renewables, technology, and infrastructure. Steven has advised clients on offtake arrangements in the critical minerals sector.
Steven completed an MBA at the University of Ottawa with a course focus on finance. He joined our Ottawa office as a summer student in 2020 and as an articling student in 2021. Before law, Steven had a previous five-year career in the retail sector in store operations management for a leading outdoor equipment retailer.
Professional experience
Representative experience
Representative experience
Matters in which Steven has been involved include:
Banking & Finance
- Acting for the lender in the extension of a senior secured credit facility to a renewable energy borrower
- Representing the borrower, a United Kingdom based renewable energy fund, in connection with the project financing of multiple wind power projects in Alberta and Saskatchewan
- Acting for the lender in the extension of corporate financing to a Mexican silver mine
- Advising the borrower, a manufacturer, in the amendment and extension of a senior secured credit facility
Mergers & Acquisitions
- Representing the Seller in connection with a share sale of its equipment rental business
- Advising the Seller in connection with a share sale of its machining business
- Acting for the purchaser in connection with the share purchase of Gravure-Craft Limited, a funeral supply wholesale business located in Toronto
Commercial
- Advising mining company on reporting and disclosure requirements with a focus on ESG
Education
Education
J.D., University of Ottawa, 2021
M.B.A., Telfer School of Management at the University of Ottawa, 2021
B. Mgt., University of Lethbridge, 2011
Admissions
Admissions
- Ontario 2022
Memberships and activities
Memberships and activities
- Canadian Bar Association
- County of Carleton Law Association
Languages
Languages
- English
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