Roger Bill
Partner
Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
Related services and key industries
Biography
Roger Bill is a lawyer in the business law group in our Montréal office. He focusses on corporate and commercial law, as well as on environmental, energy and natural resources law.
Roger has wide-ranging experience in matters related to project development and transactions carried out in regulated industries. In the context of transactions and project development, he also advises on a wide range of commercial and regulatory matters relating to mining, natural resources, energy as well as industrial and infrastructure projects.
In his commercial law practice, he has worked on a broad range of transactions, including private mergers and acquisitions, commercial agreements, and a range of secured financings.
Roger practises in English, French and Spanish, and has a working knowledge of Portuguese.
Professional experience
Collapse allB.C.L./LL.B., McGill University, 2014
B.A., Memorial University of Newfoundland, 2009
- Quebec 2015
Roger has acted in the following matters:
- The shareholders of Mistplay, a mobile game discovery platform in connection with a definitive agreement with GrowthCurve Capital under which GrowthCurve became the majority shareholder of Mistplay
- Namakor Holdings, in connection with its strategic acquisition of Crawler Mulching Industries Danri Inc., a manufacturer of tracked mulching tractors and stump grinders for the forestry and agricultural sectors
- De Havilland Aircraft of Canada, holding company of Longview Aviation Capital Corp., in connection with its acquisition of Mid-Canada Mod Centre and Avionics Design Services
- Muhr und Bender KG, doing business under the Mubea brand, in connection with its acquisition of Cyclone Manufacturing Inc. a manufacturer of aerostructures for the aerospace industry
- Thrust Capital Partners, in connection with its acquisition of all the issued and outstanding shares of DCM Group Inc., a leading Quebec manufacturer serving mainly the aviation and aerospace sectors
- Represented a syndicate of underwriters in connection with specialized diligence and regulatory compliance matters regarding the overall financing of some US $1.1 B by Nemaska Lithium Inc., for its Whabouchi lithium mine and its electrochemical plant in Shawinigan, QC
- Represented an oil and gas refiner in the disposition of petroleum terminal assets
- Represented an oil and gas major on regulatory and real property matters in the proposed development of an interprovincial pipeline
- Represented a renewable energy producer in the context of a proposed joint venture for developing a new co-gen facility
- Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Canada: Mergers and Acquisitions Law, 2023-2025; Environmental Law, 2024-2025
- President - Environmental, Energy and Resources Law Section, Canadian Bar Association, Quebec division
News
2024 global partner class features 49 lawyers across 10 practices
December 12, 2023
191 lawyers recognized in 17th edition of the Best Lawyers in CanadaTM
August 25, 2022
Client work
Solutions Beyond Technologies Inc acquired by Syntax Systems
January 10, 2024
Les Serres Royales acquired by Cultures Gen V
August 29, 2023
Mistplay signs definitive agreement whereby GrowthCurve Capital becomes its majority shareholder
January 06, 2022