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