Norton Rose Canada is pleased to announce that David Lemieux is joining the firm as a partner and member of the business law group, based in the Montréal office, effective July 3, 2012.
David is recognized as one of the premier banking attorneys in Quebec and Canada, with a practice centred on corporate finance and some focus on restructuring. He principally represents financial institutions including lending syndicates, as well as borrowers and investors. David’s addition will add even more depth and experience to Norton Rose Canada’s first-rate Montréal and national banking team.
Norton Rose Group has vast experience in banking law and finance, with a clientele that includes the world’s leading banks, finance providers and market participants. We operate at a policy-making and strategic level, at a corporate level and on high-profile, complex cross-border transactions.
Stephen Kelly, a partner and Montréal chair of Norton Rose Canada’s business law group, had this to say:
“David’s arrival adds strength and depth to our overall business and banking practice both in Montréal and nationally, where our legal talent is being deployed to greater effect than ever before through our international platform. His experience will be an asset for the firm as a whole and we are delighted to have him on board.”
David Lemieux, partner, Norton Rose Canada, had the following comment:
“The firm has a number of major players in the area of financial institutions, both in Canadian and in world markets. I am proud to be joining the Norton Rose team and look forward to contributing to the growth of our business in Canada and around the world.”
David Lemieux was called to the Québec bar in 1993 and was formerly a partner of a large Canadian law firm.
