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Nathalie Beauregard

Nathalie Beauregard

Partner, Corporate

Contact Information

nbeauregard@osler.com

tel: 514.904.8121

Office

Montréal

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Areas of Expertise
Bar Admission

Québec, 1989

New York, 1989

Education
  • HEC (Paris) and New York University (Stern), M.B.A.
  • McGill University, B.C.L., LL.B.
Language(s)
English, French

Nathalie is a partner in the Corporate Practice Group. Her practice focuses on financings, mergers and acquisitions transactions of technology companies and intellectual property as applied to businesses (start-ups, growing or established).  She represents numerous companies in the area of life sciences, information technology and green technologies, in respect of negotiating national and international strategic alliances, joint ventures, licensing and collaboration agreements and government contracts  She also advises prominent franchise systems expanding in Québec.

Nathalie is a founding member of Réseau Anges Québec.

    • Represented TeraXion Inc. in its sale of its high-speed indium phosphide and silicium photonics technologies as well as its underlying intellectual property;
    • Represented TeraXion Inc. in its acquisition of COGO Optronics Inc.;
    • Represented SCI Element in its sale to Schneider Electric Buildings, LLC;
    • Represented Lipso Systems Inc. in its sale to Transcontinental;
    • Represented Gaz Metro in its sale of its partnership interest in Hydro Solution S.E.C. and HydroSolution Ltée;
    • Represented Resonant Medical in its sale to Elektca;
    • Represented Publicis Groupe Inc. in its acquisition of an interest in Publicis Canada Inc.;
    • Represented and advised a number of companies in the industry of life sciences particularly in the context of their funding, their strategic alliances and clinical studies;
    • Represented and advised a number of companies that develop and market clean technologies as part of their financing, marketing and joint venture agreements.
    • Represented several domestic and foreign investment funds as part of various risk capital investments in the technologyand life sciences sectors;
    • Negotiated complex strategic alliances between major players in the video game industry;
    • Represented online service providers on issues related to cross-border data on public sector clients;
    • Advised clients in connection with many government procurement topics, including integration projects;
    • Represented clients in connection with various online services including computer data protection and management and control tools;
    • Represented Anges Québec and Accelerateur de création d’entreprises through the creation of their funds;
    • Represented an intermunicipal board of municipalities as part of tender process for the creation of limited partnerships and the creation of such partnerships for the operation of wind farms in Quebec and for the negotiation of commercial agreements;
    • Represented several Enerkem investors during various financing transactions.

  • The Best Lawyers in Canada, 2016-2017, recognized in the area of Information Technology Law.
  • The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, 2014-2016, Repeatedly Recommended in the area of Technology Transactions

  • Réseau Anges Québec, Board of Directors, 2008 to 2012.
  • Accélérateur de création d'entreprises technologiques (" ACET ") and Galerie d’art d'Outremont, Board Member.
  • Arion Baroque Orchestra, Ambassador and Arion Baroque Orchestra Foundation, Board of Directors, 2007 to 2010.
  • Fondation du Barreau du Québec and Fondation de recherche en administration de l’Université de Sherbrooke, Governor.
  • Fondation Armand-Frappier; member of the Organization Committee for 2013 and 2014 “Fête Champêtre”.
  • McGill Faculty of Law Alumni Mentor, Mentor.
  • Club de ski de compétition Bromont, pro bono.

  • Canadian Bar Association
  • Association of Québec Women in Financial, member of the Development and Professional Advancement Committee from 2005 to 2011
  • Association of MBA of Québec
  • Canadian Venture Capital Association
  • Canadian Information Technologies Law Association

  • Internet and E-Commerce Law in Canada, volume 14, no. 11, March 2014 : « Can you carry out Bitcoins activities in Canada without legal risks? »
  • Osler Insights: A Blog on Technology, Innovation and Outsourcing, December 17, 2013 – “Can you carry out Bitcoins activities in Canada without legal risks ”.
  • Nathalie gave on November 5, 2013 a conference - on “Mergers and Acquisitions Transactions : The Perspective of a Venture Capital Investor " organized by Osler/ACC.
  • Nathalie gave on February 21, 2011 a conference at the University of Sherbrooke (MBA / Entrepreneurship) , on “ Cours introductif sur le droit des compagnies ” and was speaker at “ Journées d’études fiscales “ organized by the Canadian Tax Foundation, McGill University and the Canadian Bar Association in June 2010 on “ Les conventions entre actionnaires, aspects corporatifs et fiscaux “ . The text of the conference has been published by the Canadian Tax Foundation in TaxFind Online.
  • Osler Review – Franchise Review, November 12, 2009. “National Assembly introduces Integrity in Public Contracts Act ”.
  • Osler Review – Franchise Review, October 2009. “The Charter of the French language and websites ”.
  • Nathalie regularly gives workshops on term sheets for group of investors.