Julia Portelance

Julia is a business lawyer practicing in mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance. She also assists her clients in corporate and commercial law, as well as in the negotiation, drafting and conclusion of strategic transactions and commercial agreements.

Julia started her career in commercial, corporate and civil litigation. Her experience as a litigator and in dispute resolution enables her to easily identify and manage risks and to accompany her clients in their day-to-day challenges with confidence. She is a versatile lawyer, with the ability to analyze and synthesize quickly, and sharp business judgment.

Her thoroughness, attention to detail, assertiveness and project management skills set her apart and enable her to generate concrete solutions for her clients.

Julia has practiced with a number of major firms, including De Grandpré Chait.

• Representing a Quebec-based consolidator in the optical field in the purchase of interests in multiple clinics throughout the province.
• Representing a technology company in the acquisition of a leader in SAP solutions, with a view to international expansion.
• Advising and supporting buyers in the acquisition of existing companies operating in various fields.
• Assisting several Quebec companies, particularly in the technology sector, in their financing rounds.
• Advising a not-for-profit organization acting as a commercial landlord in the reform of its commercial leases.
• Assisting a company in setting up an employee stock option plan.
• Acting as in-house counsel for a leader in the Canadian construction industry.