Co-Managing Partner
Bar Admission
Called to the Barreau du Québec, 1986
In 1995, Mario Charpentier founded with six of his colleagues BCF, a law firm and patent and trade mark agents office, today numbering more than 120 professionals in Québec. He represents emerging companies in the high-tech and biotechnology sectors, in addition to various research centres and Quebec universities and their commercial branches, as well as certain venture capital funds.
Mario has over 20 years experience in corporate taxation, primarily in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, financing, and shareholder tax and estate planning. He also assists corporations looking to launch an IPO, as well as those seeking to acquire a business or develop partnerships.
While since the beginning of his practice he devoted his expertise to young businesses in the new economy, Mario has also represented medium to large family enterprises. His expertise in this area is considerable, particularly when it comes to transfers of family businesses between generations, as well as employee incentive plans and management buy-outs.
OTHER FUNCTIONS
Mr. Charpentier serves on numerous boards of directors of various emerging corporations as director, member or observer. For a number of years, he was on the Board of Directors of the Fiscal and Financial Planning Association of Quebec and the Montreal Symphony Orchestra. On May 16, 2007, the Honourable David Emerson, Minister of International Trade, announced the appointment of Mr. Charpentier to the Board of Directors of Export Development Canada (EDC). Mario is recognized by the Canadian LEXPERT Directory as a constantly recommended practitioner in Technology Law. Mario has also been nominated in the 2008 edition of the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada (compiled by LEXPERT/American Lawyer).
Since 1999, Mr. Charpentier has participated in more than 200 private, venture capital or public financings, primarily for his corporate clients. He has also participated in various trans-border transactions involving American and European companies.
He is a member of the BCF Board of Directors and Executive Committee, and is one of the people responsible for recruitment and professional services at BCF. |
