Charles R. Spector LL.M, B.C.L., B.A., Partner

Charles R. Spector has over 20 years of experience in a wide range of commercial transactions focusing primarily on public and private corporate financing, takeovers, and mergers and acquisitions. He regularly advises public and private companies on strategies and corporate governance issues. He has written several articles on a variety of subjects including government regulations affecting the petroleum industry, the duties of the board of directors during a hostile takeover and independent power project financing in Quebec.

In 1989, Chuck completed a Master’s degree in corporate law from the Columbia University School of Law, New York. He has been invited as a guest speaker at several conferences relating to takeover bids and defense strategies and, most recently, on the financing of energy projects. He is also a director of several private and public corporations.

Chuck joined Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP (FMC) in 1991 and became a partner in 1996. He acted as the managing partner of the Montréal office from 2004 to 2006, and the New York office from 2006 to 2009. He is also a Montréal regional lead for the Corporate | Commercial practice group.

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Chuck has expertise in the following fields:

  • Public offerings
  • Private placements
  • Takeover bids
  • Takeover bid defenses and strategies
  • Mergers and acquisitions
  • Leveraged buy-outs
  • Project financing
  • Private power project financing
  • Corporate reorganizations
  • Corporate governance
Representative Work
Counsel to Cascades Inc. in connection with the $400 million sale of the shares of its Dopaco, Inc. and Dopaco Canada Inc. subsidiaries to Reynolds Group Holdings Limited
Counsel to Adamus Resources Limited with respect to its $313 million combination by way of scheme of arrangement with Endeavour Mining Corporation
Prior Speaking Engagements
"Securities Law", conference approved by the Québec Bar as part of the continuing education, May 19, 2010
Presenter, Argyle Executive Forum - 2008 Leadership in the Private Capital Markets, November 13, 2008
Co-moderator for a panel on new restrictions respecting investment in Canada, 17th Annual Securities Conference of the AMF, October 16 and 17, 2008
Presenter, Securities, Insight Conference, January 21 and 22, 2008
Presenter, "Venture Capital Transactions", May 22 and 23, 2007
Contact Information
Montréal
+1 514 878 8847
charles.spector@fmc-law.com
Year of Call
1986 (Quebec)
Education
Columbia University (New York), LL.M., 1989
Université de Sherbrooke, B.C.L., 1985
McGill University, B.A., 1980
Languages Spoken
English
French