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 and a member of the firm's National Board of Directors.