Fabrice Benoît
Canada Guide 2024
Band 2 : Litigation: Securities
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About
Provided by Fabrice Benoît
Practice Areas
Fabrice Benoît is a securities and commercial litigator in the litigation department of the Montreal office. He is the Québec lead for Osler’s National Risk Management and Crisis Response Group. Prior to joining Osler, Fabrice was Investigation Director— Insider Trading & Market Manipulation at the Autorité des marchés financiers (the “AMF”, Québec’s securities regulator). Fabrice’s expertise in criminal law and deep experience with regards to white collar crime and government investigation practice places him in a unique position.
Fabrice acts predominantly for public issuers and market participants in connection with regulatory investigations and enforcement proceedings. An experienced litigator, he is regularly involved in trials and appeals before the courts. Fabrice’s recent key matter includes, as detailed below, acting for Amaya (now known as The Stars Group Inc.) in AMF investigation in connection with the announcement of the US$4.9 billion acquisition of Oldford Group Ltd.; including PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker.
Fabrice also practices in the area of banking litigation and bankruptcy and insolvency. He has experience representing lenders, debtors, trustees, receivers and, financial institutions in the context of consensual and court-supervised restructurings.
Career
Prior to joining Osler, Fabrice was Investigation Director— Insider Trading & Market Manipulation at the Autorité des marchés financiers (the “AMF”, Québec’s securities regulator). Fabrice has been teaching at the Québec Bar School since 2006. He is also the president of the Liaison Committee with the Financial Markets Tribunal.
Professional Memberships
Barreau du Québec
Fondation du Barreau du Québec, Governor
Canadian Bar Association
The Advocates’ Society
Publications
AMF not successful in convincing Court of Appeal in a market manipulation case, Osler update, September 2018.
Personal
University of Montréal, LL.B.
University of Ottawa, B.A. (Criminology)
Québec, 1995