André Perey

Practice Areas

André is a partner in the Emerging and High Growth Companies Practice in Osler’s Toronto Office. His practice focuses on M&A, startups and venture capital financing. André advises a broad range of foreign and Canadian clients operating in various industries, including software, digital media, online commerce, financial services, retail, food & beverage and renewable energy. André represents emerging and growth stage businesses, and strategic and financial investors in and acquirers of such businesses, and he is involved in numerous local and national innovation, incubator and business accelerator initiatives. André regularly advises foreign companies investing in or establishing Canadian ventures and helps structure, negotiate and implement a variety of complex commercial contracts involving the development, licensing and acquisition of intellectual property and technology.

Career

Dalhousie University, LL.B.

McGill University, B.A.

Bar Admission: Ontario, 1996

Professional Memberships

Next 36/Next Canada

American Bar Association's Business Law Section (Mergers and Acquisitions Committee, as the Private Equity and Venture Capital Committee – Chair, 2018 Canadian Private Target M&A Deal Points Study)

Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association

Association for Corporate Growth

Connect Legal

CIX

MaRS

Communitech

The Entrepreneurship Society