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About
Provided by Eric Levy
Practice Areas
Eric Levy is a partner in the Corporate Group and a member of Osler’s Partnership Board. He is Chair of Osler’s Gaming Group and previously served as Chair of the Montreal Corporate Group.
Eric specializes in cross-border mergers and acquisitions and has significant experience in public offerings, private placements, recapitalizations and stock exchange listings. He has developed a stellar international reputation and has over 25 years of experience advising on complex issues concerning securities and governance matters. He is an advisor to numerous Canada-based private and public companies as well as multinationals in various industries, including mining and gaming. Eric has extensive expertise advising private equity funds in connection with acquisitions, divestures and investments.
Eric has received significant industry and peer recognition by Chambers Canada: Canada's Leading Lawyers for Business (Corporate/Commercial - Québec) and for Gaming & Licensing, The Lexpert/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada, Lexpert Special Edition on Canada's Leading Corporate Lawyers; Lexpert Leading Canadian Lawyers in Global Mining; The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory (Private Equity, Mergers & Acquisitions and Corporate Finance and Securities and Mining); Lexpert Guide to the Leading U.S./Canada Cross-Border Lawyers in Canada and Best Lawyers in Canada (Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions and Securities Law).
Career
McGill University, B.C.L./LL.B.
McGill University, B.A.
Bar Admission: Québec, 1996
Professional Memberships
American Bar Association
Canadian Bar Association
Québec Bar
Chambers Review
Canada
Chair of the firm's gaming practice Eric Levy is sought out for his handling of corporate and securities matters and is frequently engaged by a number of impressive global gaming brands.
Eric Levy routinely advises clients from a vast array of sectors on corporate transactions.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Eric Levy understands our business and provides excellent advice and services."
"Eric is an expert gaming attorney. He is responsive to the needs of his clients, and can handle the most sophisticated matters."
"Eric can give legal analysis but also business sense on how to turn that analysis into actionable insights."
"Eric is very good at striking the balance between what we need to get done and what we want to get done, and explaining the difference. He is very efficient."
"Eric Levy understands our business and provides excellent advice and services."
"Eric is an expert gaming attorney. He is responsive to the needs of his clients, and can handle the most sophisticated matters."
"Eric can give legal analysis but also business sense on how to turn that analysis into actionable insights."
"Eric is very good at striking the balance between what we need to get done and what we want to get done, and explaining the difference. He is very efficient."
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