Overview
Yves Rocheleau is a seasoned M&A, corporate and commercial lawyer.
He assists companies through all stages of their development, including incorporation, corporate structuring, shareholder agreements, financing, equity investments, acquisitions, and dispositions. His expertise in drafting and negotiating various commercial agreements and in resolving shareholder disputes is highly sought-after.
Yves regularly advises leading companies, primarily in the manufacturing and service sectors. He also assists business owners with succession planning and is a frequent speaker on the subject at conferences. He has handled major executive buyout cases to great acclaim.
Having started his career at a large Toronto firm, Yves is a member of both the Ontario Bar Association and the Barreau du Québec.
Professional achievements & leadership
- Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory: Corporate Commercial Law, 2021
Professional memberships
- Founder and president of the M&A Club of Trois-Rivières
- Chair of the Organizing Committee for the Bouchée, Champagne et Réseautage event organized by the Arthritis Society
- Member of the Board of directors, Fonds régionaux de solidarité FTQ Mauricie et Centre-du-Québec
- Member of the board of directors of Manufacturiers de la Mauricie et du Centre-du-Québec
- Former member of the board of directors of the Corporation du Séminaire Sainte-Marie in Shawinigan (2009-2014)
- Former member of the board of directors of the Shawinigan Cataractes, Québec Major Junior HockeyLeague (2006-2012)
Languages spoken
- French
- English
Bar admissions & education
- Quebec, 2003
- Ontario, 1998
- J.D., University of Toronto, 1996
- LL.B., Université Laval, 1995
- B.Com., McGill University, 1989
