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Montréal Lawyer Performs Behind the Scenes in Cirque Deal
SOURCE
The Gazette
AUTHOR
Kathryn Leger
DATE
August 8, 2008
A profile of Jean-Pierre Colpron, senior partner in the Business Law Group, talks about his career at the firm including his recent work acting for Cirque du Soleil and its controlling shareholder in connection with the creation of a strategic partnership with Dubai World. Patrick Shea and Éric Stevens were the other main lawyers involved.
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Montreal lawyer Jean-Pierre Colpron joined with what has become one of the world's best-known circuses close to 20 years ago, and interesting legal acrobatics keep on coming.
"This partnership is a terrific opportunity that will enable Cirque to significantly increase its development and growth," said Colpron, a tax and business restructuring specialist at Ogilvy Renault LLP who led a team of three main lawyers negotiating on behalf of the Cirque. Mergers and acquisition specialists Patrick M. Shea and Eric Stevens were the other two.
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