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- Our specialized services
- Business start-ups
- Financing
- Protection and valorization of intellectual property
- Regulatory affairs
- Multidisciplinary approach
OUR SPECIALIZED SERVICES
Whether our clients are researchers, managers or entrepreneurs, in order to prepare and implement a business plan, they require professional expertise in various fields that are not normally found under one roof — except at BCF. Our multidisciplinary team, composed notably of lawyers, notaries, patent agents, tax advisors, engineers, information technology experts, biologists, chemists and accountants, has the required expertise to support our clients in the life sciences sector through all the different stages of their development. The indispensable know-how available at BCF consists of, among others, the following legal practices: financing, corporate, commercial, taxation, intellectual property, licensing, regulatory affairs, cross-border transactions, international business and reorganizations.
Thanks to the experience of our professionals in the life sciences industry, BCF is capable of supporting its clients as if it were one of their best internal resources. The implementation of a profit-sharing plan for executives or employees, the hiring of researchers and other key people, the application of corporate governance principles, the negotiation of strategic agreements with partners, the drafting of licence agreements, of research collaborations, of service agreements, of clinical-trial agreements, of manufacturing or distribution agreements, the implementation of a financing structure, the search for business opportunities including mergers and acquisitions — all of these are the daily reality we share with the clients, our partners.
Our clients can benefit from the best legal and business practices available at very reasonable rates due to our combined experience, knowledge as well as our bank of master contracts for the life sciences industry that we have amassed over the years.
BUSINESS START-UPS
BCF was founded more than 10 years ago and has since become acknowledged
as the “go-to” firm for start-ups and emerging businesses
in Québec. In every case, we help our clients build their
business in the best possible manner. Whether the legal structure
is simple or complex, our experts in corporate law and taxation will
put in place the most efficient structure for your specific needs.
As we accompany our clients throughout their growth, we know how
to advise them from the start to support their sustained growth.
Most important, we offer all the flexibility they need to succeed.
FINANCING
We have the required expertise and experience to complete the financing
of your business. For years, our professionals have been arranging
private financing by individuals and venture capital funds as well
as initial or subsequent public offerings and debt financing.
We have experts in financing for all the different stages of the life of a company including, when necessary, its reorganization and liquidation.
PROTECTION AND VALORIZATION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Our intellectual property and commercial transaction teams work daily
with our clients to develop and implement strategies for the protection
and valorization of intellectual property. We can help you with a
patent filing in Canada, in the United States, in Europe or elsewhere
in the world, with the implementation of an internal policy on management
of confidential information, with the seizure of counterfeit products,
or with the negotiation and preparation of worldwide-use licence
agreements, or even of a joint research agreement. Most important
of all, we can help you achieve your commercial goals. For merger
and acquisition projects, our professionals can perform a due diligence
review of the intellectual property portfolio of the target and thereafter
advise you regarding the potential, the value, the validity and the
protection of the intellectual property rights.
REGULATORY AFFAIRS
At BCF, we have the expertise to help our clients, especially our life
sciences clients, navigate through the growing number of regulatory
issues. Among others, we keep abreast of new rules governing natural
products in Canada, Canadian restrictions regarding the marketing
and sale of drugs and medical devices, as well as labelling regulations
for food, drugs, natural products, cosmetics and other products for
the Canadian market.
MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH
BCF uses a unique multidisciplinary approach to provide innovative,
transactional and strategic advice in the framework of each mandate.
Our life sciences team works in conjunction with other professionals
in our firm, especially when one or another of the following expertises
is required:
• Banking and finance
• Commercial and corporate law
• Bankruptcy, insolvency and restructuring
• Venture capital financing
• Civil and commercial litigation
• Intellectual property
• Securities
• Domestic and international taxation
• Mergers and acquisitions
• Real estate
• Cross-border transactions
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