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Back to the list Didier Culat Lawyer Telephone : 418 266-4504  Fax: 418 266-4515 Email: didier.culat@bcf.ca Assistant(s): Michelle Soucy Telephone: 418 266-4500 # 4347 Fax: 418 266-4515 Email: msoucy@bcf.ca Printable version Download Vcard DIPLOMAS Called to the Barreau du Québec (1993) LL.B. (Civil Law), Université Laval (1992) LL.B. (Common Law), University of New Brunswick (1991) F.I.C.B. (1988) B.A. (Political Science / International Relations), University of British Columbia (1987) FIELDS OF PRACTICE Asset Based Lending Banking & Finance Business Law Business Reorganizations Business Start-Ups Commercial Contracts Construction Law Corporate Finance Corporate Reorganizations Cross-Border Transactions Equity Financing Leasing Management Buyout Mergers and Acquisitions Outsourcing Public Financing Real Estate Finance Real Estate Law Sale and Acquisition of Businesses Securities Law Venture Capital Financing ECONOMIC SECTORS Brokers/Dealers Chartered Banks Financial Institutions Institutional Investors Private Investors Retailers and Wholesalers Telecommunication BIOGRAPHY Born in Lyon, France, Didier resided in Vancouver for 22 years prior to moving to Quebec City. In addition to a bachelor’s degree in political science and international relations from the University of British Columbia, Didier has completed a law degree in common law from the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton and a law degree in civil law from Université Laval in Quebec City. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Canadian Bankers since 1988. He was a student-at-law in the legal department of the Canadian Intergovernmental Affairs Secretariat and the Ministry of International Affairs. In the past 16 years, he has acted in financings and commercial transactions with international or cross border implications and in securities law. In that regard he has acted as corporate secretary and coordinating counsel for Canada and the United States to a manufacturer of motor coaches, Quebec relationship manager for an environmental management firm with operations in Alberta, Ontario and Quebec and coordinating counsel for a private equity firm in regards to their legal needs in Canada and the United States. He has particular experience in cross-border securitized transactions and the implementation of wholesale and retail financing programs for financial institutions. Didier also frequently assists other Canadian and foreign law firms in their commercial or securities work in the Province of Quebec. He has also lectured and written for an audience outside of Canada on doing business in Quebec. PUBLICATIONS “Official Languages in Canada”, (2005) Doing Business with Canada, Pennsylvania Bar Institute 2005-4117, p. Intro-11. “Conditional Sales Contracts in Quebec”, (2005) Doing Business with Canada, Pennsylvania Bar Institute 2005-4117, p. Sales-45 with Audrey Mulholland. “The use of Offering Memorandum in Canada”, (2004) 124 Canadian Securities Law News with Barbara Hendrickson and Parminder Batra. “Qui financera une jeune entreprise ambitieuse et visionnaire? Demandez à un avocat”, (2000) 1 Le Bulletin du Cercle 3. “Coveting thy neighbours beer: Intergovernmental Agreements Dispute Settlement and Interprovincial Trade Barriers”, (1992) 33 Les Cahiers de droit 618. PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS Chair of the Board of Jeffery Hale-St-Brigid’s Hospital since 2007 Chair of the Organizing Committee 2001 Mid-Winter Meeting at Mt. Ste-Anne (2001) Member of the board of directors, the administrative committee and the audit committee of Jeffery Hale Hospital since 2000 Member of the French Chamber of Commerce in Canada since 1999 Team Canada trade delegation member to International Financial Institutions in Washington DC (1998) Co-founder of « Bon Appétit, Mon Ami » fund raiser in Quebec City (1997) Member of the Executive Committee and Council Member of Canadian Bar Association – Quebec Division (1996 – 2001)