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Peter Villani Associé/Partner Montréal

Peter Villani

Partner Fasken
In comparison with the SEC, the Canadian Security Administrators will take a more conservative approach to putting rules around the use of social media for financial disclosure.
Jurisdiction Ontario, 1991 | Québec, 1987
Language(s) French, Italian, English
Office(s) Montréal
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Overview

Peter Villani leads complex transactions with major players in the retail, ecommerce, fibre optics testing, and telecommunications sectors. With dealings in the US, South Africa, South America, Europe and Asia, Peter possesses exceptional international insight and perspective.


Peter is active in the community, having been president of the Jewish Vocational Service and JVS Jewish Workshop Inc., and acting as current legal counsel to the Canadian Italian Business & Professionals Association (CIBPA). He is also a Governor of the Canadian-Italian Community Foundation and past-president of United Talmud Torah, an organization of Jewish day schools in Montréal.


Peter advises Canadian businesses (operating both inside and outside of Canada), on how to best manage the risk of human rights impacts in their operations and supply chains, as well as guiding them on corporate reporting obligations, including those under Canada’s new Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act.

Achievements

Client Work

  • Desjardins Group issues $1.25 billion in senior notes in the Canadian market, [Deal - The syndicate of agents led by Desjardins Securities Inc., BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc. and CIBC World Markets Inc.]
  • Issuance of C$1 billion of 5.279% Non-Viability Contingent Capital (NVCC) Notes by Fédération des Caisses Desjardins du Québec, [Deal - Desjardins Securities Inc.], Issuance of C$1 billion of 5.279% Non-Viability Contingent Capital (NVCC) Notes (Surborbinated Indebtedness) by Fédération des Caisses Desjardins du Québec.
  • Desjardins Group issues $1.25 billion in senior notes in the Canadian market, [Deal - The brokers]
  • Desjardins Group issues $500 million in sustainable bonds in the Canadian market, [Deal - The brokers], This issuance is part of a broader program led by Desjardins Group to solicit the sustainable bond market.
  • WorkJam Secures US$50 Million in Series D Funding Round, [Deal - WorkJam Inc.], WorkJam will use this new investment to accelerate their global expansion and product innovation.
  • LMPG Inc. acquires Lumca Inc, [Deal - LMPG Inc], LMPG Inc. acquires Lumca Inc. to continue its growth and deepen its offer in the site and area lighting market.
  • Issuance of C$1 billion senior notes by Fédération des Caisses Desjardins du Québec, [Deal - Desjardins Securities Inc.], On August 23, 2022, the Fédération des Caisses Desjardins du Québec issued $1 billion in Senior Notes.
  • LMPG Inc. acquires Pa-Co Lighting, [Deal - LMPG Inc], LMPG Inc. acquires Pa-Co Lighting, a LED lighting solutions provider with an emphasis on healthcare, behavioural and related applications.
  • Mathers’ St-Eustache Quarry and Asphalt Operations in Quebec is acquired by Lafarge Canada, [Deal - Groupe Mathers], For over 60 years, the Mathers St-Eustache Quarry has been the largest crushed stone quarry producer in Quebec.

Career & Education

Education

  • LLB, BCL McGill University
  • BA McGill University

Community involvement

  • Peter has been active in both the Italian and Jewish communities, having been the President of the Jewish Vocational Service and JVS Jewish Workshop Inc. and is currently acting as legal counsel to the Canadian Italian Business & Professionals Association (CIBPA) and is a Governor of the Canadian-Italian Community Foundation. In addition, Peter was President of United Talmud Torah, an organization of Jewish day schools in Montréal.

Knowledge

Events

News

Publications

  • Corporate Disclosure by Reporting Issuers on Social Media, 3/20/2017
  • Cybersecurity Risk Disclosure and Reporting Issuers, 2/10/2017
  • Canadian Securities Regulators Publish Final Proxy Voting Protocols to Improve the Proxy Voting Experience, 2/9/2017
Article Corporate Disclosure by Reporting Issuers on Social Media TIMELY disclosure
Article Cybersecurity Risk Disclosure and Reporting Issuers TIMELY disclosure blog
Article Canadian Securities Regulators Publish Final Proxy Voting Protocols to Improve the Proxy Voting Experience TIMELY disclosure blog

Speaking Engagements

  • The Future of the Initial Public Offering in Québec, 4/28/2015
  • Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods – A Practitioner’s View, 3/13/2013
  • Recent Trends in Mergers and Acquisitions in the Lithium Space, 1/29/2013
The Future of the Initial Public Offering in Québec Workshop - 7th Fasken Martineau Symposium location location Montreal
Recent Trends in Mergers and Acquisitions in the Lithium Space Speaker, 5th Lithium Supply & Markets organized by the Metal Bulletin location location Las Vegas Caesars Palace

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