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Emily Dufresne, Associate | Corporate/Commercial

Emily Dufresne

Associate Fasken
Jurisdiction Québec, 2020 | Ontario, 2019
Language(s) French, English
Office(s) Montréal
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Overview

Emily Dufresne is a lawyer in our Corporate/Commercial Group at the Montréal office. Her practice focuses primarily on advising high-growth startups in their financing rounds.

Emily obtained a bachelor’s degree in International Development from McGill University and a Juris Doctor from the Common Law Faculty at the University of Ottawa. She is also a member of the Law Society of Ontario and the Barreau du Québec. She spends much of her free time engaged in outdoor activities, and is an avid reader.

Before joining Fasken, Emily practiced law in an international law firm. 

Achievements

  • Received an award for 2nd-best factum in the Charles Rousseau Moot Court Competition,
Laurels image Received an award for 2nd-best factum in the Charles Rousseau Moot Court Competition

Client Work

  • Dispersa Inc. raises C$3 million in financing, [Deal - Dispersa Inc.], Three million in financing for Dispersa.
  • Designstripe closes C$10 million equity and debt funding round, [Pro bono | Deal - Designstripe], Designstripe is a provider of visual communication solutions, offering a combination of customizable content and intuitive tools for non-designers across consumer and enterprise clients.
  • Congruence Therapeutics completes a US$50 Million Series A Financing, [Deal - Amplitude Ventures and other key investors], Equity financing for Congruence Therapeutics.
  • ClearEstate secures C$16.8 million Series A funding round, [Deal - ClearEstate], The funding from this transaction will help the grieving deal with estates.
  • ABB Technology Ventures invest in Montreal-based startup BrainBox AI, [Deal - ABB Technology Ventures], ABB Technology Ventures leads BrainBox AI’s Series A investment round.
  • Heyday Technologies announces its CA$60 million sale to Hootsuite, a pioneer in social media management, [Deal - Heyday Technologies Inc.], Heyday Technologies acquired by Hootsuite.
  • Rithmik Solutions announces the closing of its US$1.2M seed investment round to Commercialize “AI-First” Mobile Mining Analytics, [Deal - Rithmik Solutions Ltd.], Rithmik Solutions closes US$1.2M seed investment round.

Career & Education

Education

  • JD, Common Law in French University of Ottawa
  • BA, International Development McGill University

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