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Youcef Belrachid, Associate, Fasken

Youcef Belrachid

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

Youcef Belrachid is a lawyer in our Tax Law group. He focuses on tax planning and corporate taxation. Youcef participates in the analysis and implementation of tax strategies in the context of large-scale commercial transactions, such as mergers and acquisitions.

Youcef holds a bachelor’s degree in civil law from Université de Montréal, where he was recognized on the Dean’s List for academic excellence. He also holds a Juris Doctor from Osgoode Hall Law School and a master’s degree in tax law from HEC Montréal.

Before joining Fasken, Youcef notably worked as a research assistant at Université de Montréal. There, he carried out important work regarding the contractual obligations’ legal framework for the professor and lawyer emeritus Didier Lluelles and was also a research assistant at the Centre de recherche en droit public (CRDP) under the supervision of Professor Vincent Gautrais. Youcef also contributed to the Osgoode Hall Law Journal as an Associate Editor, where he was involved in the peer review process of academic publications.

Achievements

  • Dean's List (Faculty of Law, Université de Montréal), 2017
  • Managing Director Scholarship (Faculty of Law, Université de Montréal), Scholarship 2017
  • Robinson Sheppard Shapiro Scholarship, Scholarship 2017
2017 Dean's List (Faculty of Law, Université de Montréal)
2017 Scholarship Managing Director Scholarship (Faculty of Law, Université de Montréal)
2017 Scholarship Robinson Sheppard Shapiro Scholarship

Client Work

  • WSP Global completed a $1.15 billion equity offering in connection with the $2.44 billion acquisition of POWER Engineers, [Deal - Syndicate of underwriters led by CIBC World Markets Inc., National Bank Financial Inc. and RBC Dominion Securities Inc.], Fasken represented the underwriters in connection with the public offering portion of a $1.15 billion equity offering by WSP Global in connection with the $2.44 billion acquisition of POWER Engineers.
  • 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.
  • Artelia acquired FNX-INNOV Inc., [Deal - FNX-INNOV Inc.], FNX-INNOV acquisition by Artelia
  • Worley announces the sale of its North American maintenance and turnaround business, [Deal - Worley Group Inc.], Worley sells North American maintenance and turnaround business to CAM Industrial Solutions.
  • Valence Discovery is acquired by Recursion for US $47.5 million, [Deal - Valence Discovery], Acquisition of Valence Discovery Inc. by Recursion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
  • Clearspring Capital Partners and OneLink Capital invest in Groupe Tecnic and École de conduite Tecnic Rive-Nord alongside one of the founding families, [Deal - 9356-8236 Quebec Inc], Groupe Tecnic is the largest network of driving schools in North America, serving more than 70,000 new students each year.
  • 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.
  • Northern Superior Resources completes the acquisition of Royal Fox Gold, [Deal - Royal Fox Gold], Acquisition of Royal Fox Gold by Northern Superior.
  • Stifel Nicolaus Canada Inc. leads C$7.35 million unit offering for Else Nutrition Holdings Inc., [Deal - Stifel Nicolaus Canada Inc.]

Career & Education

Education

  • LLM, Tax Law HEC Montreal
  • JD Osgoode Hall Law School at York University
  • LLB Université de Montréal

Memberships & Affiliations

  • Association de planification fiscale et financière (2020)
  • American Bar Association (2022)
  • Association of the Young Bar of Montreal (2019)
  • The Junior Chamber of commerce of Montreal (2023)
  • Law Society of Ontario (2020)
  • Canadian Tax Foundation (2022)

Knowledge

Events

Publications

  • $name, 4/22/2020
  • High price to pay an overview of Anti corruption law in Canada, 3/7/2019
  • What American lawyers and others need to know about privacy law class actions, 6/30/2017
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Article What American lawyers and others need to know about privacy law class actions Fasken Martineau DuMoulin

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