BRIGITTE NEPVEU
PRESIDENT, LAWYER
Telephone : 514 924-6706
Email : bn@bna.solutions
English/French
2002
Barreau du Québec
2000
LL.B., Université de Montréal
1997
B. Sc. (biologie), Université de Montréal
Business, commercial and corporate law
Commercial contracts
Business startups
Financing
Mergers and acquisitions
Corporate reorganization
Cross-border transactions
Intellectual property
Intellectual property
PRESENTATION
Specialized in commercial law, corporate law and intellectual property, Brigitte Nepveu developed her expertise for nearly 20 years in a major Montréal law firm. Committed to building lasting elationships with her clients, Brigitte assists small and medium-sized businesses and startups in the various stages of their development, from constitution and organization to structure optimization, to venture capital financing, including mergers and acquisitions or other liquidity events.
As a business advisor to our clients, she becomes the point of contact for all their legal issues and ensures that the right people are identified for issues related to our fields of specialization. Brigitte has developed a specialty in corporate governance and compliance and also serves as corporate secretary and governance advisor on several private corporation boards.
A lawyer and scientist by training, Brigitte has developed a cutting-edge expertise in life sciences and in technology in which fields she has been representing and advising businesses for the past fifteen years.
A passionate lecturer, she taught from 2005 to 2018 at the University of Montreal’s Law Faculty and was a member of a major law firm’s global training committee for several years.
She has also been actively involved in her community for many years, particularly in the arts. Additionally, Brigitte has a background in jazz and contemporary dance and currently sits on the board of directors, the executive board and the honorary committee of Les Ballets Jazz de Montréal, as well as on the honorary and fundraising committee of Théâtre Aux Écuries. Finally, she is the founder and president of Studios iNovation inc, a dance and creation school located in Brossard.
PUBLICATION
“La portée des clauses de non-concurrence : une notion en constante évolution? » (The scope of noncompetition clauses: a constantly evolving concept?), Les Cahiers de propriété intellectuelle, Vol. 28, No. 2 (May 2016).
AFFILIATION
BIOQuébec
IMPLICATIONS
GOVERNANCE
Brigitte Nepveu sits as corporate secretary on numerous boards of directors of private corporations and advises them on governance matters.
ARTISTIC ORGANIZATIONS
Member of the Board of Directors, the Executive Committee and the Honorary Committee of Les Ballets Jazz de Montréal (since 2017).
Member of the Honorary Committee and the Fundraising Committee of Théâtre aux Écuries (since 2015).
Member of the honorary committee of the O Vertigo Foundation (2011).
Member of the Young Patrons Committee of the Fondation de la Place des Arts (2010 to 2012).
TEACHING
From 2005 to 2018, Brigitte Nepveu taught the “Commercial Transactions” course to undergraduate students at the Université de Montréal’s Law Faculty.
From 2008 to 2012, she taught the course “Valorisation du savoir” offered to graduate students of the Faculty. She also participated, from 2005 to 2008, in the industrial property course for graduate students.
VOLUNTEERING
Volunteer for the Fondation du maire de Montréal pour la jeunesse (2009 to 2015).