Stéphane Eljarrat Email & Phone Number

Stephane is the Head of the White Collar Practice. He is recognized as one of the leading lawyers in Canada in this space namely by Chambers and Partners (Band 1), Benchmark (Litigation Star, White Collar/Enforcement/Investigations Litigator of the Year – 2017, 2018, 2020 and 2021), Experts Guides – White Collar Crime, Who’s Who Legal : Investigations).He is a proven expert in crisis management. His practice encompasses a wide range of corporate criminal and regulatory matters at all stages from the early investigation phase up to trials and appeals. He acts for corporate clients, institutions and foreign governments in high stakes governmental, regulatory body and internal investigations in connection with highly complex matters such those arising out internal and external financial fraud, corruption both domestic and foreign, trade/sanctions, anti-money laundering, cyber attacks & extortion, competition / antitrust, tax evasion, securities issues and ESG related matters.He also acts in parliamentary investigation matters, auditor general investigations as well as cross-jurisdictional and national security related matters which often require specialized in-depth knowledge of national and international law enforcement processes and agencies such as Interpol. Stéphane advises corporate clients and boards on compliance and governance issues. Prior to moving his career to private practice, he namely worked for the Canadian Department of Justice at the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Legal Services, the National Tax Litigation Section and as Federal Prosecutor. He also worked namely for the Department of Legislation and Investigations of the QRA and for the Ministry of Public Safety. He is a lecturer at HEC-Montreal Business School. Stéphane is a member of the Quebec and Ontario Bar as well as the Paris Bar. He is also a member of New York City Bar Association. Stéphane is a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation and Senior Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America. He sits on the anti-corruption committee of the IBA as North American Regional representative. He is fluent is English, French and Spanish.

Listed skills include Litigation, Dispute Resolution, Legal Advice, Corporate Governance, and 9 others.

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  Université De Montréal

  Law