- William John Jacques Demers
William John Jacques Demers, LL.B., known as Jacques Demers, (born
February 28 ,1954 inMontreal ,Québec ), is aFrench-Canadian corporate lawyer and managing partner ofOgilvy Renault 'sToronto office. He has been independently recognized as a leading lawyer in numerous professional surveys and directories in Canada and internationally, specifically in the legal fields ofbanking andcorporate finance . He has been featured in "The Lexpert / American Lawyer Media Guide to the Top 500 Lawyers in Canada (2005-2006)", "International Who's Who of Project Finance Lawyers (2005)", "International Who's Who of Banking Lawyers (2005)", "Guide to the World’s Leading Project Finance Lawyers (2005)", "Chambers’ Global Directory (2005)", "Chambers' Global Guide to The World’s Leading Lawyers 2006" and other legal publications.Education
Demers grew up in Montreal and attended
McGill University before studying law atUniversité Laval . He graduated with hisBachelor of Laws in 1976 and was ranked the top law student in the province of Québec. He took the Québec Bar in 1977 and the Ontario Bar in 1984.Merging firms
Before joining forces with
Ogilvy Renault in 2001, Demers was leading a much smaller Toronto firm:Meighen Demers . Despite its size, the firm had some of Toronto's most recognized lawyers, includingCanadian senatorMichael Meighen , who is also a part of the new firm.External links
* [http://www.ogilvyrenault.com Ogilvy Renault website]
Additional resources
* [http://www.lexpert.ca/directory/person.php?id=1157 Lexpert Directory: Jacques Demers]
* [http://www.ogilvyrenault.com/en/OurPeople/ProfessionalBio.aspx?id=191 Ogilvy Renault Bio]
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