
French and English
LL.B., Law, 1987, Université Laval
1988
Mr. Charles Gagnon practises mainly in the fields of areas of corporate and commercial law and financing.
Mr. Gagnon acts on behalf of companies, lenders, investors and business people in various transactions and financings involving businesses and projects of all sizes, in a number of economic sectors. He regularly represents venture capital funds.
More particularly, Mr. Gagnon acts in transactions and financing agreements involving purchase or sale of businesses or assets, incorporation, organization and reorganization of companies, general or limited partnerships and trusts, private equity and debt financing, portfolio acquisitions and divestitures, as well as in business successions.
Mr. Gagnon is recognized in the prestigious legal directory The Best Lawyers in Canada 2025 and 2026 for his work in Mergers and Acquisitions Law and Venture Capital Law.
Mr. Gagnon has been recognized in the 2025 and 2026 editions of the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, highlighting his excellence and expertise in Corporate and Commercial Law, as one of Canada’s leading lawyers.
Member of the Canadian Bar Association
Member of the Association de planification fiscale et financière (Fiscal and Financial Planning Association)
Director and secretary of corporations and charitable organizations
Mr. Gagnon is Honorary Consul General of Sweden in Quebec City
1998 – 2026 Administrator, president, secretary of the governance committee and member of the nominating committee of the board of directors of Société du Palais Montcalm inc. and Palais Montcalm – Maison de la Musique