Bio

Franziska Ruf brings her business-minded advice to her client’s critical domestic and cross-border deals. Franziska advises on complex and high-profile cross-border, multijurisdictional and domestic transactions for a wide variety of clients, both public and private, including global industrial groups, entrepreneurs, founders, private equity funds and pension funds. Clients across diverse industries turn to Franziska for her responsive manner and dedication. Franziska has developed strong business relationships and an enviable reputation with law firms across the globe and has worked extensively on transactions involving businesses in Europe, Asia and North and South America. Known for her expertise in corporate governance, Franziska also regularly advises boards of directors, special committees, senior management and shareholders on a wide range of transactions, public disclosure issues and corporate governance matters. Franziska is a former member of our Management Committee and current member of the Montréal Talent Management and Evaluation Committee. She is the former Chair of the International M&A Subcommittee of the American Bar Association and is a member of the Corporate and M&A Law Committee of the International Bar Association. Franziska also sits on (i) the Board of Directors of Saputo Inc. (a TXS-listed issuer) and is a member of its Corporate Governance and Human Resources Committee, (ii) the Board of Directors of the Chaînon Foundation and is Corporate Secretary as well as Chair of its Corporate Governance Committee, and (iii) the Board of Directors of the Québec Chapter of The Institute of Corporate Directors. Franziska is also Co-Chair of the Québec Chapter of Women Corporate Directors.