Fabienne Racicot Associate


Speaks:  English, French

Year of Call: 2018 - Québec


Primary office:  Montréal



Fabienne Racicot

Fabienne Racicot is an associate in Gowling WLG's Montréal office. She has been a member of the firm's Real Estate Group since 2019.

Her practice mainly focuses on real estate transactions, including real estate financing and commercial leasing. She regularly acts for lenders, real estate developers, landowners and tenants.

Fabienne is involved in all the stages of file processing for real estate transactions. She advises clients on the legal impacts of business decisions, drafts and revises various documents, negotiates the terms and conditions of these documents with the other parties' legal counsel, and actively participates in coordinating the work to meet clients' deadlines.

She is known for her strong skills in drafting and negotiating complex commercial leases, with regard to mixed-use developments, industrial leases, sales and leasebacks, and leases involving special rights, such as purchase options and rights of first refusal.

In addition, Fabienne has experience in drafting a variety of real estate agreements, including escrow agreements, applications to lease or purchase, letters of intent, bills of sale and lease amendments, lease renewals or terminations, and consent agreements for assignments, subleases and changes of control.

Fabienne is regularly sought out by clients to conduct research and draft legal opinions on complex matters, such as the impact of the existence of a pre-emptive right in favour of public authorities on a proposed real estate transaction, the terms and conditions of various dismemberments of the right of ownership (including servitudes, emphyteusis and usufruct), the interpretation of lease exclusivity clauses, and the advantages and disadvantages of using immovable hypothecs to guarantee the completion of environmental remediation on a property.

Fabienne works closely with Gowling WLG's M&A teams, reviewing existing real estate agreements, identifying potential issues and proposing effective clients solutions.

Fabienne practises in both English and French.

Career & Recognition

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  • 2019

    • Rankings & Awards
       2019
      De Grandpré Chait Award
    • Rankings & Awards
       2019
      Fondation Claude Masse Award
  • 2018

    • Community
      April 2018
      Treasurer and board member at UQAM's Legal Clinic - Montréal, Québec (2017-2018)
    • Education
       2018
      Université du Québec à Montréal, LLB
    • Qualifications (Year of Call/Admission, etc.)
       2018
      Year of Call, Québec
    • Rankings & Awards
       2018
      Honourable mention for outstanding academic performance while completing a bachelor of laws degree
  • 2017

    • Rankings & Awards
       2017
      Honour Roll of the Faculty of Political Science and Law - UQAM 2016-2017
    • Community
       2017
      Administrator at UQAM's legal clinic
    • Community
       2017
      Coordinator and member of the Executive Council at UQAM's Legal Clinic - Montréal, Québec
    • Rankings & Awards
       2017
      The Canadian Bar Association Award, Quebec division, for receiving the highest grade in Constitutional Law class
  • 2016

    • Community
       2016
      Research assistant at Greater Montreal Community Justice Centre (PBSC) - Montréal, Québec (2015-2016)
    • Community
       2016
      Law clerk at the Greater Montreal Community Justice Center (Pro Bono Students Canada) (2015-2016)
  • 2015

    • Rankings & Awards
       2015
      UQAM's Faculty of Political Science and Law Dean's scholarship for obtaining the highest R score among all first-year law students
  • 2014

    • Education
       2014
      Diploma of College Studies (DEC), Social Science from Collège de Maisonneuve