Events

Conferences and meetings

Upcoming
BDG Lawyers/Avocats takes part in many events.

Follow the news of the whole team and its business partners.

5–8 October 2026

Frédéric Burot will be in France for the second Rézoway Insights tour:

  • 5 October in Paris
  • 6 October in Lille
  • 7 October in Paris
  • 8 October in Nice

These meetings will be an opportunity to discuss with French clients the key issues of a successful establishment in Canada. Registration is free.

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6 October 2026

BDG is a partner of “Vous lancer en France”, a webinar organized by the French Chamber of Commerce in Canada for Canadian and Québec companies planning to set up in France. The virtual morning runs from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (Montréal time), with round tables bringing together experts in business law, taxation, financing, immigration and international recruitment. Frédéric Burot will speak during the event and will be one of the panellists.

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20 January 2027

Frédéric Burot will speak to students on the Master JAI program at the Université de Rennes 1 on the main legal, tax and strategic issues involved in establishing a business in Canada.

Past
18 September 2026

The 2026 France–Québec economic meetings, in partnership with the Alliance Économique France-Québec (AEFQ). Frédéric Burot will be present throughout the day and available to meet partners in Montréal.

9 September 2026

Frédéric Burot will take part in a gathering in Montréal marking the visit of Louis Degos, President of the Paris Bar, and a delegation from the Paris Bar. The meeting will bring together French lawyers practising in Canada to strengthen ties between the French and Québec legal communities.

9 June 2026

Under the auspices of the CCIFC, Frédéric Burot spoke at Fauve’s offices to a panel of entrepreneurs from the Hauts-de-France and Pays de la Loire regions, in partnership with CPA France.

17–27 March 2026

Frédéric Burot took part in the Rézoway Insights tour in France:

  • Saint-Étienne on 17 March
  • Lyon on 18 March
  • Chambéry on 20 March
  • Strasbourg on 24 March
  • Nantes on 25 March
  • Toulouse on 27 March

These conferences set out for company leaders the main strategic, legal, tax and accounting issues of a lasting establishment in Canada.

February 2026

Signature of the partnership and creation of Groupement Rézoway, which brings together legal, tax, strategic and accounting expertise to support companies in their establishment and development in North America.

Learn more about Groupement Rézoway ↗
20 January 2026

Groupement Rézoway event: meeting with the experts, presentation of the group and partner sign-up.

26 November 2025

Frédéric Burot will speak to Master JAI students on establishing a French company in Canada.

12 November 2025

Frédéric Burot will speak to Master DJCE students at the Université de Rennes 1 on themes relating to establishing a business in Canada.

5–6 July 2025

Annual seminar in Québec City bringing together the French and Canadian members of the AGA network: working sessions and celebrations.

19 June 2025

Meeting of trusted partners at the offices of Fauve.

12 June 2025

Frédéric Burot represented the firm at the conference “Europe, a destination of choice for Canada’s economic growth”, organized by the Canada-Europe Economic Chamber at the Université de Montréal. An event bringing together decision-makers and economic actors around development opportunities between Canada and Europe.

5 June 2025

CLUB Classe Affaires cocktail evening held in the new Mobilier de France and ADN Design showroom. A privileged moment to encourage exchange within the French-Canadian business community.

3 June 2025

Frédéric Burot took part in the webinar and round table “Doing business in the United States”, organized by USAFrance Financials Group in collaboration with the French-American Chamber of Commerce, covering the key stages of French-American entrepreneurship from establishment to resale.

14 May 2025

Participation in the first meeting of the Alliance Économique France Québec, in person in Montréal and remotely with Paris.

6 February 2025

Bretagne Commerce International webinar, with Frédéric Burot speaking on choosing Canada for the right reasons and going about it the right way.

7 January 2025

Atlantic Global Advisors meeting with all France–Canada members.

20 November 2024

Me Frédéric Burot spoke to Master 2 DJCE students in Rennes on the theme: establishing your business in Canada — legal and tax constraints.

6 November 2024

Me Frédéric Burot spoke to Master 2 International Business Law students in Rennes on the theme: establishing your business in Canada — legal and tax constraints.

17 October 2024

Me Frédéric Burot spoke to a cohort of French companies at the networking breakfast organized by Business France.

5 April 2024

The whole BDG Lawyers/Avocats team is especially proud this year to have contributed to the growth of Fauve & Associés, voted the best Canadian success story in France in 2024. The team took part in the legal structuring and carried out the various legal steps from its Montréal office — a real source of pride.

8 December 2023

A talk to students on the Master in International Business Law at the Université de Rennes 1 on establishing businesses internationally, and in North America in particular.

17 November 2023

A talk to students on the Corporate Legal Counsel Diploma (DJCE) at the Université de Rennes 1. Frédéric Burot will address acquisitions in an international context, and in Canada in particular.

12 October 2023

Frédéric Burot and BDG are pleased to announce their participation in the networking breakfast organized by the Business France team at the NAD school in Montréal, as part of the MTL Connecte event. Frédéric Burot will have the opportunity to meet the French entrepreneurs in the delegation and answer their questions on the theme: how do you establish your business in Canada?

19 September 2023

Frédéric Burot, corporate lawyer, will speak to a cohort of companies and entrepreneurs in the webinar organized by Business France for the Tech event MTL connecte. The session will set out how to form a company in Canada (legal and tax aspects). The presentation will be complemented by a contribution from a chartered accountant.

Learn more about Business France ↗
7 September 2023

Corinne E. Koutangni and Jean Brochier represented the BDG Lawyers/Avocats team at Collège Stanislas in Outremont for the season-opening cocktail organized by the French Chamber of Commerce in Canada, as part of its new business accelerator program “Le Transatlantique”.

3 July 2023

Attending the OPEN de l’international organized by Bretagne Commerce International, Frédéric Burot represented BDG Lawyers/Avocats at the Saint-Brieuc convention centre to address the legal and tax questions raised by establishing your business in Canada, in B2B meetings.

15 June 2023

BDG Lawyers/Avocats is now an active member of Réseau Entreprendre, an international community of entrepreneurs committed to creating businesses and jobs in France, Canada and eight other countries.

Learn more about Réseau Entreprendre ↗
19–23 March 2023

BDG Lawyers/Avocats attended the Franchise Expo Paris trade fair, represented by Corinne E. Koutangni, for all your questions on establishment and establishment strategy in Canada.

15 February 2023

“Heading for France and Europe: making your European expansion easier.” In Montréal, Frédéric Burot and Corinne E. Koutangni took part in the networking breakfast organized by the French Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Canada.

9 February 2023

Conference lunch on the theme “Canada–France: meeting global challenges by bringing our two shores of the Atlantic closer”, at which Frédéric Burot represented BDG at the Cercle France-Amériques, Paris 8.

3 February 2023

Frédéric Burot spoke by video conference to Master II JAI students at the Université de Rennes 1 on a comparison between French and Canadian law.

1 January 2023

BDG Lawyers/Avocats joined the France/Canada and Canada/France multidisciplinary network Atlantic Global Advisors.

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9 December 2022

“Establishing a French company in Canada: legal and tax aspects” — Frédéric Burot spoke to Master II DJCE students at the Rennes 1 Faculty of Law and Political Science.

1 November 2022

The whole BDG team welcomes Axelle Bourgouin, who has joined the firm. As a paralegal she will assist Me Corinne E. Koutangni in supporting you as fully as possible in your Canadian immigration projects.

26 October 2022

Frédéric Burot delivered training to students on the Corporate Legal Counsel Diploma on the theme of transfers of control.

27 September 2022

Invited by the Embassy of Canada in France, at 130 rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré in Paris, Frédéric Burot took part in the conference on the state of French investment attraction to Canada, organized by its Investment Adviser, Nicolas Lepage.

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14 July 2022

For Bastille Day, Frédéric Burot attended the reception held in Ottawa in the gardens of the French residence, at the invitation of the Embassy of France in Canada.

16 June 2022

“Where is the talent in France and Québec?” At 29 rue de Villiers in the 17th arrondissement of Paris, Frédéric Burot, lawyer at BDG Lawyers/Avocats, co-hosted a conference on the talent shortage with the company Fauve, in collaboration with the Cercle des Dirigeants d’Entreprises Franco-Québécoises.

13 June 2022

Meeting at the Embassy of Canada in France with Constance Terrier, embassy member and trade commissioner for attracting foreign investment to Canada.

13 June 2022

Frédéric Burot was invited to the official residence of Canada, 135 rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré in Paris, by the Honourable Stéphane Lambert, Minister-Counsellor for Commercial Affairs, on the occasion of the Eurosatory 2022 trade fair.