Fasken Martineau DuMoulin is bringing on a former in-house counsel from the investment management industry as a partner in its corporate commercial group in Montreal.

Eric Blondeau joins Fasken from investment holding company Aimia, where he was chief legal officer and corporate secretary for the past two years. He has nearly 20 years of experience in the areas of asset management, investment funds, mergers and acquisition, and corporate transactions, including more than eight years as a vice president with Fiera Private Alternative Investments.