Daïna Donchi Kana
Lawyer
Key practice areas
Corporate and Commercial Law, Commercial Agreements, Corporate Reorganization
Daïna Donchi Kana focuses her practice on business law, especially on capital markets, securities, financing, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate and commercial law. She drafts and negotiates a wide range of commercial contracts to help businesses structure and carry out complex transactions. She is known for her thorough, resourceful, and meticulous approach, and consistently offers solutions that align with clients’ strategic goals.
Passionate about securities and financial markets, Daïna understands the strategic issues businesses face in this complex regulatory landscape. She supports our teams in anticipating clients’ needs and implementing pragmatic solutions tailored to clients’ business objectives. Recognized for her professionalism and strong sense of accountability, Daïna’s communication and legal analysis skills set her apart. She excels in research and drafting, deftly navigating legislation, regulations, and case law to make clear and relevant recommendations.
Daïna won several scholarships for academic excellence and community involvement. Her ethical judgment, practicality, and precision underpin meticulous work delivered with integrity.
Dedicated to improving access to justice, she contributes actively to various EDI initiatives and sits on the boards of several organizations.
She practises law in French and English.
- Loran Provincial Award, Loran Scholars Foundation, 2021
- Bâtisseurs d’avenir scholarship, Cégep André-Laurendeau, 2021
- Lea Roback Foundation Scholarship, Lea Roback Foundation, 2021
- Silver medalist and Forces AVENIR scholarship, project category, Forces AVENIR, 2019
- Fondation Cavelier-De LaSalle Scholarship, 2019
- Cavelier-De LaSalle academic scholarship, 2019
- Pro Bono Students Canada (Université de Montréal section), Project Leader — Immigration and Refugees, 2023-2024
- Black Law Students’ Association of Canada:
- Vice-President of Events (Université de Montréal section), 2023-2024
- National Civil Law Chapter Representative, 2022-2023
- Destination Travail:
- Secretary, since 2024
- Board member, since 2020
- COBACAM cultural association:
- Secretary, since 2025
- Youth Vice-President, 2020-2024
- Bienvenue à l’Immigrant, Youth Leader, since 2017
- Panelist: L’importance du mentorat, maîtriser les codes du milieu [The importance of mentoring, mastering the codes of the environment], 4th Inspire Foundation Bootcamp, Montréal, July 13, 2024.
- Panelist: Civil Law Symposium: The most difficult, is to dare, organized by the Black Law Students’ Association of Canada, October 27-28, 2023.
- Panelist: Socio-Economic Summit for Black Youth Development in Québec, Montréal, January 30, 2021.
- Panelist: Salon international de la femme noire, organized by Audace au féminin, Montréal, June 9, 2019.
LL.B., Université de Montréal, 2024