Chris’ counsel to clients in the infrastructure, energy and oil and gas sectors is backed by deep experience and industry background, bringing knowledge and perspective to clients’ corporate and commercial priorities, strategies and objectives.
Chris guides oil and gas and power companies through a wide range of their commercial projects and transactions. He regularly works with clients in their acquisitions and divestitures of energy assets, as well as the full spectrum of energy project development, from joint ventures, construction, operation and maintenance to logistics and transportation, processing and marketing arrangements as they relate to LNG, oil sands, shale gas and power projects.
Chris’ industry experience includes a business background working with various oil and gas companies, giving him market insight and a commercial mindset.
His technical legal skills are excellent.’
—Chambers Canada, 2023
2017-2025 | Chambers Canada—Leading lawyer in energy: oil and gas (transactional) |
2011-2025 | Chambers Global—Leading lawyer in energy: oil and gas (transactional) and energy: power (transactional) |
2019-2025 | The Legal 500—Leading partner in energy and natural resources: oil and gas |
2010-2025 | Best Lawyers in Canada—Leading lawyer in corporate law, energy law, natural resources law and oil and gas law |
2021-2024 | Lexpert/American Lawyer’s Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada—Leading practitioner in corporate commercial law |
2012-2023 | The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory—Leading lawyer in corporate commercial law, mergers & acquisitions, energy: oil & gas and energy: electricity |
2013-2022 | Who’s Who Legal— Global and National leading lawyer in energy and oil & gas |
2018 | Guide to the World’s Leading Energy and Environment Lawyers |