Head Asia Pacific Practice InitiativeCo-Head Pensions and Private EquityCo-Head Corporate Finance (2001-2008) Selected Merger Transactions Sterling Partners in its leveraged acquisition of Mosaid Technologies, a patent portfolio company Fording Canadian Coal Trust in its $14 billion sale of assets to Teck. Lexpert Deal of the Year China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) and PetroChina in connection with Canadian investments as well as other Chinese SOEs considering acquisitions of Canadian entities. Sterling Partners and CPPIB on their acquisition of Livingston International Income Fund. Globestar Mining in its sale to Perilya, an ASX listed company with a Chinese majority shareholder. Fording Canadian Coal Trust in its formation as an income fund as part of a 5 party transaction invovling Teck, Sherritt, Westshore and Ontario Teachers Selected REIT Transactions Chartwell Senior Housing REIT in its $931 million acquisition of a 50% interest in the Maestro portfolio of 42 seniors facilities with Healthcare REIT as co-owner; it's jv and management arrangements, Its concurrent subscription receipt and convertible debenture offerings Ventas, Inc. in its successfully litigated cash acquisition of the assets of Sunrise Senior Living REIT having an enterprise value of $2.2 billion. Issuers and underwriters in large number of REIT IPO and follow on offerings.Pension and Sovereign Wealth Investors Chris has advised OPTrust, Ontario Teachers and CPPIB on investments in Canada and in some cases worldwide. Chris has advised China Investment Corporation on Canadian investments .Corporate FinanceI have advised both issuers and underwriters in over 100 capital markets issues, including over 20 IPOs. These range form the issue of REIT units, Income Trust units, convertible debentures, stapled convertible debentures, common shares, debt and flow-through shares, as well as the issue of shares in mining and other companies.

Worked in Sydney office of FHP on secondment from Osler

Predecessor to Nova Chemicals.