Christopher M. Wallace Email & Phone Number

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Ottawa, Canada Area

• The Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) is a not-for-profit government relations and advocacy organization representing over 2000 Canadian municipalities. It negotiates with the Government of Canada on behalf.
• Managing FCM's legal, risk and compliance functions.
• Developing and implementing the organization's Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) program.
• Advising management on complex and high value government funding contracts including a $500M in additional funding for FCM's key grant and loan program.
• Developed the organization's procurement and service delivery template portfolio.
• Assuming the regulatory compliance responsibilities of the organization including the Privacy Officer function.

Ottawa, Canada Area

• CMHC is a Crown corporation of the Government of Canada that contributes to the stability of the housing market and financial system, provides support to Canadians in housing need, and offers objective housing research.
• Supporting the procurement activities of this crown corporation by advising on RFP, RFQ, RFSO activities as well as drafting and negotiating these commercial agreements.
• Supporting the human resources department by providing Canada Labour Code and general employment law advice as well as advising on legislative compliance relating to internal policies.
• Managing outside counsel on complex litigation matters.

Ontario, Canada Area

• Outside Counsel is outsourced or virtual legal support​ tailored to the needs of businesses and not-for-profit organizations. I provide commercial law support including contract drafting, revision and negotiation.
• Provided temporary in-house legal support for a hi-tech services and consulting company.
• Provided law firm overflow support for commercial agreements as well as online policies.
• Developed and drafted sales, terms-of-sale and website privacy documentation for start-up companies.

Ottawa, Canada Area

• Hired on a term contract to support a surge in legal mandates arising from the corporate restructuring of this not-for-profit health standards and accreditation organization.
• Reviewed, analyzed and provided legal advice to improve commercial bid documents, licenses, confidentiality agreements and marketing documents.
• Provided legal advice, assisted with proposal preparation, and provided negotiation support to the “Advisory Services” line of business.
• Provided legal advice, assisted with proposal support, drafted and negotiated sales agreements with Canadian clients in support of the “Accreditation” and “Distinction” lines of business.
• Drafted templates for the procurement of contractor services and inter-company services agreement.
• Drafted and negotiated agreements with contractors for international projects.

Ottawa, Canada Area

• Advised management and negotiated commercial agreements to support the varied operations of a national organization. Provided legal leadership for all business development as well as merger and acquisition activities.
• Conducted due diligence and advised executive on legal risks for a high-risk, high-reward service venture, allowing the organization to re-negotiate key service contract terms.
• Resolved all employment law and human rights claims saving considerable time and external counsel costs.
• Led acquisition of a health care business, enabling organization to enter into new markets while avoiding significant financial liabilities.
• Coordinated creation of a unique subsidiary corporation and provided legal counsel to executive and board in a complex 2-party transfer of assets, allowing the organization to continue delivering services in a changing.
• Developed transaction documentation and advised senior management for joint venture initiatives, enabling broad expansion of existing lines of business.

Ottawa, Canada Area

• Delivered legal counsel on wide range of complex legal and business issues to several commercial and not-for-profit organizations. Provided advice to executive management on corporate reorganizations. Assisted clients.
• Negotiated, drafted, and revised commercial agreements, meeting operational needs of clients while reducing risk and exposure to potential claims.
• Provided senior management with advice to complete substantial multi-party joint venture agreement, leading to substantial increase in business in health services industry.
• Worked with senior management to revamp a distribution program, improving the organization's ability to manage distributor relationships.

Ottawa, Canada Area

• Supported commercial activities of electronics and security products company. Oversaw critical agreements and contracts relating to purchases, inbound and outbound licensing, equipment leasing, financing, and.
• Created company's intellectual property protection program working with engineers and finance team, resulting in a streamlining and strategically orienting intellectual property protection and licensing program.
• Coordinated due diligence activities in sale of corporation by ensuring all deliverables were organized and any issues were known and solved well in advance.
• Managed outside counsel and coordinated organization's successful defence of several large contract and tort claims.

Ottawa, Canada Area

• Delivered legal support for sales and contracting efforts of start-up software company. Negotiated and advised management on complex matters in areas of intellectual property licensing, and specialized services.
• Advised sales team on outgoing software licenses and contracted services agreements, ensuring company's assets were protected and all agreements complied with organization’s practices.
• Negotiated with senior representatives of external organizations on complex license agreements, resulting in successful license and support agreements.
• Evaluated and mitigated potential business risks by thoroughly analyzing teaming contracts with partner organizations.

Kanata, Ontario

• Practiced corporate and commercial law with a focus on mergers and acquisitions of small and medium sized tech businesses.
• Completed acquisition and asset transfer transactions as well as secured lending transactions.
• Advised on mergers & acquisitions, financing, secured lending transactions and corporate reorganizations.
• Drafted financing, distribution, license and other commercial agreements.
• Negotiated and drafted shareholders agreements and other general corporate documents.

Ottawa, Canada Area

• Completed articles and practiced in the business law section of the firm.
• Drafted agreement documentation, conducted due diligence reviews and advised on mergers & acquisitions, sales of assets and shares, and corporate finance.
• Drafted shareholder, license, financing, confidentiality, non-competition and employment agreements.

Llb, Common Law

B. Comm, Finance, Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: International Exchange Program 1994-1995 (Bangkok Thailand)