Christopher Connor Email & Phone Number

Victoria, BC, CA

Victoria/ Vancouver B.C. Canada

• Sole Canadian-qualified legal counsel at the Canadian division of Avanade Inc., a joint venture between Accenture and Microsoft. Avanade is the leading provider of innovative digital and cloud services, business.
• Negotiate, draft, and advise on a variety of technology legal agreements including letters of agreement, master services agreements, statements of work (SOWs), change orders, NDAs and teaming agreements.
• Provide strategic counsel regarding contract interpretation and risk assessment for commercial contract matters.
• Provide legal training to internal business and delivery teams addressing a wide range of topics including confidentiality, marketing, and best practices for SOW drafting.
• Assist with developing playbooks, templates, and processes to enable consistency in agreements across commonly negotiated terms.
• Coordinate among different departments internally in order to complete reviews of contractual terms and manage risk.

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

• The Senior Contracts Advisor is head of the Contract Management Office (Supply Chain). This role provides legal advice, negotiates and drafts contracts, and develops policies and procedures on a wide range of issues in.
• Led a team that developed H.S.S.B.C.’s Contract Management Office.
• Drafting, advising, and negotiating legal agreements related to procurement, information technology, software licensing, privacy, alternative service delivery, consulting, and commercial contracts.
• Advising on and developing the P.H.S.A./ H.S.S.B.C.’s procurement policies and procedures.
• Researching and writing reports for senior management.
• Establishing and managing a budget for the Contract Management Office.

• Responsible for providing legal advice, contract management, developing municipal bylaws, and drafting agreements on a broad range of issues including procurement, information technology, intellectual property.
• Responsible for the management of all corporate administration personnel within the municipality of the District of Sechelt.
• Serves as the Corporate Officer, Head of the Freedom of Information access, and the Chief Electoral Officer for the District.
• Responsible for communication and negotiations with other levels of government.
• Develops policy, goal, and strategic objectives for both Council and Administration.
• Participates as a member of the senior management team in the on-going management of the District’s operations.

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

• The Corporate Counsel & Corporate Secretary is responsible for ensuring that the corporation complies with relevant legislation and regulation, and keeps board members informed of their legal responsibilities.
• Sole Corporate Counsel & Corporate Secretary for a publicly traded, multinational technology company that designs and manufactures equipment for the broadband cable and wireless sector.
• Drafted, advised, and negotiated agreements related to procurement, software licensing, corporate/commercial, sales, regulatory, privacy, intellectual property, employment/ labour, litigation, asset purchases & sales.
• Responsible for managing external legal counsel in multiple jurisdictions.
• Advised and negotiated complex international agreements.
• Actively participated in Board of Director meetings.

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

• Corporate Legal Counsel provides advice on legal matters and performs legal research for the benefit of employees and the corporation.
• Advised various business units in Smart Technologies on software licensing, sales, procurement, copyright, trademark, privacy, regulatory, and software development law.
• Drafted R.F.P.’s and advised on responses to customer R.F.P.’s.
• Assisted in the development of cloud computing and open source code policies.
• Drafted and negotiated inbound and outbound source code evaluation agreements and advised on establishing a “Clean Room” policy.
• Negotiated complex international strategic agreements.

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

• Provided legal advice related to information technology procurement and intellectual property as part of a large (roughly fifty lawyers) law department in an organization with roughly twelve thousand employees.
• Responsible for advising the various business units in The City of Calgary on procurement, information technology, intellectual property, policy development, regulatory, corporate/commercial and privacy law issues.
• Drafted and negotiated agreements including R.F.P.’s, consulting agreements, software licenses, data licenses, M.O.A.’s, M.O.U.’s, and opinion letters.
• Received three awards for quality of legal services, including one for outstanding work on the transfer of the Emergency Medical Services department from the municipality to the Province of Alberta.
• Member of the Information Technology Security Governance Committee.
• Member of the Open Data Steering Committee.

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

• Gained valuable experience in various areas of law through a formal rotation system.
• Drafted employment contracts, commercial leases, opinion letters, and asset purchase agreements.
• Researched and wrote memorandums of law on numerous intellectual property, procurement, privacy, construction, real estate, litigation, energy, and corporate law issues.
• Conducted due diligence in a variety of contexts, including the purchase of a corporation by one of BLG’s international clients.
• Participated in the firm’s C.L.E. training sessions throughout the year.
• Restructured a non-profit alternative energy distribution advocacy organization.

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

• Edited articles on the criminal liability of organizations such as corporations, partnerships, etc.

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

• Supervised and negotiated with third party contractors, enforcing quality control specifications, as well as applicable Federal/Provincial safety and environmental regulations during construction and maintenance.
• Negotiated with contractors in order to minimize the cost of ongoing projects.
• In charge of inspection for a number of successful projects in TransCanada’s Winnipeg, Regina, and Thunder Bay regions.
• Wrote reports daily on project progress, safety, and environmental incidents for TransCanada’s management.
• Organized and conducted safety meetings for contract workers.
• Responsible for coordinating project activities with different internal departments.

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

• Graded exams for a second-year university course in sociological theory.

Juris Doctor, Law

Activities and Societies: Manager, University of Manitoba Law School Softball Team (2005); Inducted into the University of Manitoba Law.

Certificate, The Business Of Copyright: Copyright In Internet, Technology, And Software

Intellectual Property Licensing Agreements, Intellectual Property Law

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba

Activities and Societies: Awarded the Katherine Oakes George Memorial Scholarship 1994 and 1993; Named as a “Student of Distinction” 1993.