Chris Sunstrum

Partner. Practice encompasses all aspects of Canadian and cross-border mergers & acquisitions and complex reorganizations, representing public and private buyers, sellers and issuers, private equity buyers and sellers as well as boards of directors and special committees. Also advises bidders, targets and investors involved in hostile takeover bids, proxy contests, appraisal remedies and other contested situations, and assists public companies with their corporate governance and disclosure obligations. Recent mandates: Rogers Communications’ $26 billion acquisition of Shaw Communications; Onex Corporation’s acquisition of WestJet Airlines and their subsequent acquisition of Sunwing Vacations; Blackstone REIT’s US$3.1 billion acquisition of WPT Industrial REIT; and Newmont Mining Corporation’ US$10 billion acquisition of Goldcorp and subsequent joint venture with Barrick Gold Corporation. Guest lecturer at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management and frequent speaker and author on corporate and securities law issues. Recognized by Chambers Canada, IFLR1000, The Legal 500 Canada, The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, the Lexpert Special Edition — Finance and M&A and Best Lawyers in Canada. Honoured as one of Lexpert’s Rising Stars: Leading Lawyers Under 40 in 2019.