Chris is a partner at McKercher LLP focused on acquisitions, divestitures, business transactions, project development, and project finance in Saskatchewan’s key economic sectors – energy, renewable energy, mining, natural resources, infrastructure, and agriculture. Chris delivers legal acumen, skillful advocacy, and strategic business and technical insight to his work advising clients on their most important and complex matters. Chris also provides special counsel on Saskatchewan environmental and climate change regulations, applying that expertise across all industry sectors and all types of commercial agreements, and helping his clients to advance their objectives in an increasingly complex landscape. It’s Chris’ client-first, business-first approach to legal work, combined with his transactional work and legal acumen, that has firmly positioned him as a leading lawyer among Saskatchewan’s top business lawyers. He is recognized by his peers as a leader in his fields by Lexpert, Best Lawyers, and Chambers Canada, and received the Lexpert Rising Star Award (2023). Chris often collaborates and integrates with international and national law firms providing local Saskatchewan counsel advice to global companies with Saskatchewan projects.
