aperçu
- Partner as of 2002.
- Cravath, Swaine & Moore, one year secondment, 2001 - 2002.
Christopher Garrah has been a partner in the Business Law Group in the firm's Toronto office since 2002. He practices in the areas of corporate and commercial law, focusing on mergers and acquisitions, corporate reorganizations, and joint ventures.
A significant portion of his practice involves advising private equity investors with respect to acquisition issues, including related financings. He has transactional experience in numerous industries.
In addition to mergers and acquisitions, Chris has had significant involvement in general corporate and commercial matters, including advising clients on shareholder agreements and partnership agreements, stock option plans and corporate governance issues. Chris also provides business immigration services to corporate clients, focusing on Canadian work permits.
Chris has advised non-share capital corporations on corporate governance and transactions, including joint venture transactions and amalgamations involving non-share capital corporations.
Chris is an active member of the Ontario Bar Association, having served as a member of the Business Law Section Executive since 2005 in a variety of positions. He was Chair of the Business Law Section from 2008-2010 and currently serves as Past Chair of the Business Law Section.
Representative Matters
- Acted on the BBM Canada-Nielsen Media Research Limited joint venture which resulted in BBM Nielsen Media Research Inc. in 2006. The joint venture was the result of the merger of the portion of the respective operations of BBM and Nielsen Media Research Inc. that measured television audiences using wired electronic meters.
- Acted for a national promotion company that provides promotion/fulfillment services to a variety of Canada's largest retailers and providers of consumer goods and services.
- Acted for vendor group in sale of a national food distributor.
- Acted for an auto parts manufacturer in a commercial restructuring and insolvency matter involving major Canadian automobile manufacturers.
- Acted on behalf of a number of health and safety associations in connection with the restructuring of the workplace and workplace-related accident prevention system in Ontario.
Presentations
Practice Gems: Essentials of the Privately Held Company 2019 (Part 1): Setting Up the Company
Québec – Ontario Business Law Summit
Termination Clauses – Don't Leave the Table Without Them
Administration - Privacy and Document Retention: Establishing Effective Document Retention and Destruction Policies
Administration - Privacy and Document Retention: Establishing Effective Document Retention and Destruction Policies
Records Management
Best Practices for Document Retention
Canada and the Ontario Not-For-Profit Law - How will the Historical Changes Impact Not-For-Profit Corporations
Business Law: Keeping Afloat in a Sea of Change
OBA Professional Development: At the Heart of Contract Law
Publications
Organismes de bienfaisance et organisations sans but lucratif - Défis de l'AGA et solutions pendant l'épidémie de COVID-19
Organismes de bienfaisance et organisations sans but lucratif - Défis de l'AGA et solutions pendant l'épidémie de COVID-19
Tips for Supporting an Employee's Application for Provincial Nomination from Recent BC PNP Decision
Doing business in Canada: Immigration (business)
New Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act proclaimed in force. what do we do now?
Revisiting Damages for Breach of Contract
Termination Clauses: Don't Leave The Table Without Them
News
McMillan est l'hôte dans le cadre de l'annonce spéciale sur l'adoption du ministère des Services à l'enfance et à la jeunesse
Education
- University of Toronto, LLB - 1994
- Queen's University, B.Comm. - 1991
Year Of Call
- Barreau de l'Ontario - 1996
Practices
acquisitions et désinvestissements
opérations négociées
création d'entreprises
gouvernance d'entreprise
immigration des gens d'affaires
capital d'investissement
organismes de bienfaisance et sans but lucratif
assurances
Industries
industries de services
médias
soins de santé
assurances
industries manufacturières, distribution et commerce du détail
Directorships and Professional Associations
- Past Chair of the Business Law Section of the Ontario Bar Association.
- Canadian Bar Association