Overview

Joe Chan is the Practice Group Leader of our Asia Pacific Group, heads the firm’s Corporate Finance Group, and is a member of the firm’s Business, and Technology and Innovation Groups. He has been a member of Richards Buell Sutton since moving to Vancouver two decades ago. Prior to that move, he lived and practiced law in Calgary.

Through all of that time – and now – Joe has advised on business law, mergers and acquisitions, and securities/corporate finance matters for a broad range of clients, including both public and private companies, and across various industries such as technology companies, mining and resource companies, private mortgage lenders, real estate investment, and video game companies. He continues to advise on cross-border transactions, regulatory/compliance issues, and on joint venture and partnership matters.

Joe has experience with a wide array of mergers and acquisitions and other business transactions, assisting clients from the “start-up” phase of their business to the “exit” sale of their business, and all issues and challenges that arise in-between – all with a focus on providing sensible, practical advice to help his clients realize their dreams (and, hopefully more). He advises clients through their IPOs, debt and equity financings, corporate governance matters, plans of arrangement, RTOs and ‘go private’ transactions, both for domestic and international transactions.

Joe also serves as the Vice-Chair of our affiliate network, Pacific Rim Advisory Council, which is made up with leading law firms in countries around the world.

Outside of his legal work, Joe has written about food, music and art for numerous publications, was the publisher/editor of a monthly arts/culture magazine, and a co-editor/writer for two food websites.

Joe provides legal services through Joe Chan Law Corporation.

Practice Areas

• Commercial Law
• Natural Resources & Energy
• Securities

Bar Information

Called to the bar: 2004 (AB); 2006 (BC)