Lawyer Profile
Chris Barker
Toronto, Ontario
Overview
Chris brings together transactional and securities regulatory expertise to provide clients with practical advice on strategic deals, innovative business models and novel securities products.
Acting for a range of market participants, such as structured products issuers, crypto trading platforms, market infrastructures and dealers, Chris helps clients navigate a complex regulatory environment and bring new products and business models to market. He also has a broad range of experience acting on transactions, including public and private financings and M&A.
CIBC on the launch of the first-ever Canadian Depositary Receipts (CDRs), a novel structured product providing Canadian investors with access to hedged fractional investing in large-cap foreign stocks, and on the launch of the first-ever CDRs in respect of European securities
Crypto industry participants on securities regulatory matters and transactions, including crypto trading platform regulation
Foreign trading platforms and clearing agencies in connection with admitting Canadian-resident entities as members
Banks and clearing agencies on netting and collateral matters (including formal legal opinions)
Lundin Petroleum AB on the cross-border spin-off of International Petroleum Corporation as a public company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq First North exchange with an initial market capitalization of over C$500-million
Flagship Communities REIT on its US$107-million initial public offering of trust units on the Toronto Stock Exchange
Practice Areas
Bar Information
Called to the bar: 2013 (ON)