Drawing on decades of technical, business and legal experience, Chris is the founder of Tacit Law.
Chris’s practice areas include corporate, commercial, not-for-profit, privacy, communications, information technology, e-commerce, Internet, intellectual property, administrative, competition, regulated industries and employment law, alternate dispute resolution, as well as commercial, tribunal and appellate advocacy and litigation. In addition to providing traditional legal services, he assists clients with corporate governance, commercial transactions, as well as corporate and regulatory compliance.
Chris’s past professional experience includes holding a senior executive role in a publicly-traded company, being a partner in a major regional law firm and working in a national law firm. Prior to practicing law, he held various engineering and managerial positions in the private sector.
Chris was called to the Bar of the Province of Ontario in 1987 and is also a member of the Bar of British Columbia. In addition to being a lawyer, he is also a registered Trademark agent, licensed professional engineer and also holds an MBA, as well as a Q Arb designation.
Chris has served on a number of boards and is also very involved in Internet governance through various volunteer activities.
