Practice Expertise

  • Commercial Law
  • Corporate Finance
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Securities

Areas of Practice

  • Commercial Law
  • Corporate Finance
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Securities
  • Venture Capital
  • View More

WSG Practice Industries

WSG Leadership

  • WSG Regional Council - Member
  • WSG Coronavirus Task Force Group - Member

Profile

Chat has a broad, transactional-based practice involving all aspects of corporate and securities law, with particular focus on mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, private equity, and corporate finance. Chat advises clients on a wide range of domestic and international transactions, including public and private acquisitions and divestitures, raising capital, corporate reorganizations and private equity transactions, working closely with other experts within the firm to negotiate and implement optimal transaction structures. In addition to transactional work, Chat also assists companies with their corporate governance and continuous disclosure obligations and advises on general corporate law.

Always abreast of the latest developments in his areas of practice, Chat has authored numerous client briefings and articles for legal publications.

Chat was called to the Ontario bar in 2008 and to the British Columbia bar in 2016. Prior to joining Lawson Lundell, Chat was an equity partner of a premier Canadian law firm based in Toronto.

Areas of Practice

  • Commercial Law
  • Corporate Finance
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Securities
  • Venture Capital

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North of 60 Blog

Our North of 60 Blog provides commentary on current legal trends and developments, and legislative updates affecting businesses in Northern Canada.

Pensions and Employee Benefits Law Blog

Lawson Lundell's Pension and Employee Benefits Law Blog provides updates on the most recent legal developments impacting pension and employee benefit plans. We cover a range of topics, including recent case law and changes to relevant provincial and federal legislation.

Privacy & Data Management Blog

This blog is authored by members of the Privacy & Data Management Department. We follow new and interesting issues emerging in the legal and business communities. We follow emerging issues, legal developments, and new technology as they impact privacy and data management. We will focus on how organizations can protect, manage and innovate with information considering the various risks, regulatory and governance requirements.

The Business Law Blog

This blog is authored by members of the Litigation and Dispute Resolution Department. We intend to follow new and interesting issues emerging in the legal and business communities. The wide range of experience among the members of our litigation group will provide a diverse and insightful examination of current legal trends and topics. Our goal is to provide a source of valuable information and insight on a wide variety of matters for our readers.

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