Chris Nyberg

Practice Areas

Corporate / Commercial, Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Equity and Venture Capital, Insolvency & Restructuring, Cannabis, Agriculture & Food, Indigenous

Career

Chris is a corporate/commercial lawyer who focuses his practice on mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and complex commercial matters.

Chris’s practice focuses on transactional and commercial matters, including mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and complex commercial transactions for start-up and mid-market companies in technology, food, beverage and agribusiness, healthcare and other regulated industries. He has broad experience with a range of private equity, venture capital and other institutional investments as well as complex acquisitions, mergers, divestitures, minority investments, and cross-border transactions.

In addition to transactional work, Chris’s experience includes advising clients on all aspects of their corporate and commercial arrangements, including reorganizations and other corporate restructurings, as well as assisting with their corporate governance.

Chris also regularly advises applicants, licensees, retailers, brands, service providers, Indigenous communities and businesses and members of adjacent industries on all manner of cannabis-related mandates. He was seconded to one of North America’s leading licensed producers and has taught cannabis law and regulation at two major Canadian universities.

Chris is a member of the bars of Alberta (2016) and Ontario (2016).