Christopher J H Donald
Practice Areas
Chris Donald is one of Robertson Stromberg LLP’s managing partners.
Chris focuses his practice in corporate and commercial law, including mergers and acquisitions of businesses (large and small), corporate finance, commercial lending, commercial real estate, legal due diligence, limited partnerships, non-profit organizations, corporate governance and aboriginal law.
He is one of the firm’s transactional lawyers, bringing in the expertise of other lawyers in the firm and when necessary outside expert advice, in order to efficiently complete transactions. Chris is often called upon to act as Saskatchewan counsel in multi-jurisdictional transactions.
Most recently, Chris acted as Saskatchewan counsel on two power plant projects being constructed in the Province.
Before joining Robertson Stromberg LLP, Chris was an Assistant Professor of Law at the University of Saskatchewan’s College of Law where he taught Contracts, Business Organizations and Law & Economics (1998 to 2000). Prior to that, Chris practiced corporate-commercial litigation in Toronto (1990 to 1998). He obtained his Articles of Clerkship at Lang Michener in Toronto (1988 to 1989).
- Tax Law
- Succession Planning
- Small Business
- Non-profit and Charitable Law
- Natural Resources
- Municipal Law and Local Government
- International Transactions
- Corporate Law and Governance
- Commercial Transactions and Real-Estate
- Commercial Lending and Corporate Finance
Education
Chris received his Bachelor of Arts (1st Class Honours) from the University of Victoria in 1978, his Masters of Arts in Economics from the University of Western Ontario in 1979, his Bachelor of Laws from Osgoode Hall Law School in 1988, and his Masters of Laws from the University of Toronto in 1997. Chris was called to the Ontario Bar in 1990 and to the Saskatchewan Bar in 2000.
Professional Involvement
Chris presented a paper on partnerships at an Insight Conference on Drafting Major Business Agreements in Regina, December 2008 and in Winnipeg, May 2010.
He was a facilitator for the Corporate/Commercial Section of the Saskatchewan Bar Admission Course (2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009), was a founding member and a director of the Saint Thomas More Lawyers’ Guild of Saskatoon Inc. and previously served as the Guild’s president. Chris is a member of the Canadian Bar Association and chaired the CBA (Saskatchewan Branch) Mid-Winter Meetings in 2003.
Chris is the author of the following articles:
“Limited Liability and the “Control” Liability of Limited Partners” (2007), 44 Canadian Business Law Journal 398.
“The Assignment of Federal Crown Debts: The Constitutional Limits on the Operation of s. 67 of the Financial Administration Act” (2005), 21 Banking and Finance Law Review 1. (Lead author, jointly with Melvin Gerspacher and Heather Funk)
“Civil Remedies for Breach of Continous Disclosure Obligations under the Securities Act” (2000), 45 McGill Law Journal 609.
“A Critique of Arguments in Favour of Mandatory Disclosure” (1999), 62 Saskatchewan Law Review 85.
Community Involvement
Chris’s recent community involvement includes volunteering as a Corporation member of St. Thomas More College and as a director of Saskatoon Knights of Columbus Charitable Foundation. Chris is also a member of the University of Saskatchewan Masters Swim Club and the Enterprise Club in Saskatoon. He has served on the boards of a number of non-profit organizations including CHEP Good Food Inc. and the Saskatoon Lasers Swim Club Inc.
Contact Information
Direct: (306) 933-1366
Main: (306) 652-7575
Email: Christopher J H Donald
