Christopher Doerksen

Practice Areas

Capital Markets

Corporate Governance & Compliance

Energy & Natural Resources

Healthcare & Life Sciences

Mergers & Acquisitions

Mining

Technology

Career

Chris helps clients structure and successfully complete their financing and M&A transactions, and comply with their disclosure and corporate governance requirements.

Chris helps clients raise money by selling equity and debt, buy and sell assets and businesses, manage their SEC disclosures, implement corporate governance structures, list on stock exchanges, and establish equity-based compensation arrangements. He currently serves as the head of Seattle’s Corporate department and co-chair of the Canada Cross-Border Practice Group. Chris works in a number of industries, including mining, energy, technology, life sciences, and financial services. Chris has extensive experience advising Canadian and other foreign clients on U.S. cross-border transactions, and often serves as their general U.S. outside counsel, helping them access solutions to all of their U.S. legal needs through Dorsey’s extensive network of offices and attorneys.