Christopher Murray

Practice Areas

Chris leads Osler’s Asia-Pacific initiative, having advised a number of Chinese, Korean, Australian and South Eastern Asian based enterprises principally on their investments in Canadian energy and mining businesses. Chris also Co-Heads Osler’s Pension and Private Equity Investor group.

Chris’ practice focuses on mergers and investments for REITs, public corporations, private equity sponsors and pension funds. Chris has a wealth of experience in corporate finance having advised on over 100 public offerings and dozens of IPOs in his career, particularly in the REIT sector where he advises several issuers and has acted on innumerable REIT offerings. He advises a number of public reporting issuers and their boards as well as Canadian pension plans as their principal trusted legal adviser on a range of matters.

Career

Chris practised in Australia early in his career while on a two-year secondment from Osler.

Professional Memberships

CBA; ABA; IPBA; IBA

Publications

Author, The Real Estate M&A and Private Equity Review: Canada. Co-author, IPBA Journal, Investment in Canadian oil and gas: time to look again?, May 2016.

Personal

Ontario, 1985

University of Toronto, LL.B.

Queen’s University, B.A.