Chad is a business lawyer with Lindsay Kenney LLP, focusing on merger and acquisition, cross-border transactions, franchising, financing, private securities transactions, corporate governance and strategic advisory for businesses. Chad also works with multi-generational family-owned businesses in cooperation with LK’s wills and estates lawyers to ensure smooth and successful transitions. He brings a pragmatic approach to helping clients navigate complex transactions and commercial challenges, along with a global perspective gained from his years abroad. He has earned a reputation as a problem solver and a results-oriented advisor to his business clients.
Chad advises clients on share and asset sales as well as more complex merger and acquisition transactions, franchising, financing, and corporate governance. He drafts and negotiates shareholder, partnership, joint venture, and other business agreements. He advises clients on business challenges, including conflicts between business partners, and has resolved many disputes through negotiation rather than resorting to litigation. He also provides strategic counsel on doing business in the United States and China. Known for his thoughtful and client-focused approach, Chad ensures his clients understand each stage of the process and can make informed decisions that support their goals. Chad’s clients often tell him that they feel comfortable with him because he is “different from other lawyers.”
Chad was called to the bar in Illinois in 2006 after earning his law degree from the University of Chicago. He began his career with a judicial clerkship before joining the Hong Kong office of a global firm, where he focused on mergers and acquisitions, securities, and cross-border commercial matters. He later served as general counsel for a technology start-up, guiding the company from formation through to profitability. After immigrating to Canada in 2016, Chad returned to private practice with LK and has built a practice focused on providing value to both local and global businesses of all sizes.
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Representative Transactions
Mergers and Acquisitions
- Advised BC-based family on the $23 million sale of their equestrian business to a local purchaser.
- Advised BC-based forestry company on its $27 million sale to a private equity firm.
- Advised BC-based manufacturing company with operations in BC and Alberta on its $13 million sale to a Canadian buyer.
- Advised BC-based engineering firm with operations in Canada, the US and Asia on its $13 million sale to a US engineering firm.
- Advised BC-based manufacturing company on its $6 million purchase of a manufacturing company and the land where it operates.
- Advised a US-based power generation equipment manufacturing and services company with respect to the US$25 million sale of its China subsidiary to European buyers.
- Advised an Australian precious metals mining and exploration company with respect to its US$90 million acquisition of a mine property in China.
Franchising
- Advises a large group of BC-based franchisees of a major Canadian grocery chain on transitions in or out of the franchised business as well as purchase or sale of the franchised business.
- Advised large BC-based realtor group on their franchising dispute with a franchised global real estate brand.
- Advises several BC-based franchisors in retail, fitness, property services, wellness and other industries.
Cross-Border Transactions
- Advised Canadian individual on the US$3 million sale of their Canadian consulting firm in exchange for equity in the US-based purchaser.
- Advised Canadian investor on its US$5 million investment in a hotel project in the US.
- Advised Canadian based fund on its US$50 million acquisition of truck stops in the US.
Securities
- Advised a TSX-listed coal mining and exploration company with respect to U.S. and Hong Kong securities law as part of its HK$2 billion secondary listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
- Advised major global investment banks with respect to U.S. and Hong Kong securities law as part of its HK$1 billion underwriting of the listing of a China-based chemical manufacturer on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
Education
- Juris Doctor, University of Chicago, 2005
- Bachelor of Science (Biology), Indiana University, 1999
- Bachelor of Science (Psychology), Indiana University, 1999
Community Involvement
- Valiant Foundation, Board Member
- Active with Langley Chamber of Commerce and Langley Asia-Pacific Business Network
- SD43 Coquitlam, Volunteer
- Engaged in pro bono legal services
Beyond the Office
Chad is proud of his lovely wife, who is a Registered Nurse, and their three teenage children. You can often find them on a mini golf course or in an escape room. Chad is a member of the board of a charitable foundation and volunteers at his children’s school. He hikes and plays board games, chess, trivia and poker, and enjoys film, but is retired from his recreational hockey career. Chad has accepted that his kids will usually beat him at Mario Kart.
Areas of Law
Languages
Cantonese
Bar admissions
British Columbia, 2019
Illinois, 2006
