VCARD
Education
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Bachelor of Laws (with Distinction), University of Saskatchewan, 2009
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Bachelor of Commerce (with Distinction), University of Saskatchewan, 2008
Preferred Service Areas
- Agriculture, Agri-food and Agribusiness
- Energy – Conventional and Renewable
- Environmental and ESG
- Mining, Oil, and Natural Resources
- Municipal and Public Sector Law
- Commercial and Secured Transactions
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Real Estate and Land Development
- Securities, Finance, and Investment
Professional Involvement
- Member, Canadian Bar Association
- Member, Saskatoon Bar Association
- Member, Board of Directors, Ag-West Bio, Inc.
Christopher is a Partner practicing in the Firm’s Saskatoon office where he maintains a commercial transactions and project development practice focusing on Saskatchewan key economic sectors – energy, natural resources and agricultural.
Chris Masich is a partner at McKercher LLP focused on acquisitions, divestitures, business transactions, project development, and project finance in Saskatchewan’s key economic sectors – energy, renewable energy, mining, natural resources, infrastructure, and agriculture. Chris delivers legal acumen, skillful advocacy, and strategic business and technical insight to his work advising clients on their most important and complex matters. Chris also provides special counsel on Saskatchewan environmental and climate change regulations, applying that expertise across all industry sectors and all types of commercial agreements, and helping his clients to advance their objectives in an increasingly complex landscape.
It’s Chris’ client-first, business-first approach to legal work, combined with his transactional work and legal acumen, that has firmly positioned him as a leading lawyer among Saskatchewan’s top business lawyers. He is recognized by his peers by Lexpert, Best Lawyers, and Chambers Canada, and received the Lexpert Rising Star Award (2023). Chris often collaborates and integrates with international and national law firms providing local Saskatchewan counsel advice to global companies with Saskatchewan projects.
Representative Experience
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Saskatchewan counsel for Canada Infrastructure Bank with its C$173M repayable contribution facility for the Bekevar Wind Project in Saskatchewan.
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Acted for SSC Security Services Corp. in the acquisition of all of the shares of Logixx Security Inc. from Avante Logixx Inc.
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Acted for Avena Foods Limited in the sale of all of the shares of Avena Foods Limited.
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Acted for 3L Cattle Company Ltd. in the sale of all of its Saskatchewan ranching assets for an undisclosed value.
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Acted for several national and international independent power producers in preparation of and submission to SaskPower’s request for qualifications and request for proposals in respect of 200 MW wind power project and 20MW solar power project.
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Acted for an international independent power producer in preparation of and submission to SaskPower’s request for proposals to construct the Chinook Power Station, a 350 MW combined-cycle plant.
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Acted for Input Capital Corp. in respect of a $50,000,000 standby credit facility with HSBC Bank Canada.
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Acted for Assiniboia Farmland Limited Partnership in respect of a sale of over 110,000 acres of Saskatchewan farmland to the Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board valued at $128,000,000.
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Acted for the Seaboard Corporation in its acquisition of Blue Hills Processors (2003) Ltd.
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Acted for the Scoular Company in its acquisition of Legumex Walker Inc.’s special crop division valued at $94,000,000.
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Acted for Boss Power Corp. and divisive reorganization of that corporation by way of plan of arrangement.
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Acted for a private agri-business company and selling shareholders in sale of all of the shares of the company valued at $44,000,000 to a publicly listed food processing company.
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Acted for Royal Bank of Canada in securitization of a $40,000,000 construction credit facility to a private Saskatchewan commercial land developer.
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Acted for Input Capital Corp. respecting a short form prospectus offering on a bought deal basis of Class A common voting shares for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $46 million.
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Acted for Input Capital Corp. with the completion of an aggregate $41 million public offering and concurrent private placement of Class A Common Voting Shares.
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Acted for Input Capital Corp. to complete a reverse-takeover of a capital pool company and become a listed entity on the TSX Venture Exchange.
Awards & Recognition
