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Christopher W. Nixon
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Law Practice
Christopher Nixon is a partner in Stikeman Elliott's Securities Group in Calgary. His practice focuses on business law, with an emphasis on mergers and acquisitions (M&A), corporate finance, corporate and trust reorganizations and corporate governance. His practice involves both transactional and advisory assignments, representing among others, oil and gas exploration corporations, oilfield service corporations and investment dealers in Canada, the U.S., Europe and Asia in connection with issues of debt and equity.
Mr. Nixon is listed and recognized in the following publications:
- The 2010 Lexpert/American Lawyer's Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada in the areas of Corporate Commercial Law, Corporate Finance and M&A.
- The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2010 as a leading practitioner in the areas of Corporate Commercial Law, Corporate Finance and Securities, M&A and Private Equity.
- The 2010 Chambers Global's The Guide to the World's Leading Lawyers for Business as a recommended lawyer for Corporate/M&A.
- IFLR1000's The Guide to the World's Leading Financial Law Firms 2010 as a leading lawyer for Capital Markets and M&A.
- The Best Lawyers in Canada 2011 in the areas of Corporate, M&A and Securities Law.
- The 2009 Lexpert Guide to the Leading U.S./Canada Cross-border Corporate Lawyers in Canada in the areas of Corporate Finance & Securities and M&A.
- The International Who's Who of Capital Markets Lawyers 2010.
- The 2009 LawDay's Leading Lawyers for Securities-Corporate.
- He is AV® Peer Review Rated according to Martindale-Hubbell (Very High to Pre-eminent), its highest level of professional ranking.
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Professional Activities
Mr. Nixon is a member of the Law Society of Alberta and the Calgary and Canadian Bar Associations. He was an inaugural member of the Alberta Securities Commission Legal Advisory Committee, a committee appointed by the Alberta Securities Commission to assist it in the development of policies and procedures.
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Education
University of Alberta (LL.B. 1979).
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Bar Admission
Alberta, 1980
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