| Chris Koressis | Direct Dial : (416) 720-1624 | chris.koressis@koressis.com |
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| Canadian Business Lawyer |
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B.Sc., McGill
University, 1978 B.C.L., McGill University, 1981 LL.B., McGill University, 1982 Admitted to Ontario Bar, 1984 |
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Chris Koressis is a Canadian business lawyer located in downtown Toronto, Ontario. He specializes in business law (corporate and commercial matters), including purchasing and procurement, drafting Requests for Proposals (RFPs), drafting proposals in response to RFPs, drafting and negotiating a broad range of commercial agreements, information technology law, licensing, e-commerce, outsourcing, employment law, corporate policies & codes of conduct, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, management buyouts and divestitures, and civil dispute resolution.
Before establishing the Toronto law firm of Koressis Legal™ , Chris Koressis was a partner at a large business law firm based in Toronto, Ontario. Prior to that, he was Corporate Counsel at Geac Computer Corporation (now Infor) and a member of the company's worldwide mergers and acquisitions team. Prior to Geac, Chris Koressis led CIBC's technology law department as Senior Counsel and he also served as Director, Strategic Sourcing, managing the bank's worldwide procurement of information technology, corporate services and products. He also led a task force on the legal and business issues associated with electronic commerce and Internet business strategies. Before CIBC, he was Corporate Counsel for Royal Bank of Canada.
While he was a partner at a large business law firm in Toronto, Chris Koressis worked with many business lawyers and assessed their strengths and weaknesses. This encouraged him to start his own Canadian business law firm in Toronto. If the nature of your legal matter requires a multi-disciplinary team, Chris Koressis will select and lead the team, after you have approved it. He will select lawyers who, like himself, have both legal and business expertise within industry. The depth of this kind of experience will provide you with the most effective and efficient legal advice and the results that you require.
Chris Koressis has the right contacts among business law firms that are available to assist Chris Koressis when it is necessary to have a team of lawyers to serve the needs of his clients. When managing any work assigned to another business lawyer, Chris Koressis assumes prime contractor status and overall responsibility for your legal strategy. And he ensures that your objectives are achieved effectively and efficiently. If you need practical, hands-on experience on the legal and business risks, and the opportunities, vital to the success of any company, call Chris Koressis. He offers his clients a 5 point guarantee: Better Access; Faster Service; Plain Language; Less Paper; Integrity & Candid Legal Advice. Access List of Legal Articles. |
| Speaking Engagements/Publications |
| Legal Pitfalls in Corporate Governance: Mitigating legal risks and protecting you and your organization from liability" presented at the Institute of Internal Auditors conference on Enterprise Risk Management and Control Self Assessment in Las Vegas on September 10, 2004. Corporate Governance in a Post-Enron World" presented at the Institute of Internal Auditors conference on Enterprise Risk Management and Control Self Assessment in Las Vegas on September 8, 2004. Corporate Governance & the CIO's Role- Executives overwhelmed by the new compliance rules may want to turn to CIOs for a helping hand." IT Business, May 2004, Toronto, Ontario Privacy Law in Canada presented at The National Club in Toronto on November 12, 2003. Corporate Governance & Corporate Policies Grabs Spotlight in Post-Enron World, The Journal of Corporate Renewal, Turnaround Management Association, Chicago, Illinois October 2002"Targeting an Acquisition for the Right Fit" presented at the 4th Annual Mergers and Acquisitions Skills Summit - a 3 day Federated Press conference in Toronto, Ontario on September 23, 2002 "Laying Down the Law: Legal agreements offer the support you need in important business transactions." CMA Management Magazine, May 2002 "Purchasing and Procurement of Goods & Services - best practices and legal issues" presented at OIPMAC - Oakville District, March 12, 2002, Oakville "Commercial Contract and Partnering Negotiations - Win-Win Strategies" presented at Liberty Village New Media Centre, March 8, 2002, Toronto "IT Growing Pains. For many firms, outsourcing may be the answer to increasing technology demands." Canadian Insurance Magazine, February 2002 "Outsourcing: from a legal perspective", Canadian Treasurer Magazine, February/March 2002 "Corporate Finance - a legal perspective" presented at the Hellenic Canadian Board of Trade, October 24, 2001, Toronto "Software Development and Corporate Purchasing Policies" presented at the Ontario Institute of the Purchasing Management Association of Canada conference, October 16-20, 2001, Niagara Falls "Raising Capital - a legal perspective" presented at McMaster's "CampusIncubator" Business Plan Challenge Workshop, September 29, 2001, McMaster University, Hamilton "Software Development: Structuring the Contract" presented at "Caucus", International Computer Negotiations, September 5-7, 2001, Orlando "Outsourcing IT - Get the most out of outsourcing", Canadian Treasurer Magazine, August/September 2001 "Acquiring Information Technologies: Contracting for Success" presented at "Caucus", International Computer Negotiations, June 12, 2001, Toronto "Trade Secrets - Contracts & Corporate Policies" presented at "Information Technology and Cyberspace Law Symposium", York Professional Development Programme, May 9-12, 2001, Toronto "Hardware Contracts and Systems Integration" presented at "Contracting for Information Technology", York Professional Development Programme, March 2 & 3, 1998, Toronto "Agreements for Software Development and Support Services" presented at "Expert Purchasing of Corporate Information Technology Systems", Federated Press, February 24, 1998, Toronto "Year 2000 Notice Letters and Assessment of Contractual Rights and Liabilities" presented at the Toronto Computer Lawyers' Group, January 13, 1998, Toronto "Maintaining Technology Standards" presented at "PC Nightmare", International Computer Negotiations, June 27, 1997, Chicago "Surviving the Millennium Crisis" presented at "PC Nightmare", International Computer Negotiations, June 26, 1997, Chicago "Corporate Governance Issues and Policies on Use of the Internet" presented to CIBC's Corporate Governance Group, January 27 & 30, 1997, Toronto "Win - Win Negotiating" presented at "Caucus 96", September, 1996, Atlanta |
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English, French, Greek
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