W. Chipman Johnston

Chip Johnston is a partner in the Mergers & Acquisitions and Capital Markets Groups. His practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions and capital markets financings, primarily with clients in the energy sector. Chip acts for financial and strategic investors, management teams and public companies. His practice is balanced between Canadian and international clients, and involves the acquisition and sale of private and public companies, initial private and public financings, equity offerings and acquisitions in new markets and the management and completion of substantial investments in public companies.

Professional Activities

Chip is a member of the Law Society of Alberta and the Calgary and Canadian Bar Associations. He is a past member of the TSX Listing Advisory Committee.

Background

Prior to joining Stikeman Elliott, Chip was a partner at another Calgary-based firm where he was Co-Chair of the firm’s Private Equity Group. He also clerked at the Court of Appeal of Alberta before being called to the Alberta Bar.