About
Chris is a lawyer in our Litigation + Dispute Resolution group. He assists clients, in both a litigation and an advisory capacity, with administrative, constitutional, Aboriginal, human rights, and commercial law matters. Chris represents an array of clients, including First Nations, Indigenous organizations, administrative bodies, governments, and corporations.
EXPERTISE
Chris has extensive experience, as both a litigator and solicitor, acting for clients on a range of public and private law matters, including appeals. Chris has appeared at all levels of court in British Columbia and Ontario and has assisted clients with judicial reviews, appeals, and interventions at the Federal Court, the Federal Court of Appeal, and the Supreme Court of Canada.
Prior to joining MT+Co, Chris worked at a boutique public law litigation firm in its Vancouver office, and before that at a leading UK commercial law firm in their London and Paris offices.
WORTH NOTING
Outside of work, Chris enjoys backcountry skiing, climbing, cycling, and squash.
Credentials
- Called to the bar in Ontario, 2023
- Called to the bar in BC, 2019
- Called to the bar in England and Wales, 2014
- Certificate of Qualification, Federation of Law Societies of Canada, National Committee on Accreditation, 2018
- Legal Practice Course (LPC) and Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL), BPP Law School, London UK, 2012
- Masters of Philosophy (M.Phil), International Relations, Oxford University, Balliol College, 2010
- Bachelor of Arts (BA), Majors in History and Political Science, University of British Columbia, 2007
Publications
- Jennifer Klinck, Madelaine Mackenzie and Christopher Rusko, “Distinctively Canadian: Litigating the Constitutional Rights of Canada’s Protected Linguistic, Denominational and Indigenous Communities,” in Annual Review of Civil Litigation 2020, ed. Todd Archibald J. (Toronto: Carswell, 2020)
- Christopher Rusko, “Brexit wrangling proves that separating the AG and justice minister is no panacea,” The Hill Times (1 April 2019)
- Christopher J. Rusko and Karthika Sasikumar, "India and China: From Trade to Peace?", Asian Perspective, Vol. 31, No. 4 (2007)
