Andrea Shakespeare

Associate

“The price of success is hard work, dedication… and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand."
- Vince Lombardi

Getting results – no matter what the request.

Andrea gives 100% in everything she does, as is illustrated by her athletic accomplishments at a national level. She brings this same level of drive, determination and commitment to the table when working with each of her clients. No matter what the request, Andrea works hard, is detail-oriented and uses her strong communication skills to achieve the desired result for her clients.

Representative matters.

As a former three-time Academic All-Canadian and winner of the 2009 Canadian University Squash Championships, Andrea knows all about commitment and what it takes to succeed. Andrea applies this same level of dedication for her clients, which include large privately-held corporations, banks and family-run businesses.

Areas of practice:

  • Corporate/Commercial
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Banking
  • Corporate Restructuring & Insolvency
  • Tax
  • Wills and Estates

BAR ADMISSION(S)

Nova Scotia, 2011

LAW SOCIETY(IES)

Nova Scotia Barristers' Society

EDUCATION

Dalhousie University, M.B.A., LL.B., 2010
Saint Mary’s University, B.Comm., 2004

ACTIVITIES

  • Member, Canadian Bar Association.
  • Member, board of directors, Special Olympics, Halifax
  • Corporate secretary, board of directors, Atlantic Film Festival
  • Member, Steering Committee for the Canadian Tax Foundation’s Young Tax Practicioners, Halifax
  • Competitor, Canadian Women's Team Squash Championships, 2008-2011
  • Winner, Canadian University & Colleges Squash Championships, Women's A Division, 2009
  • Recipient, 2004 President's Award, Saint Mary's University
  • 2004 conference champion and league all-star, Atlantic University Sport Conference, Women’s Varsity Volleyball
  • Team member, Women’s Varsity Volleyball Team, Saint Mary’s University, 2000-2004

LANGUAGE(S)

English

Publications

  • Co-author, “Fair Dealing or Fare Stealing?”, Implications of Canadian Copyright Law Reform on the Online Classroom, Canadian Journal of Law and Technology, Vol. 7 No. 2, January 2009 at 267.

Suite 900
Purdy's Wharf Tower One
1959 Upper Water Street
Halifax, NS, Canada
B3J 3N2

P 902.444.1744
F 902.420.1417

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LEGAL ASSISTANT(S)

Erica Yuzyk
Jane Mills

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