Deanne MacLeod

A “get it done” attitude.

Great advice is one of the keys to being a good lawyer, as is having the right attitude. Deanne has a “get it done attitude” and works to overcome – not create – obstacles to help her clients achieve their business goals.

Representative matters

Working with a diverse group of clients including entrepreneurs, public companies and real estate investment trusts, Deanne has:

• Advised on the acquisition and divestiture of commercial real estate portfolios, leasing matters and secured financings.
• Provided competition law advice regarding mergers, marketing and advertising, contests and promotions and competitor contracts.
• Lead transaction teams on acquisitions, divestitures and reorganizations on local, regional and national businesses.
• Provided ongoing strategic and commercial advice.

Areas of practice

• Corporate/Commercial
• Securities /Corporate Finance
• Owner Managed Business
• Competition Law
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Asset Based Lending
• Commercial Real Property

BAR ADMISSION(S)

Nova Scotia, 1997

LAW SOCIETY(IES)

Nova Scotia Barristers' Society

EDUCATION

Dalhousie University, M.B.A., LL.B., 1996
Mount Saint Vincent University, B.B.A., 1992

ACTIVITIES

• Member, Canadian Bar Association
• Practice group leader, Business Transactions, Stewart McKelvey, present
• Practice group leader, Mergers & Acquisitions, Stewart McKelvey, 2008-2011
• Chair, Students Committee, Stewart McKelvey, 2006-2010
• Member, Board of Governors, Mount Saint Vincent University, 2009-present
• Vice chair, Board of Governors, Mount Saint Vincent University, present
• Member, Board of Directors, Mount Saint Vincent Alumnae Association, 2008-present
• President, Mount Saint Vincent Alumnae Association, present
• Chair, Board of Governors, Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, 2007-2008

LANGUAGE(S)

English

EXTERNAL RATINGS

Lexpert Magazine’s ‘Rising Stars: Leading Lawyers Under 40’, 2009