Trusted advisor, respected collaborator.
It is George’s duty to solve his clients’ issues—they come to him for trusted counsel and breadth of expertise in our region and beyond. More frequently seen as a partner in their business, he understands what a clients’ ultimate business goals and objectives are and does whatever necessary to not only bring those challenges to a successful resolution but ensures they are positioned to reap rewards that endure long after a deal is done.
Representative matters
Providing a broad range of services to privately held family companies, George’s clients include:
- Farming and processing companies
- Communications companies
- Real estate firms
- Real estate development and leasing companies
- Public private partnerships
Areas of practice
- Corporate/Commercial
- Owner Managed Business
- Public – Private Partnerships
- Property Leasing
- Mergers & Acquisitions
BAR ADMISSION(S)
Nova Scotia, 1961
LAW SOCIETY(IES)
Nova Scotia Barristers' Society
EDUCATION
Dalhousie University, LL.B., 1961
University of King’s College, B.A., 1958
QUEEN'S COUNSEL
1976
ACTIVITIES
- Member, Canadian Bar Association
- Member, Board of Directors, Emera Inc., 1998-2007 and 2009-2011
- Member, Canadian Tax Foundation
- Board of directors, Nova Scotia Power Inc., member from 1995-2009 and chairman from 2009-2011
- Past president, Neptune Theatre Foundation
LANGUAGE(S)
English
LEXPERT RATINGS
Banking (Including Financial Institutions Regulatory Law)
Corporate / Commercial
Estate and Personal Tax Planning / Estate Litigation
Mergers and Acquisitions
Corporate Mid-Market
MARTINDALE-HUBBELL RATINGS
AV
EXTERNAL RATINGS
- Best Lawyers: Banking and Finance, 2006, 2008--2012
- Best Lawyers: Corporate Law, 2006, 2008-2012
- 2007-2009 and 2012, Member, Lexpert/American Lawyer Media’s Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada