Gordon Petrie, Q.C.

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“It is only the whale that surfaces that gets harpooned.”

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With over 40 years of experience practicing law, Gordon provides his clients with solid advice, built on a backbone of honesty, competence and integrity. He was honoured to accept an honorary LL.D. from the University of New Brunswick in 2009.

Representative matters

As a leader in labour and employment law and corporate and commercial litigation, Gordon uses his vast experience to help universities, municipalities, manufacturers and individuals. Examples of his work include:
  • Acting as lead counsel on several leading cases in the labour and employment field (such as St. Anne Nackawic, Dunsmuir).
  • Acting as counsel in several judicial inquiries over the years (such as Hughes & Arseneault inquiries).
  • Acting as University Solicitor for UNB and provided labour advice to other universities.
  • Acting as lead counsel on major claim involving corporate issue (such as Spielo).
  • Providing advice to various public bodies concerning employment, administrative law issues and Right to Information disputes.

Areas of practice

  • Labour and Employment
  • Litigation
  • Construction Law
  • Employment Law

BAR ADMISSION(S)

New Brunswick, 1965

LAW SOCIETY(IES)

Canadian Bar Association
Law Society of New Brunswick

EDUCATION

University of Michigan, LL.M., 1965
University of New Brunswick, LL.B., 1964
University of New Brunswick, B.A., 1962

QUEEN'S COUNSEL

1984

ACTIVITIES

  • Member, Canadian Bar Association
  • Member, Ethics Committee, New Brunswick Law Society
  • Member, Canadian Association of University Solicitors
  • Member, American College of Trial Lawyers
  • Member, Practice Advisory Panel, Canadian Labour & Employment Law Journal

LANGUAGE(S)

English

LEXPERT RATINGS

Employment Law
Litigation - Corporate Commercial

MARTINDALE-HUBBELL RATINGS

AV

EXTERNAL RATINGS

  • Best Lawyers, Labour and Employment Law, 2006, 2008-2012
  • Best Lawyers, Corporate and Commercial Litigation, 2011-2012

Suite 600, Frederick Square
77 Westmorland Street
P.O. Box 730
Fredericton, NB, Canada
E3B 5B4

P 506.443.0150
F 506.444.8974

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LEGAL ASSISTANT(S)

Francine Bradbury

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