Transactions that work.
Based on his considerable background as a business owner, executive, director and lawyer, Peter takes a team approach to complex issues and creates innovative and practical business solutions. His experience tells him when to call in the cavalry, when to charge ahead, and when to regroup. He excels at finding the shortest distance between an idea and results – successfully getting the job done right both on time and on budget.
Representative matters
From incorporation to divestiture, Peter has actively participated in structuring and advising on virtually every aspect of corporate activity in the private and public markets. He has worked with some of the Atlantic Region’s largest (and soon to be largest) companies and its most innovative entrepreneurs with an emphasis on technology and growth industries. An acknowledged leader in corporate finance and securities matters, Peter works hard to keep his clients ambitions from becoming stalled by red tape and poor execution. He has acted as principal advisor and led project teams through major projects in a variety of industries including:
- Technology
- Manufacturing
- Transportation
- Biopharma
- Construction
- Gaming
- Financial services
- Environmental services
Areas of practice:
- Securities / Corporate Finance
- Corporate/Commercial
- Owner – Managed Business
- Technology and Intellectual Property
- Mergers & Acquisitions
BAR ADMISSION(S)
New Brunswick, 1986
Alberta, 1983
LAW SOCIETY(IES)
Law Society of New Brunswick
EDUCATION
York University, LL.B., 1992
University of New Brunswick, B.B.A. (with distinction), 1979
ACTIVITIES
- Member, Canadian Bar Association
- Practice group leader, Owner Managed Business, Stewart McKelvey
- Graduate, Director’s Education Program
- Member, Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD)
- Chair, Harbour Station Commission
- Member, Board of Governors, Rothesay Netherwood School
- Director, Lymbix Inc.
LANGUAGE(S)
English
LEXPERT RATINGS
Corporate / Commercial
MARTINDALE-HUBBELL RATINGS
BV
EXTERNAL RATINGS
- Best Lawyers: Corporate Law, 2012
- Best Lawyers: Securities Law, 2012