Stressful situations, excellent results.
When decisions are needed in real time, it’s crucial to have good advice. Spencer frequently finds himself in these situations, often with respect to high-profile matters.
Representative matters
Working with clients including government, utilities and owner managed businesses, some of the ways Spencer has helped his clients with challenging legal situations are by:
- Representing an electric company in the negotiation and implementation of an energy accord.
- Acting on behalf of the builders of a large bridge on matters pertaining to its construction.
- Representing a large client in the successful resolution of long-standing discrimination claims.
- Defending an insurance company in a precedent-setting insurance claim before the Federal Court of Appeal.
Areas of practice:
- Litigation
- Government/Regulated Industries
- Owner Managed Business
BAR ADMISSION(S)
Prince Edward Island, 1992
LAW SOCIETY(IES)
Law Society of Prince Edward Island
EDUCATION
Dalhousie University, B.A (cum laude), 1998
University of Toronto, LL.B., 1991
ACTIVITIES
- Member, Canadian Bar Association
- Regional managing partner, Stewart McKelvey, Prince Edward Island, 2011
- Member, Business Development Committee, Stewart McKelvey, 2008-2009
- Chair, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Foundation, 2011
- Director, Charlottetown Chamber of Commerce, 2009
- Vice-chair, QEH Foundation, 2009-2010
- Vice-chair, QEH Capital Campaign, 2008
LANGUAGE(S)
English
MARTINDALE-HUBBELL RATINGS
CV
EXTERNAL RATINGS
- Best Lawyer: Energy Regulatory Law, 2012