Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory lists 80 Firm lawyers as top legal talent
The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory has listed 80 Firm lawyers as top legal talent in Canada. Lexpert determines its national listing through an annual peer survey across a variety of areas, including banking and finance, labour and employment, mergers and acquisitions, estate and planning, intellectual property and insurance.
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As featured in the latest edition of Best Lawyers in Canada©, Stewart McKelvey is among those listed as “Law Firm of the Year“, for insurance law. This designation is given to a single law firm across…
Read MoreSt. John’s associate and Chair of the Pro Bono Committee of the Canadian Bar Association (“CBA”) Newfoundland and Labrador branch Joe Thornewas interviewed recently about the new Small Claims Court Legal Assistance Clinic. Presented by the CBA…
Read MoreOn behalf of His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, partner Maurice Chiasson, QC, will be awarded a Sovereign’s Medal for Volunteers at a ceremony this Wednesday, July 13 in Halifax. Created in 2016…
Read MoreHalifax partner John Rogers, QC, ICD.D, recently presented two Schulich School of Law students with scholarships on behalf of Legal Leaders for Diversity and Inclusion (“LLD”). Mike Coady and Ian Wilenius received an LLD scholarship each, which is…
Read MoreCalled to the Prince Edward Island bar today, we welcome Chera-Lee Hickoxto our Charlottetown team. With a focus in such areas as litigation, property law and health law, Chera-Lee will assist her clients to achieve both…
Read MoreFredericton office partner Clarence Bennett was interviewed for the St. Thomas University (“STU”) magazine, Connections, which follows alumni and friends. In this question and answer piece (page 15), Clarence, STU class of ’01, discusses what he does as a lawyer,…
Read MoreCharlottetown partner Jennifer MacPherson spoke to donalee Moulton about legal life in Prince Edward Island for the Canadian Lawyer article Eye on P.E.I. With a relatively small legal community on the island, lawyers from different areas of the…
Read MoreRecognizing exceptional service by a member of the Canadian Bar Association Prince Edward Island branch (“CBA-PEI”), the 2016 Distinguished Service Award has gone to Jim Gormley, QC. Nominations for this award, which was established in 1999,…
Read MoreStewart McKelvey has partnered with Mood Disorders Society of Canada to participate in the Elephant in the Room Anti-Stigma Campaign. This project aims to open up the conversation about mental illness and end the stigma through a little…
Read MorePractice innovation partner Paul Saunders has authored a piece in the July edition of Canadian Lawyer InHouse which provides eight tips on how to ensure the successful implementation of innovation initiatives within in-house legal departments. How In-House…
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