Firm lawyers listed as leaders in more than 40 practice areas byThe Best Lawyers™ in Canada
The Best Lawyers™ in Canada 2020 has recognized 83 Stewart McKelvey lawyers as legal leaders, in more than 40 practice areas. Fifteen of these individuals have also been named “Lawyer of the Year”, a designation given to the lawyer in each practice and metropolitan area with the highest overall peer-feedback.
Best Lawyers® is the oldest, most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession, which allows lawyers to share their opinion about the abilities of their colleagues.
Best Lawyers™ 2020 “Lawyer of the Year”:
Allison McCarthy, Fredericton – Banking and Finance Law
Andrew Burke, Halifax – Securities Law
Chantal Thibodeau, QC, Moncton – Insurance Law
Christine Pound, ICD.D, Halifax – Corporate Law
Colleen Keyes, Halifax – Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Cynthia Benson, Saint John – Personal Injury Litigation
James Murphy, Saint John – Real Estate Law
Jim Cruickshank, Halifax – Trusts and Estates
John McFarlane, QC, Halifax – Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law
Jonathan Coady, Charlottetown – Corporate and Commercial Litigation
Kenneth McCullogh, QC, Saint John – Corporate and Commercial Litigation
Maureen Ryan, QC, St. John’s – Corporate Law
Paul Kiley, Charlottetown – Corporate Law
Paul Smith, Saint John – Corporate Law
Robert Grant, QC, Halifax – Natural Resources Law
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The leading provider of Microsoft SharePoint-based products and services for law firms, Handshake Software, recently wrote a case study which looks at the newly redesigned SmartNet portal used by Stewart McKelvey. With the goal of re-energizing and re-building…
Read MoreFriday, June 24 beginning at 12:00 p.m. at our Halifax office, Daniela Bassanwill present, Roadmap to E-Discovery, at the Canadian Bar Association Nova Scotia branch young lawyers and civil litigation/alternative dispute resolution law joint section meeting. During this…
Read MoreThe Canadian Independent Adjusters’ Association/Canadian Insurance Claims Managers Association joint conference, June 22 – 24 in St. Andrews by-the-Sea, New Brunswick, will feature speakers Hugh Cameron and Katherine Toner. Stewart McKelvey is pleased to be a sponsor of the conference…
Read MoreStewart McKelvey recently received the 2015 Patron of the Arts award from the Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council, and as part of the ceremony to present this recognition, the firm’s support of various artistic activities was…
Read MoreCalled to the New Brunswick bar at a ceremony earlier today, June 14, we welcome Allan Morgan and Brittany Trafford to our Fredericton office, Catherine LeBlanc and Samuel LeBlanc to our Moncton office, as well as Lauren Henderson and Brent McCumber, P.Eng, to our Saint John…
Read MoreHalifax partner Rick Dunlop and Fredericton associate Nick Russon will present the session, The Start Up’s Guide to Avoiding HR Hell – Lesson 1 – Employment Agreements, tomorrow, June 14. This First Angel Network webinar will touch on some key…
Read MoreThe Newfoundland and Labrador division of the Canadian Cancer Societyhas recently elected Christopher Lewis to its volunteer board of directors. This board is responsible for such aspects as governance, public accountability and leadership, as well as ensuring that…
Read MoreDuring a ceremony today, June 10, Ibrahim Badawi, Kathleen Forward, Sara Nicholson, David Wedlake and Gavin Johnston were called to the Nova Scotia bar. They recently completed their articles and will now begin their legal practices.
Read MoreHalifax partner Richard Niedermayer, TEP, has been elected to the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (“STEP”) Canada board as director at large for a two-year term. Nominations for positions on the STEP Canada board are considered and…
Read MoreWe welcome our newest Charlottetown associate Sophie MacDonald to the firm. Called to the Prince Edward Island bar in 2000, Sophie has extensive experience in the areas of litigation and family law, helping her clients arrive at…
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