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The Best Lawyers™ in Canada lists Firm lawyers as leaders in more than 40 practice areas

In the 16th edition of The Best Lawyers™ in Canada, 78 lawyers from Stewart McKelvey are listed as leaders in 44 different practice areas. Fifteen of these individuals have also been recognized as a Best Lawyers® 2022 “Lawyer of the Year”, which is given to those in each practice and metropolitan area with the highest overall peer feedback.

Best Lawyers is the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession. Inclusion in Best Lawyers is based entirely on peer-review and allows leading lawyers to share their opinion about the professional abilities of their colleagues within the same geographical and legal practice area.

Rob Aske Art Barry, QC Daniela Bassan, QC
Clarence Bennett Cynthia Benson, QC Ian Bilek
Rémy Boudreau Lydia Bugden, QC Andrew Burke
Mark Bursey, TEP Hugh Cameron, QC Spencer Campbell, QC
Level Chan Maurice Chiasson, QC Janet Clark, CPHR
Jonathan Coady, QC Sheree Conlon, QC Geoffrey Connolly, QC, P.Eng.
Paul Coxworthy Jim Cruickshank James Dickson, QC, P.Eng.
Rick Dunlop Luc Elsliger Paul Festeryga, QC 
Andrew Fraser, QC Robert Grant QC Paul Harquail, ACIArb
Richard Hirsch Neil Jacobs, QC Sadira Jan
Brian Johnston, QC Colleen Keyes Paul Kiley
Cathy Lahey, QC Thomas Laughlin, QC Neal L.D. Leard
James LeMesurier, QC Fraser MacFadyen Geoffrey Machum, QC, ICD.D
Robert MacKeigan, QC Timothy Matthews, QC Allison McCarthy
Kenneth McCullogh, QC Frederick McElman, CM, QC Peter McLellan, QC
Gerald McMackin, QC Greg Moores Will Moreira, QC, FCIArb
Sacha Morisset Perlene Morrison James Murphy
Murray Murphy, QC, CPHR Richard Niedermayer, QC, TEP Susan Norman
Stephen Penney Colin Piercey Christine Pound, ICD.D
Charles Reagh André Richard, QC Rory Rogers, QC
Nancy Rubin, QC Maureen Ryan, QC Mick Ryan, QC
Rebecca Saturley Colm St. Roch Seviour, QC Barbara Smith, QC
Harold Smith, QC Paul Smith Lawrence Stordy, QC
Gavin Stuttard Ian Sutherland Brian Tabor, QC
Mark Tector Chantal Thibodeau, QC James Travers, QC
Kim Walsh Shelley Wood Rodney Zdebiak

Best Lawyers® 2022 “Lawyer of the Year”:

Rob Aske, Halifax – Technology Law
Daniela Bassan, QC, Halifax – Intellectual Property Law
Clarence Bennett, Saint John – Labour and Employment Law
Cynthia Benson, QC, Saint John – Insurance Law
Andrew Burke, Halifax – Securities Law
Jonathan Coady, QC, Charlottetown – Administrative and Public Law
Paul Coxworthy, St. John’s – Health Care Law
Colleen Keyes, Halifax – Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
Allison McCarthy, Fredericton – Banking and Finance Law
Christine Pound, ICD.D, Halifax – Banking and Finance Law
Rory Rogers, QC, Halifax – Construction Law
Rebecca Saturley, Halifax – Labour and Employment Law
Paul Smith, Saint John – Corporate Law
Ian Sutherland, Halifax – Real Estate Law
Chantal Thibodeau, QC, Moncton – Insurance Law

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Atlantic Business Magazine features Lydia Bugden’s journey to becoming the CEO of a major Canadian law firm

January 8, 2016

From her in-house articling position that required special approval from the Law Society of Upper Canada, to becoming the first female CEO of Stewart McKelvey, Lydia Bugden has always forged her own path. In the January/February 2016 Atlantic…

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Halifax partner Richard Niedermayer, TEP, will present a seminar at the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nova Scotia, Friday, January 8, beginning at 9:00 a.m. AST. Within his presentation, Richard will define the various types of trusts,…

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Scott Barry admitted into the partnership

January 4, 2016

On January 1, 2016, Charlottetown lawyer Scott Barry was admitted into the Stewart McKelvey partnership. Scott was called to the Prince Edward Island bar in 2009, after completing degrees at St. Thomas University and Dalhousie University. While…

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Partner Geoffrey Machum, QC, elected chair of Stewart McKelvey Partnership Board

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An allNovaScotia article by Brian Flinn notes that Liberal House leader Michel Samson referred to the recent piece by partner Brian G. Johnston, QC, Nova Scotia government introduces Public Services Sustainability (2015) Act, during the discussions of Bill 148.…

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Halifax partner Rick Dunlop featured in Canadian HR Reporter

December 21, 2015

Labour and employment lawyer Rick Dunlop has published an article in a recent edition of the Canadian HR Reporter, which reviews several factors for employers to consider when creating a response to a potential unionization of employees. In Do’s…

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St. John’s associate Erin Best will help Newfoundland and Labrador entrepreneurs meet and exceed goals for their businesses in the new lifestyle documentary television series, Entrepreneur NL, broadcasting in early January 2016 on NTV. This six episode series will…

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James LeMesurier, QC & Danielle Harding counsel in precedent setting police conduct ruling

December 3, 2015

James LeMesurier, QC and Danielle Harding represented the New Brunswick Police Commission in an arbitration that resulted in the dismissal of Constable Jeff Smiley of the Fredericton Police. Constable Smiley was found to have breached the code of Professional…

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