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.
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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Jennifer Taylor co-presents on legal research at 2015 Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society annual meeting
Halifax research lawyer Jennifer Taylor spoke alongside Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society (“NSBS”) Librarian Deborah Copeman at the 2015 NSBS annual meeting, June 13 in Sydney, Nova Scotia. Their presentation, Staying in control, on budget, and in the know, reviewed…
Read MoreHalifax partner Daniela Bassan and research lawyer Jennifer Taylor will speak at the Canadian Bar Association 2015 National Aboriginal Law Conference, June 11 and 12 in Membertou, Nova Scotia. Daniela will be on the panel, Advancing Economic Development Goals through Litigation,…
Read MoreHalifax research lawyer Jennifer Taylor has published an article on the Canadian Bar Association National Magazine website titled, The evolution of reasonableness. Within this piece, Jennifer reviews the “reasonable person” standard and compares two recent Supreme Court of…
Read MoreRob Aske, Trevor MacDonald and Adam Bata will be speaking at the third annual Atlantic Venture Forum in Halifax, Nova Scotia, June 10 and 11, of which Stewart McKelvey is a Pathfinder sponsor. This event brings individuals together from the entrepreneurial…
Read MoreBrian Tabor, QC and Larry Freeman, QC, will speak at the Atlantic Real Estate Forum, Tuesday, June 9, in Halifax, Nova Scotia. In session C2, beginning at 1:50 p.m. AST, Brian will be the moderator of the discussion, Major…
Read MoreSt. John’s associate Philip Milley‘s Spring 2015 Atlantic Employers’ Counselarticle, Well, what did you expect? Setting expectations for probationary employees, has been reprinted in a variety of LexisNexis Canada Inc. publications, such as The Ultimate HR Manual, Labour Notes and HR…
Read MoreCongratulations to the Nova Scotia articling clerks who were admitted to the bar today, June 5. We welcome Kyle Hartlen, Daniel MacKenzie, Dante Manna, Christena McIsaac, Scott Pike and Laura Rhodes to the firm, as they begin their careers with us as associates.
Read MoreHalifax partner Mark Tector will be chairing the June 9 session of the upcoming Infonex Duty to Accommodate conference, June 9 and 10, in Halifax, Nova Scotia. During this time, he will be speaking on two occasions: Beginning at…
Read MoreNancy Rubin, QC, will be speaking at the Canadian Association of Journalists conference, Saturday, June 6 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The panel, Fair use of images and video online, will begin at 2:00 p.m. AST and review…
Read MoreHalifax research lawyer Jennifer Taylor and associate Leah Grimmer will be co-presenting at the Canadian Bar Association Nova Scotia branch Insurance Law section meeting beginning at 12:00 p.m. today. This session will review the case of MacKean v Royal &…
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