Queen’s Marque
600-1741 Lower Water Street
Halifax, N.S.
B3J 0J2
Language(s) spoken: English
Bar Admission(s): Nova Scotia, 1997
Legal Assistant(s): Melanie Waugh
Providing legal services through a professional corporation.
Working with a diverse group of clients including entrepreneurs, public companies and real estate investment trusts, Deanne has:
- Lead transaction teams on acquisitions, divestitures and reorganizations on local, regional and national businesses.
- Advised on the acquisition and divestiture of commercial real estate portfolios, leasing matters and secured financings.
- Provided competition law advice regarding mergers, marketing and advertising, contests and promotions and competitor contracts.
- Provided ongoing strategic and commercial advice.
Education & Career
Education
Dalhousie University, M.B.A., LL.B., 1996
Mount Saint Vincent University, B.B.A., 1992
Activities
Member, Canadian Bar Association
Chair, Partnership Board, Stewart McKelvey, 2024 – present
Trustee, Phoenix Youth Programs Charitable Foundation
Member, Stewart McKelvey Partnership Board
Past-Chair, Art Gallery of Nova Scotia
Accolades
King’s Counsel, 2023
Lexpert rating: Corporate Commercial Law, 2019 – 2023
Lexpert rating: Mergers & Acquisitions, 2012, 2015 – 2017, 2019 – 2020, 2023
Lexpert rating: Competition Law, 2020 – 2024
Lexpert Magazine’s ‘Rising Stars: Leading Lawyers Under 40’, 2009
Thought Leadership
Presentations
Panelist, “Strategies to maximize price & negotiate deal terms”, Business Transitions Forum Atlantic
April 12, 2022