Stewart McKelvey
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| No. of offices | 6 |
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| Offices | Halifax, Saint John, Fredericton, Moncton, Charlottetown, St. John's |
| No. of attorneys | 257 |
| No. of employees | 592 |
| Date founded | May 1, 1990 |
| Website | stewartmckelvey |
Stewart McKelvey is a Canadian law firm based in Atlantic Canada, of which it is the largest law firm in. Founded in 1990 as Stewart McKelvey Stirling Scales following the merging of multiple Atlantic-based law firms,[1][2] It now holds six offices, with 592 employees and 257 lawyers.[3] The firm's offices are located in Halifax in Nova Scotia, Saint John, Fredericton and Moncton in New Brunswick, Charlottetown in Prince Edward Island, and St. John's in Newfoundland.[4]
History
[edit]Stewart McKelvey Stirling Scales was founded on May 1, 1990, from the merging of McKelvey Macaulay Machum of Saint John, New Brunswick,[2] Stewart MacKeen & Covert of Halifax and Sydney, Nova Scotia, Stirling Ryan of St. John's, Newfoundland, and Scales Jenkins & McQuaid of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. The merge resulted in the new law firm to contain over 125 lawyers,[5] becoming the largest law firm in Atlantic Canada, as well as one of the 15 largest law firms in Canada.[6] In May 2000, the firm celebrated its tenth anniversary. At the time, the firm contained 175 lawyers among seven locations.[7] The firm was renamed from Stewart McKelvey Stirling Scales to Stewart McKelvey sometime in 2006.[a]
Notable firm members and alumni
[edit]- Neil McKelvey – One of the founding members, owner of the former McKelvey Macaulay Machum firm
- Graham Day
- Jim Cowan
- Sean Casey
- Michel Bastarache
- Gérard La Forest
- Cecily Strickland
- Brian Gallant - 33rd premier of New Brunswick, practiced law with Stewart McKelvey
- Graham Steele
- Glen Dexter
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "E. Neil McKelvey: obituary and death notice on InMemoriam". www.inmemoriam.ca. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ^ a b Lawlor, Allison (4 October 2011). "Neil McKelvey headed the International Bar Association". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ^ "About Us". Stewart McKelvey. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ^ "Best Law Firms in Canada 2023: Our complete listings". The Globe and Mail. 15 November 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ^ "A major development took place in the Atlantic legal community today". da.tj.news. May 1, 1990. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ^ Malik, Khalid (May 2, 1990). "Saint John law firm part of major merger". Telegraph Journal. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ^ ""10"". Stewart McKelvey Stirling Scales. New Brunswick Telegraph Journal. May 23, 2000. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ^ "Stewart McKelvey Stirling Scales - Atlantic Canada Law Firms". 12 August 2006. Archived from the original on August 12, 2006.
- ^ "Atlantic Canada's pre-eminent law firm". 22 August 2006. Archived from the original on August 22, 2006.