McInnes Cooper

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McInnes Cooper
Company type Limited liability partnership
Industry Law
Founded1859
Headquarters Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Services Legal advice
Website mcinnescooper.com

McInnes Cooper is a full-service Canadian law firm with nearly 200 lawyers. [1] It is centrally located in Atlantic Canada, with offices in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland and Labrador.

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As a multi-service firm, McInnes Cooper provides legal advice to a broad range of clients, including corporations, government agencies, regulatory institutions, and non-profit bodies. The firm's international capabilities are extended by its charter membership in Lex Mundi, the world's largest non-exclusive referral network of independent law firms with member firms in 160 jurisdictions. [2]

History

McInnes Cooper was founded in 1859 by Jonathan McCully, Hector McInnes, Gordon Cooper, and Donald MacInnes. [3]

In 1992, the firm worked on the privatization of Nova Scotia Power, which at the time was the largest private equity transaction in Canadian history. [4] In 2013 the firm began a formal working relationship with the Canadian Civil Liberties Association to advance civil liberties in Atlantic Canada. [5] In 2014, law firm Ottenheimer Baker joined McInnes Cooper in St. John's, making the combined law firm the largest in Newfoundland and Labrador. [6]

Areas of practice

The firm has a diverse range of practice areas:

Notable lawyers and alumni

References

  1. "Canada's Largest Law Firms". Lexpert. 2015-12-10. Retrieved 2016-04-03.
  2. "McInnes Cooper - Firm Overview". Lex Mundi. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
  3. "The Unsinkable McInnes Cooper". Canadian Lawyer Magazine. 2010-01-01. Retrieved 2016-04-03.
  4. Balla, Andi. "In the limelight". Canadian Lawyer Magazine. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
  5. "McInnes Cooper to be Atlantic Canada's law firm for Canadian Civil Liberties Association". Nova Scotia Barristers' Society . MM Law. Archived from the original on 2014-07-07. Retrieved 2016-04-03.
  6. "Ottenheimer Baker and McInnes Cooper merge". Lexpert. Retrieved 2016-04-03.
  7. "Biography of Jonathan McCully". University of Toronto/Université Laval. 2014. Retrieved 2016-04-03.
  8. "Biography of Hector McInnes". University of Toronto/Université Laval. 2014. Retrieved 2016-04-03.
  9. "Wooing and Winning Frank". Stephen Kimber. Retrieved 2016-04-03.