Stewart McKelvey

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Stewart McKelvey
Stewart McKelvey logo.jpg
No. of offices6
OfficesHalifax, Saint John, Fredericton, Moncton, Charlottetown, St. John's
No. of attorneys257
No. of employees592
Revenue230.1 million CAD
Date foundedMay 1, 1990
Website stewartmckelvey.com

Stewart McKelvey is a national Canadian law firm principally based in Atlantic Canada. It is the largest law firm in Atlantic Canada and one of the 20 largest in Canada. 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 operations are principally located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, with smaller offices in Saint John, Fredericton and Moncton in New Brunswick, Charlottetown in Prince Edward Island, and St. John's in Newfoundland. [4] . Stewart McKelvey has been recognized as one of Canada's top law firms particularly strong in corporate and commercial matters, as well as labour and employment, civil and commercial litigation, healthcare, construction and maritime law. [5]

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History

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 merger resulted in the new law firm having over 125 lawyers, [6] becoming the largest law firm in Atlantic Canada, as well as one of the 15 largest law firms in Canada. [7] In May 2000, the firm celebrated its tenth anniversary. At the time, the firm contained 175 lawyers across seven locations. [8] The firm was renamed from Stewart McKelvey Stirling Scales to Stewart McKelvey sometime in 2006. [a]

Notable firm members and alumni

Notes

  1. ↑ Up until August 2006, the firm's website went by the name "Stewart McKelvey Stirling Scales". [9] The firm changed their website between August 12, 2006 and August 22, 2006 to "Stewart McKelvey". [10]

References

  1. ↑ "E. Neil McKelvey: obituary and death notice on InMemoriam". www.inmemoriam.ca. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  2. 1 2 Lawlor, Allison (4 October 2011). "Neil McKelvey headed the International Bar Association". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  3. ↑ "About Us". Stewart McKelvey. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  4. ↑ "Best Law Firms in Canada 2023: Our complete listings". The Globe and Mail. 15 November 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  5. ↑ https://chambers.com/law-firm/stewart-mckelvey-canada-20:142741
  6. ↑ "A major development took place in the Atlantic legal community today". da.tj.news. May 1, 1990. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  7. ↑ Malik, Khalid (May 2, 1990). "Saint John law firm part of major merger". Telegraph Journal. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  8. ↑ ""10"". Stewart McKelvey Stirling Scales. New Brunswick Telegraph Journal. May 23, 2000. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  9. ↑ "Stewart McKelvey Stirling Scales - Atlantic Canada Law Firms". 12 August 2006. Archived from the original on August 12, 2006.
  10. ↑ "Atlantic Canada's pre-eminent law firm". 22 August 2006. Archived from the original on August 22, 2006.
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