Bernard F. Miller

Managing Partner

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Office
Moncton
Halifax
Tel: 506.877.0837
Fax: 506.857.4095

Assistant
Chantal Dupuis

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Bernie Miller is the Managing Partner of McInnes Cooper and works out of the Moncton Office. Bernie has called McInnes Cooper home since he was first called to the Nova Scotia bar in 1989.

Bernie practices business law with a focus on energy, natural resources and real estate. He was instrumental in developing the firm’s environmental law practice. Bernie represents oil companies on liability issues associated with former service stations and bulk fuel sites. He has worked with pulp and paper companies on environmental law compliance with the Fisheries Act and effluent regulations. Bernie negotiates with governments, First Nations and ENGOs on environmental matters. He provides environmental assessment counsel to projects requiring federal or provincial assessment approvals for oil refineries, LNG projects, power plants, petrochemical complexes, manufacturing facilities, highways, pipelines and wind power projects. He has also been lead counsel on real estate matters for several retailers. Bernie is recognized by Best Lawyers in Canada 2010 for his practice in Environmental and Natural Resources law.

Bernie is a member of the Canadian Centre for Environmental Arbitration and Mediations, as well as the CBA and the New Brunswick Law Society. He is currently a Governor of the Atlantic Provinces Economic Council and he sits on the regional board of the Nature Conservancy of Canada.

Education

LL.B., Dalhousie University (1988)
B.A., McGill University (1984)

City of Moncton 4Plex Arenas and Sports facilities

Client: City of Moncton Date: 2000 – 2002 In 2000, the Moncton Arena Partners brought an innovative P3 proposal to the City of Moncton. This object was to build a user-friendly facility that would help to meet the community’s needs for up to 60 years including a four pad

Bar Admissions

Nova Scotia (1989)

New Brunswick (1993)

March of Dimes honours McInnes Cooper team members

September 28, 2011

At its Annual General Meeting taking place September 23rd, 2011, March of Dimes will honour several individuals and corporations who are endeavouring to enhance the lives of people living with physical disabilities.   For their commitment as March of Dimes volunteers, Halifax lawyers Marc Belliveau, Bruce Marchand and David Graves were awarded the 2011 March

McInnes Cooper wins the 2011 Innovation in CSR Award

August 22, 2011

Congratulations to The McInnes Cooper Corporate Social Responsibility (“CSR”) Team for winning the 2011 Zenith Corporate Social Responsibility Award for Innovation in CSR. Bernie Miller, Managing Partner, Danny Graham, QC, CSR Advisor, and Leslie Hickman, Associate, recently learned they will be recognized for creating and nurturing this forward thinking and innovative program.   The McInnes

Bernard Miller receives the ICD.D Designation

May 30, 2011

We are delighted to announce that Bernard F. Miller recently received the ICD.D designation from the Institute of Corporate Directors, upon successful completion of the Directors Education Program jointly developed by the Institute of Corporate Directors and the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto. Bernie was appointed as Managing Partner/CEO in 2006