John D. Stringer QC

Partner

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Office
Halifax
Tel: 902.444.8608
Fax: 902.425.6350

Assistant
Laurie MacKenzie
Languages
English

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Profile

John is a Partner in our Halifax office practicing in the area of insolvency and bankruptcy law and is a member of the firm’s Asset Recovery and Insolvency Group. He has comprehensive understanding of corporate reorganizations and restructurings, particularly in the resort and hotel industry, as well as assisting clients faced with Court imposed creditor protection orders. John’s common sense approach, combined with his extensive experience, has proven to be invaluable when completing complex insolvency assignments. John has been named one of Canada’s top insolvency lawyers and has been recognized by Best Lawyers Canada for his practice in Insolvency and Financial Restructuring and Transportation Law.

John is on the Board of Directors for the Insolvency Institute of Canada. He is a member of the Canadian Bar Association (Bankruptcy Subsection), the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society and the Risk Management Association. He also serves as the Hearings Chair of the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (Nova Scotia District). John is the Honorary Consul for the Republic of Korea in Halifax.

John was involved in the successful restructuring proposals of the Roman Catholic Episcopal Corporation of St. George’s and NewPage Port Hawkesbury Corp., as well as many other large receiverships, bankruptcies and restructurings throughout Atlantic Canada. He has also lectured at Dalhousie Law School, the Canadian Bar Association, the Canadian Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Professionals and various other professional conferences on insolvency and restructuring issues.

Education

LL.M., University of London, England (1977)
LL.B., Dalhousie University (1976)
B.A., Dalhousie University (1973)

CCAA Restructuring Proposal of NewPage Port Hawkesbury Corp.

Bar Admissions

Nova Scotia (1978)

McInnes Cooper lawyers named Best Lawyers’ 2013 Lawyers of the Year

September 4, 2012

The seventh edition of Best Lawyers® in Canada has named 12 McInnes Cooper lawyers as Best Lawyers' ® 2013 Lawyers of the Year: <ul> <li>Aidan Meade has been named the Best Lawyers’ 2013 Halifax Construction Law "Lawyer of the Year"</li> <li>Catherine D.A. Watson has been named the Best Lawyers’ 2013 Halifax Trusts and Estates "Lawyer