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McInnes Cooper is pleased to announce the appointment of Jamie Angus, Shivani Chopra, Adel Gönczi, Jennifer Gray, Leanne Murray, Dan Watt, and Chris Wilson as new Partners with our firm.
Based in Halifax, Jamie Angus has a practice focused on corporate and commercial law, mergers and acquisitions, cross-border business structuring, and trusts and estates planning. Dan Watt’s practice focuses primarily on litigation and maritime law. Dan has advocated for clients before various courts, including the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia Court of Appeal, and the Federal Court. Chris Wilson focuses on insurance, product liability and commercial litigation, with extensive experience in the area of construction law, representing owners, contractors and other building professionals on these matters. Jennifer Gray is also a project management professional in both Halifax and St. John’s offices, specializing in transactions requiring project management expertise. Jennifer puts her legal and project management skills to regular and active use, providing project management services to integrated lawyer/client teams.
Adel Gönczi, located in Moncton, practices corporate commercial law, debt recovery and wills and estate planning.
Shivani Chopra and Leanne Murray are both based in our Fredericton office. Shivani’s practice includes Employment, Insurance Defence, and general litigation matters and advises large Canadian and multinational corporations on risk-management and dispute resolution. Leanne’s primary practices in the areas of insurance, estate and general commercial litigation, as well as creditor’s rights.
McInnes Cooper is proud of all their contributions and we warmly welcome them as Partners.
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Complying with Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL): A blueprint for the construction industry
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The construction industry - project owners, contractors, subcontractors and trades - might be relaxing, ignoring the hype around Canada’s…
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Thou Shalt Not Lie: SCC Recognizes New Duty of Honesty in Contract Law in Bhasin v. Hrynew
Nov 14, 2014
On November 13, 2014, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) effected a significant development in Canadian contract law by recognizing the…
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Complying With Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL): Protecting Directors and Officers from Personal Liability
Oct 14, 2014
CASL’s anti-spam sections came into force on July 1, 2014. Every organization that CASL affects should now be complying with it – and their…
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The Top 5 Corporate Governance Best Practices That Benefit Every Company
Sep 16, 2014
Many believe that only public companies or large, established companies with many shareholders need to be concerned about, or can benefit from,…
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SCC Sets Test for – and Defines Rights of – Aboriginal Title in Canada in Tsilhqot’in Nation v. B.C.
Jun 26, 2014
On June 26, 2014, in a groundbreaking decision on Aboriginal title, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) significantly elaborated on the legal test…
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Legal Update: Share Purchase Transactions – Tips For Lenders
Apr 29, 2014
Lenders are often faced with a situation where a customer (Borrower) approaches them for funds to complete an acquisition of the shares of a…
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Legal Update: Risky Trading – Insiders and Potential M&A’s
Nov 1, 2013
Recent decisions of securities regulators and amendments to Canadian securities laws demonstrate regulators' lowered tolerance for insiders who…
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General Security Agreements – Tips and Traps
Aug 28, 2013
A general security agreement (GSA) is the most common form of personal property security used in the Atlantic Provinces to secure commercial…
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Franchise Questions: What do I need to know about moving into new markets?
Jun 7, 2013
In Franchise Canada’s Spring 2013 “Viewpoints” feature, McInnes Cooper franchise lawyer Michael Melvin answers this question for…
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A Closer Look at the Regulations Under the New Brunswick Franchises Act
Oct 1, 2010
McInnes Cooper franchise lawyer Michael Melvin highlights some of the significant features of the Disclosure Documents Regulation and the…
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What are electronic disclosure documents and why and how may they be used?
May 31, 2010
In Franchise Canada’s May/June 2010 “Ask A Legal Expert” feature, McInnes Cooper franchise lawyer Michael Melvin answers this question for…
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