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Charlottetown

141 Kent St., Suite 300
McInnes Cooper Building
Charlottetown, PE
C1A 1N3

Tel: 902.368.8473
Fax: 902.368.8346

Fredericton

570 Queen St., Suite 600
Barker House
Fredericton, NB
E3B 6Z6

Tel: 506.458.8572
Fax: 506.458.9903

Halifax

1969 Upper Water St., Suite 1300
Purdy’s Wharf Tower II
Halifax, NS
B3J 3R7

Tel: 902.425.6500
Fax: 902.425.6350

Moncton

644 Main St., Suite 400
Blue Cross Building, South Tower
Moncton, NB
E1C 1E2

Tel: 506.857.8970
Fax: 506.857.4095

Saint John

1 Germain St., Suite 1700
Brunswick Square
Saint John, NB
E2L 4V1

Tel: 506.643.6500
Fax: 506.643.6505

St. John’s

10 Fort William Pl., 5th Floor
Baine Johnston Centre
St. John’s, NL
A1C 1K4

Tel: 709.722.8735
Fax: 709.722.1763

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: Email: doug.skinner@mcinnescooper.com; Office: St. John’s; Language(s): English

About Doug

Doug is a partner in our St. John’s office. Doug’s practice is focused on the energy sector – in particular offshore oil and gas dispute resolution and all aspects of maritime law. He has a wide range of experience including royalty arbitrations for the energy industry, contract review and compliance, insurance claims, investor-state disputes, ship arrests, and offshore emergency response. Doug’s experience also reaches out to include: arbitration, litigation and mediation of disputes on behalf of oil and gas joint venture owners and insurers and commercial litigation before all levels of Court in both Newfoundland and Labrador and Nova Scotia.

Doug is a member of the Canadian Bar Association, the Canadian Maritime Law Association and the Association of Petroleum Negotiators. He is the former Chair of the Maritime Law Newfoundland and Labrador subsection of the CBA and previously served as the national admiralty bar representative on the Federal Court Rules Committee. Doug was selected as one of Lexpert Rising Stars for Lawyers under 40 for 2013. He also features in the Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory. Doug is listed as Provincial Litigation Star under Commercial, Insolvency, Insurance, and Maritime Law in Benchmark Canada.

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Executive Education Certificate - Leadership in Law Firms, Harvard University (2016)
LL.B., Dalhousie University (1999)
Cert. Marine Law, Dalhousie University (1999)
B.Ed., Memorial University of Newfoundland (1996)
B.A., Memorial University of Newfoundland (1995)

Bar Admissions

Nova Scotia (2000)
Newfoundland & Labrador (2007)

Doug's Featured Content

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January 29, 2018

Benchmark Litigation Stars 2018

McInnes Cooper is proud to congratulate our Partners, Jeff Aucoin, Brian Awad, Michelle Awad QC, David Eaton, Kevin Gibson, Gavin Giles...

Publication

November 9, 2017

New NL Offshore Oil Royalty Regulations Effective November 1, 2017: Key Changes to the Regime

On November 3, 2017, the Newfoundland and Labrador Government published new Offshore Oil Royalty Regulations replacing the Royalty Regulations, 2003....

Publication

March 2, 2017

Available now: Offshore Oil and Gas Decommissioning Best Practices

A practical and current guide created to help you navigate the increasingly important issues surrounding offshore decommissioning and abandonment.

Publication

December 21, 2015

Offshore Oil and Gas Decommissioning Best Practices

A practical and current guide created to help you navigate the increasingly important issues surrounding offshore decommissioning and abandonment. Authored...

News

November 5, 2013

Doug Skinner: Atlantic Canada’s Star is Rising

Congratulations to Doug Skinner, Partner at McInnes Cooper, on being named one of the 2013 Lexpert Rising Stars: Leading Lawyers...

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