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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: john.roberts@mcinnescooper.com; Office: Halifax; Language(s): English

About John

John is a Partner in our Halifax office and is the firm’s Corporate Business Unit Leader and Co-Chair of the Cross-Border Group.

John provides practical results oriented advice to small and large private companies, private equity funds, venture capital funds and lenders. He has experience in a wide range of corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, cross-border transactions, venture capital and bank financings, commercial agreements, corporate governance, intellectual property licensing and general corporate matters. He is recognized for his practice in the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory.

Prior to joining McInnes Cooper in 2008, John practiced for 12 years at law firms in Ontario and California, and as General Counsel for Axeda Systems, Inc. (a Massachusetts based NASDAQ listed software company) and the Irving Group Moncton (a private conglomerate with operations in Canada and the U.S. in tissue, diaper, agriculture, fresh and frozen produce, agri-services, trucking, diaper and hockey industries).

John is a member of the Canadian Bar Association, American Bar Association, Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society, Law Society of New Brunswick, Law Society of Ontario and State Bar of California. He obtained his B. Comm., M.B.A., and LL.B. degrees from Dalhousie University, is a Certified Management Accountant and a past director of the Society of Management Accountants of New Brunswick. To add to his list of achievements, John is also ranked in The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory.

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Education

LL.B., Dalhousie University (1996)
Canadian Investment Finance Course (honours), Canadian Securities Institute (1992)
M.B.A., Dalhousie University (1991)
Canadian Securities Course and Registered Representatives Exam (honours), Canadian Securities Institute (1990)
B.Comm., Dalhousie University (1986)

Bar Admissions

Ontario (1998)
California (2001)
New Brunswick (2004)
Nova Scotia (2008)

John's Featured Content

Publication

October 23, 2013

Legal Update: Seller Beware - SCC Enforces Restrictive Covenants in Purchase Agreement

The Supreme Court of Canada recently decided that the non-competition and non-solicitation covenants to which the seller of a business...

Publication

December 11, 2011

Investor Readiness - Part two

Entrepreneurs need to be ready for due diligence, so it’s essential to involve legal advisors and accountants early in the...

Publication

November 1, 2011

Investor Readiness

Entrepreneurs need to be ready for due diligence, so it’s essential to involve legal advisors and accountants early in the...

Publication

June 6, 2011

Venture Capital Support for Emerging Atlantic Canadian Companies

On June 5, 2011, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick announced they will fund a new, privately operated, regional venture capital...

News

April 18, 2011

McInnes Cooper hockey team raises $23,000 for Heart & Stroke Foundation of Nova Scotia

McInnes Cooper’s teamwork and dedication proved itself on the ice during the weekend of April 16 and 17, 2011, at...

Publication

April 6, 2011

Legal Update: CleanTech Strategic Fund

The Nova Scotia government has decided to support its growing clean technology industry and help spur innovation in this growing...

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