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Thirty Stewart McKelvey partners listed in 2015 Benchmark Litigation Canada Directory

A publication devoted solely to covering corporate litigation trends, firms and practitioners across Canada, the 2015 edition of the Benchmark LitigationCanada Directory has recognized 25 Stewart McKelvey partners as leading litigation stars and five partners as future stars.

Litigation stars:

Charlottetown
Tracey Clements, QC
Jim Gormley, QC

Fredericton
Hugh Cameron

Halifax
Daniela Bassan
Karen Bennett-Clayton
Christa Brothers, QC
Lawrence Freeman, QC
Robert Grant, QC
Geoffrey Machum, QC
David Miller, QC
Patricia Mitchell
Scott Norton, QC
Colin Piercey
Rory Rogers, QC
Nancy Rubin, QC
Mick Ryan, QC

Moncton
Robert Dysart
Charles LeBlond, QC
André Richard, QC

Saint John
Kenneth McCullogh, QC

St. John’s
Dan Boone, QC
Gerry Fleming
Greg Moores
Harold Smith, QC
Colm St. Roch Seviour

Future stars:

Halifax
Scott Campbell
Andrew Fraser
David Henley

Moncton
Sacha Morisset

St. John’s
Stephen Penney

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