Suite 1100, Cabot Place
100 New Gower St.
St. John’s, N.L.
A1C 6K3
Language(s) spoken: English
Bar Admission(s): Newfoundland and Labrador, 2009
Legal Assistant(s): Tanya Johnson
Largely focusing on litigation (commercial, construction and insurance), Erin is the chair of the Newfoundland and Labrador litigation group. She also deals in intellectual property, including trademark prosecution (registrations), copyright, entertainment, media law and privacy. Within her varied practice, Erin has assisted her clients by:
- Managing complex litigation files and obtaining excellent and timely results for her clients.
- Appearing before all levels of court in Newfoundland and Labrador.
- Developing and implementing high level litigation, privacy and corporate structuring strategies.
- Becoming fluent in major project litigation advanced document review and production platforms.
- Resolving complicated commercial real estate disputes.
- Providing legal opinions and drafting organizational policies on CASL, privacy, copyright and trademark legislative compliance.
Education & Career
Education
McGill University, BA, 2001
University of New Brunswick, LLB/MBA, 2008
Activities
Chair, Stewart McKelvey Newfoundland and Labrador litigation practice group, 2017 – present
Founder and president, The Kitchen Party Newfoundland and Labrador Music Industry Think Tank, 2016 – present
Treasurer, Canadian Bar Association National intellectual property section, 2016 – present
Co-chair, Stewart McKelvey Newfoundland and Labrador litigation practice group, 2016
Member, pro bono committee, Business & the Arts Newfoundland, 2014 – present
Co-chair, local operations committee, East Coast Music Association, 2014/2015
Chair, local partnerships committee, East Coast Music Association, 2014/2015
Vice-chair, East Coast Music Association, 2012 – 2015
Member, public awareness committee & insurance committee, Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC), 2012 – present
Director, St. John’s International Women’s Film Festival, 2011 – 2013
Co-chair, copyright working group preparing the CBA submission on Bill C-32, Copyright Modernization Act, Canadian Bar Association – National, 2010 – 2012
Secretary-treasurer, Canadian Federation of Musicians – local 820, 2010 – 2011
Chair, Intellectual Property section, Canadian Bar Association – Newfoundland chapter, 2009 – present
Accolades
Lexpert® Rising Star: Leading Lawyer Under 40, 2017
Lexpert rating: Litigation – Corporate Commercial
Lexpert rating: Intellectual Property Law
Rhind Scholarship from the Insurance Institute of Canada
Presentations
“Dynamic Equity Splits: What, why and how”, Invest NL
September 19, 2017
IP Basics for Lawyers, NL CBA IP Section
July 06, 2016
Expropriation and other popular municipal law issues, Municipalities NL Conference
May 05, 2016
Intellectual Property and Royalties for Creators, Business and the Arts NL
February 29, 2016
Implications of Sharing the Economy, Stewart McKelvey Insurance Day, Halifax
October 30, 2015
Business organizations and IP issues in film, Scene and Heard, SJWIFF
March 07, 2015