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Maria Cummings

Associate

Maria Cummings

Language(s) spoken: English

Bar Admission(s): New Brunswick, 2025

Legal Assistant(s): Oleksandra Prysiazhniuk

Maria maintains a general corporate practice, working with individuals, businesses, and organizations across a range of corporate and commercial matters. She takes a client-centered approach, focusing on clear communication, responsiveness, and tailored legal solutions that support her clients’ goals.

Some of Maria’s experience includes:

  • Provided support on M&A transactions for large corporations by drafting ancillary documents, assisting with due diligence, and coordinating documentation for closing.
  • Contributed to the drafting of corporate policies to align with current legislative requirements.
  • Maintained and updated corporate records and minute books, ensuring compliance with statutory requirements and organizational policies.
  • Reviewed shareholder and partnership agreements to assess transfer restrictions, consents, and pre-emptive rights in transactional contexts.
  • Conducted research on income tax, GST/HST, and land transfer tax matters relevant to corporate and real property transactions.

Education & Career

Education

University of New Brunswick, Juris Doctor, 2024

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Law Exchange, 2023

University of New Brunswick, Bachelor of Business Administration, 2021

Montpellier Business School, Business Exchange, 2020

Activities

Executive member, UNB Grad Class Committee, 2023 – 2024

Vice President, UNB Sports Law and Entertainment Society, 2022 – 2023

President, UNB Saint John Women in Business Society, 2020 – 2021

Business Councilor, UNB Saint John Student Representative Council, 2020 – 2021

Vice President, UNB Saint John Women in Business Society, 2019 – 2020

Player, UNB Saint John Women’s Volleyball Team, 2017 – 2018

Accolades

Allen Earle Law Bursary, 2023

Saint John Law Society Scholarship, 2022

The Hon. Charles J.A. Hughes & Edit B. Hughes Scholarship, 2021

UNB Saint John Graduating Student Leadership Award, 2021

Friends of UNB Saint John Off Campus Study Award, 2020

UNB Saint John Campus Scholarship, 2019

Governor Thomas Carleton Scholarship, for Athletics, 2017

James Somerville Scholarship, 2017

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