Neil Jacobs,
K.C.
Partner - Retired
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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, 1986; British Columbia, 1985
Legal Assistant(s): Kelsey Howlett
Providing legal services through a professional corporation.
Neil Jacobs has retired from Stewart McKelvey. For all inquiries, please contact Kelsey Howlett at kjhowlett@stewartmckelvey.com.
Education & Career
Education
Dalhousie University, LL.B., 1984
Acadia University, B.A. (honours), 1981
Activities
Co-chair, Canadian Bar Association National Insolvency Law Conference: Insolvency Law on the Edge, 2017
Regional managing partner, Newfoundland & Labrador, Stewart McKelvey, 2015 – 2020
Member, Canadian Bar Association, 1986 – present
Chair, Anglican Charitable Foundation for Children, 2000 – 2015
Member, Board of Directors, The Agnes Pratt Home, 2002 – present
Chair, The Agnes Pratt Home, 2012 – 2015
Past instructor, Business Law Section of the Bar Admission Course (10 years)
Past member, Committee responsible for introduction of Personal Property Security Act, 1999
Past chair, Canadian Bar Association’s Business Law Section, Newfoundland and Labrador Branch
Accolades
Best Lawyers, Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law “Lawyer of the Year” in St. John’s, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2025
Best Lawyers, Banking and Finance Law, 2012-2025
Best Lawyers, Insolvency and Financial Restructuring, 2012-2025
Lexpert rating: Banking & Financial Institutions, 2011 – 2025
Lexpert rating: Corporate Commercial Law, 2016 – 2019, 2021 – 2025
Lexpert rating: Property Development, 2011 – 2019, 2021, 2024
King’s Counsel, 2017
Martindale-Hubbell rating: BV Distinguished®
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