Suite 1000, Brunswick House
44 Chipman Hill
Saint John, N.B.
E2L 2A9
Language(s) spoken: English
Bar Admission(s): New Brunswick, 1992
Legal Assistant(s): Margaret Briggs
Commercial and employment-related litigation are two issues facing Cathy’s clients, who include financial institutions, commercial creditors, employers, retailers, manufacturers, professional service firms and institutional clients. Some of the ways she helps these clients minimize their exposure to liability include:
- Providing in-house training for clients and their employees regarding litigation-management issues, such as litigation-response strategies, document preservation and disclosure obligations and e-discovery process.
- Advising institutional clients on administrative law issues, risk management, policy development and regulation, litigation-related issues and access to information issues.
- Providing in-house training for clients and their employees on various employment-related issues, such as occupational health and safety, workplace harassment, performance management, discipline and termination.
Education & Career
Education
Dalhousie University, LL.B., 1991
University of New Brunswick, B.A. (honours), 1988
Activities
Member, Canadian Bar Association
Regional managing partner, New Brunswick, 2008-2016
Accolades
Best Lawyers 2021 Corporate and Commercial Litigation “Lawyer of the Year” in Saint John
King’s Counsel, 2013
Best Lawyers: Corporate and Commercial Litigation, 2012-2025
Martindale-Hubbell rating: CV
Lexpert rating: Litigation – Corporate Commercial, 2022 – 2024
Lexpert rating: Indigenous Law, 2021 – 2023
Lexpert rating: Litigation – Commercial Insurance, 2020 – 2023
Thought Leadership
Presentations
Co-Presenter, “Protecting your Workplace: OH&S Legal Updates and Insights”, Stewart McKelvey Labour & Employment Webinar
April 16, 2024