Dylan MacDonald

Associate

• Queen’s Marque
  600-1741 Lower Water Street
  Halifax, N.S.
  B3J 0J2
• +1.902.420.3312
• +1.902.420.1417
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Language(s) spoken: English

Bar Admission(s): Nova Scotia, 2019

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Legal Assistant(s): Geneviève Svab

A trusted advocate for institutional and individual clients navigating complex regulatory, environmental, and maritime legal challenges, Dylan combines technical command with innovative legal strategy to deliver results-driven counsel before courts and regulatory tribunals across four focused practice areas:

Environmental Law & Sustainability: Advises natural resource and energy sector clients on matters of environmental compliance, regulatory exposure, and sustainability strategy. Defends clients facing prosecution under environmental statutes including the Fisheries Act and the Nova Scotia Environment Act.

Maritime & Transportation: Dylan’s admiralty practice encompasses in rem actions, vessel arrest, and other maritime proceedings before the Federal Court, along with advising on maritime transactions and contractual agreements. Represents clients across the shipping, logistics, and transportation regulation sectors, enforcing financial claims and protecting maritime industry interests.

Rate Regulation & Tariff Structuring — Nova Scotia Energy Board: Has represented clients before the Nova Scotia Energy Board in rate-making proceedings, policy hearings, and tariff structuring matters, bringing technical fluency and persuasive advocacy to matters of energy regulation.

Land Use Planning — Nova Scotia Regulatory and Appeals Board: Advances and defends client interests before the Nova Scotia Regulatory and Appeals Board in matters of land use planning , expropriation, and administrative reviews of planning decisions.