Deanne MacLeod, K.C.

Partner

• Queen’s Marque
  600-1741 Lower Water Street
  Halifax, N.S.
  B3J 0J2
• +1.902.420.3313
• +1.902.420.1417
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Language(s) spoken: English

Bar Admission(s): Nova Scotia, 1997

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Deanne MacLeod is a Partner at Stewart McKelvey with over 30 years of experience advising clients across a broad range of corporate and commercial matters. Recognised as one of Canada’s leading corporate lawyers, Deanne brings a practical, business-minded approach to complex transactions and ongoing strategic matters.

Deanne works with a diverse group of clients, including entrepreneurs and owner-managed businesses, publicly traded companies, and real estate investment trusts. She is valued by her clients not only for her technical expertise, but for her ability to cut through complexity, anticipate risk, and deliver clear, commercially sound advice at every stage of a transaction or business relationship.

Her transactional practice is extensive. Over the course of her career, Deanne has led transaction teams on acquisitions, divestitures, and corporate reorganisations involving local, regional, and national businesses across a range of industries. She has particular depth in commercial real estate, having advised clients on the acquisition and divestiture of commercial real estate portfolios, complex leasing arrangements, and secured financing transactions.

Deanne also maintains a competition law practice, advising clients on merger reviews, as well as marketing and advertising compliance, contests and promotions, and competitor agreements. Her ability to integrate competition law considerations seamlessly into broader transactional and commercial mandates is an asset to her clients.

Beyond individual transactions, Deanne serves as a trusted long-term advisor to many of her clients, providing ongoing strategic and commercial counsel as they grow, evolve, and navigate new opportunities and challenges. Her clients consistently turn to her for thoughtful guidance on governance matters, commercial contracts, and the full range of issues that arise in the day-to-day life of a business.