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Christopher Madill

Partner

christopher madill

Language(s) spoken: English

Bar Admission(s): Nova Scotia, 2006

Legal Assistant(s): Vanessa Ranni

Providing legal services through a professional corporation.

Chris is a litigator whose practice focuses on corporate commercial, construction, insurance and class action disputes. He advises and represents clients in complex matters involving significant legal, financial and reputational risk.

Chris maintains a broad commercial litigation practice, providing sophisticated and effective advice to clients involved in a wide variety of commercial disputes ranging from contractual claims to shareholder disputes, oppression proceedings, and leasing disputes.

Chris acts for a broad range of clients in the construction sector including public and private owners, general contractors, lenders, subcontractors, suppliers and design professionals with respect to disputes involving breach of contract, tendering, delay, surety bonds, professional negligence and construction liens and trusts.

Chris also represents domestic and international insurers in the defence of claims involving serious personal injury, product liability, occupiers’ liability, municipal liability, and large property loss.

Chris has represented clients in all levels of courts in Nova Scotia, and in various administrative tribunals and domestic and international arbitrations.

Chris has been recognized by Lexpert Canada as a repeatedly recommended practitioner in the areas of corporate commercial litigation and commercial insurance litigation, and a Litigation Star by Benchmark Litigation Canada in the areas of commercial litigation and commercial insurance litigation.

Education & Career

Education

Dalhousie University, LL.B., 2005
Concordia University, B.A. (honours), 2001

Activities

Board Director, Canada Games Centre, 2026 – Present
Member, Governance Committee, Nova Scotia Health Organizations Protective Association (NS HOPA), 2026 – Present
Member, Finance Audit & Risk Committee, Stewart McKelvey, 2025 – Present
Partnership Board, Stewart McKelvey, 2024 – Present
Member, Risk Management Committee, Nova Scotia Health Organizations Protective Association (NS HOPA), 2024 – Present
Board Member, Nova Scotia Health Organizations Protective Association (NS HOPA), 2024 – Present
Chair, Nova Scotia Health Organizations Protective Association (NS HOPA), 2017 – 2022
Board Member, Nova Scotia Health Organizations Protective Association (NS HOPA), 2011 – 2022
Chair, Audit Committee, Nova Scotia Health Organizations Protective Association (NS HOPA), 2013 – 2015
Member, Audit Committee, Nova Scotia Health Organizations Protective Association (NS HOPA), 2011 – 2013
Chair, Dalhousie Medical School Admissions Committee, 2014 – 2019
Member, Dalhousie Medical School Admissions Committee, 2010 – 2011, 2013 – 2014
Board Member, Canadian Defence Lawyers, 2014 – 2019
Member, Canadian Defence Lawyers, 2006 – Present
AGM Planning Committee, Canadian Defence Lawyers, 2013 – 2019
CLE Committee, Canadian Defence Lawyers, 2014 – 2019
Board Member, Paths 2 Learning, 2013 – 2016
Board Member, Halifax Association for Community Living, 2004 – 2006
Member, Dalhousie Law School Admissions Committee, 2003 – 2006

Accolades

Best Lawyers: Construction Law, 2027
Best Lawyers: Insurance Law, 2027
Benchmark Canada, Litigation Star (Commercial, Insurance), 2017 – 2026
Benchmark Canada, future star, 2016
Lexpert rating: Litigation – Commercial Insurance, 2021 – 2023, 2025 – 2026
Lexpert rating: Litigation – Corporate Commercial, 2021 – 2026

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