Language(s) spoken: English, French
Bar Admission(s): Nova Scotia, 2001; Ontario, 1998
Providing legal services through a professional corporation.
Working with a diverse group of clients which include financial institutions, construction contractors, developers, engineers, insurers, landlords/tenants, manufacturers and shareholders, some of the ways Colin has helped his clients are by:
Notable decisions Colin has been involved in include:
Osgoode Hall Law School, LL.B., 1996
Dalhousie University, B.Sc. (honours), 1991
Member, Canadian Bar Association
Chair, Practice Innovation Advisory Committee, Stewart McKelvey, 2017-present
Member, Partnership Board, Stewart McKelvey, 2016-present
Fellow, Canadian College of Construction Lawyers, 2020
Former Practice Group Leader, Business Disputes, Stewart McKelvey, 2008-2011
Former Chair, Construction Law Section, Nova Scotia Branch, Canadian Bar Association, 2009-2011
Member, Canada Games Centre Board of Directors, 2011-2018
Former Chair, Canada Games Centre Board of Directors, 2014-2016
King’s Counsel, 2024
Best Lawyers 2024 Corporate and Commercial Litigation “Lawyer of the Year” in Halifax
Benchmark Canada, Litigator of the Year – Atlantics, 2019
Benchmark Canada, local litigation star (Construction, General Commercial, Insurance), 2015 – 2022
Best Lawyers: Corporate and Commercial Litigation, 2013 – 2025
Best Lawyers: Bet-the-company Litigation, 2013 – 2025
Lexpert rating: Construction Law, 2018 – 2024
Lexpert rating: Litigation – Commercial Insurance, 2014 – 2024
Lexpert rating: Litigation – Corporate Commercial, 2016, 2018 – 2024
Lexpert rating: Litigation – Product Liability, 2024