Suite 900, Purdy’s Wharf Tower One
1959 Upper Water St.
Halifax, N.S.
B3J 3N2
Language(s) spoken: English
Bar Admission(s): Nova Scotia, 2004
Legal Assistant(s): Deloris MacNeill, Nicole Robinson
Christine works with her business clients to assist them with a variety of issues, from matters involving merger and acquisition transactions, to financings and shareholder agreements. She is focused on finding the most efficient and effective way to purchase or sell a business; protect her clients’ interests in large, multi-year contracts; and create a sound, strategic plan to structure business operations and solve day-to-day commercial issues.
Education & Career
Education
Dalhousie University, LL.B., 2003
Acadia University, B.Sc., 2000
Activities
Member, Canadian Bar Association
Member, Partnership Board, Stewart McKelvey, 2017 – present
Firm Practice Group Leader, Tax Estates & Trusts, Stewart McKelvey, 2014 – 2016
Member, Young IFA (International Fiscal Association) Network Committee, 2014 – 2016
Member, Canadian Tax Foundation, 2004-present
Member, Young Practitioners Steering Committee, Canadian Tax Foundation , 2008-2010
Member, Acadia University F.C. Manning School of Business Advisory Board, 2014-2017
Member, Board of Governors, Acadia University, 2018 – present
Member, International Women’s Forum, Atlantic Canada Chapter
Director, Laing House, 2009–present
Chair, board of directors, Laing House, 2016 – 2018
Director, Associated Alumni Acadia University, 2003-2009
Completed Levels I & II, CICA In-depth Tax Course (The Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants), 2007
Accolades
Best Lawyers: Banking and Finance Law, 2019
Best Lawyers: Corporate Law, 2019
Best Lawyers: Mergers & Acquisitions, 2019
Nominated Acritas Star™ Lawyer, 2017 & 2018
Lexpert® Guide to the Leading US/Canada Cross-Border Corporate Lawyers in Canada, Corporate Lawyers to Watch, 2013
Lexpert Rising Star, ‘Leading Lawyers under 40’ in Canada, 2012
Lexpert rating: Banking (including Financial Institutions Regulatory Law)
Lexpert rating: Corporate/Commercial
Lexpert rating: Mergers and Acquisitions