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 White
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
ICD-Rotman, Directors Education Program, 2019
Dalhousie University, LL.B., 2003
Acadia University, B.Sc., 2000
Activities
Member, Partnership Board, Stewart McKelvey, 2017 – present
Member, Board of Governors, Acadia University, 2018 – present
Member, Board of Directors, Halifax International Marathon Society (Bluenose Marathon)
Member, Institute of Corporate Directors
Member, International Women’s Forum, Atlantic Canada Chapter
Member, Canadian Tax Foundation
Member, Canadian Bar Association
Firm Practice Group Leader, Tax Estates & Trusts, Stewart McKelvey, 2014 – 2016
Director, Laing House, 2009 – 2018
Chair, board of directors, Laing House, 2016 – 2018
Member, Young IFA (International Fiscal Association) Network Committee, 2014 – 2016
Member, Acadia University F.C. Manning School of Business Advisory Board, 2014 – 2017
Member, Young Practitioners Steering Committee, Canadian Tax Foundation , 2008 – 2010
Director, Associated Alumni Acadia University, 2003 – 2009
Completed Levels I & II, CICA In-depth Tax Course (The Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants), 2007
Accolades
Chambers and Partners, Corporate/Commercial – Atlantic Canada, Band 2 lawyer
Best Lawyers 2020 Corporate Law “Lawyer of the Year” in Halifax
Best Lawyers: Banking and Finance Law, 2019 – 2020
Best Lawyers: Corporate Law, 2019 – 2020
Best Lawyers: Mergers & Acquisitions, 2019 – 2020
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 & Financial Institutions
Lexpert rating: Corporate Commercial Law
Lexpert rating: Mergers and Acquisitions