Queen’s Marque
600-1741 Lower Water Street
Halifax, N.S.
B3J 0J2
isutherland@stewartmckelvey.com
Language(s) spoken: English, French
Bar Admission(s): Nova Scotia, 2002
Legal Assistant(s): Kayleigh Bell
Providing legal services through a professional corporation.
Working with clients such as property developers, lenders, governments, landlords, tenants, venture capitalists, business owners and health care institutions, some of the ways Ian has helped his clients achieve their business objectives are by:
- Acted for Summit Industrial Income REIT in the acquisition of the remaining 50% ownership interest in eleven light industrial properties in Montreal for a purchase price of $88 million.
- Acted for Summit Industrial Income REIT in the acquisition and financing of a four property portfolio of light industrial properties near Pearson International Airport for a purchase price of $66.1 million.
- Acted for Summit Industrial Income REIT in the acquisition and financing of a ten property portfolio in the greater Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal areas for a purchase price of $72 million.
- Acting for landlords and tenants in the negotiation of commercial leases.
- Advising venture capital funds and private investors on structuring and executing investments in private companies.
- Acting for local property developers and mortgage lenders in the financing and refinancing of both existing commercial and retail properties and new commercial and multi-unit residential developments.
- Acting for condominium developers in connection with the creation and registration of multi-class condominium projects.
- Acting for corporations and real estate investment trusts in connection with the acquisition, financing and disposition of commercial (including industrial) properties.
Education & Career
Education
University of New Brunswick, LLB, 2001
Mount Allison University, BA (first class honours, Economics), 1996
Activities
Member, Partnership Board, Stewart McKelvey, 2020 – present
Associate Practice Manager – Nova Scotia, Business, Stewart McKelvey,
2014 – 2016
Member, Associate Evaluation & Compensation Committee, Stewart McKelvey, 2014 – 2016
Chair, board of directors, PAC Autism Nova Scotia Society, 2013 – present
Board member, PAC Autism Nova Scotia Society, 2010 – present
Ticket sales manager, Autism Golf Ball Committee, 2010 – 2012
Stewardship Co-chair – Member of Church Council, St. Andrew’s United Church, Halifax, Nova Scotia, 2014 – 2016
Committee Co-chair, University of New Brunswick Law Class of 2001 Scholarship
Member, Clinical Advisory Team to The Dalhousie Family Medicine Support Program for Primary Care to Adults with Developmental Disabilities, 2009 – present (Chair, 2014 – 2016)
Member, Saint Andrew’s United Church, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Accolades
Best Lawyers 2022 Real Estate Law “Lawyer of the Year” in Halifax
Best Lawyers: Real Estate Law, 2012 – 2025
Lexpert rating: Property Development, 2017 – 2024
Lexpert rating: Property Leasing, 2019 – 2024
Lexpert rating: Corporate Commercial Law, 2020, 2024