Stewart McKelvey

Stewart McKelvey is a Canadian law firm based in Atlantic Canada, of which it is the largest law firm in. Founded in 1990 as Stewart McKelvey Stirling Scales following the merging of multiple Atlantic-based law firms,^[1][2] It now holds six offices, with 592 employees and 257 lawyers.^[3] The firm's offices are located in Halifax in Nova Scotia, Saint John, Fredericton and Moncton in New Brunswick, Charlottetown in Prince Edward Island, and St. John's in Newfoundland.^[4]

Stewart McKelvey

No. of offices	6
Offices	Halifax, Saint John, Fredericton, Moncton, Charlottetown, St. John's
No. of attorneys	257
No. of employees	592
Date founded	May 1, 1990
Website	stewartmckelvey.com

History

Stewart McKelvey Stirling Scales was founded on May 1, 1990, from the merging of McKelvey Macaulay Machum of Saint John, New Brunswick,^[2] Stewart MacKeen & Covert of Halifax and Sydney, Nova Scotia, Stirling Ryan of St. John's, Newfoundland, and Scales Jenkins & McQuaid of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. The merge resulted in the new law firm to contain over 125 lawyers,^[5] becoming the largest law firm in Atlantic Canada, as well as one of the 15 largest law firms in Canada.^[6] In May 2000, the firm celebrated its tenth anniversary. At the time, the firm contained 175 lawyers among seven locations.^[7] The firm was renamed from Stewart McKelvey Stirling Scales to Stewart McKelvey sometime in 2006.^{[lower-alpha 1]}

Notable firm members and alumni

• Neil McKelvey – One of the founding members, owner of the former McKelvey Macaulay Machum firm
• Graham Day
• Jim Cowan
• Sean Casey
• Michel Bastarache
• Gérard La Forest
• Cecily Strickland
• Brian Gallant - 33rd premier of New Brunswick, practiced law with Stewart McKelvey
• Graham Steele
• Glen Dexter

Notes

1. Up until August 2006, the firm's website went by the name "Stewart McKelvey Stirling Scales".^[8] The firm changed their website between August 12, 2006 and August 22, 2006 to "Stewart McKelvey".^[9]

References

1. "E. Neil McKelvey: obituary and death notice on InMemoriam". www.inmemoriam.ca. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
2. Lawlor, Allison (4 October 2011). "Neil McKelvey headed the International Bar Association". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
3. "About Us". Stewart McKelvey. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
4. "Best Law Firms in Canada 2023: Our complete listings". The Globe and Mail. 15 November 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
5. "A major development took place in the Atlantic legal community today". da.tj.news. May 1, 1990. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
6. Malik, Khalid (May 2, 1990). "Saint John law firm part of major merger". Telegraph Journal. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
7. ""10"". Stewart McKelvey Stirling Scales. New Brunswick Telegraph Journal. May 23, 2000. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
8. "Stewart McKelvey Stirling Scales - Atlantic Canada Law Firms". 12 August 2006. Archived from the original on August 12, 2006.
9. "Atlantic Canada's pre-eminent law firm". 22 August 2006. Archived from the original on August 22, 2006.